the legend of the dragon

play by Ruth Salles This play was created from a homonymous tale, based on Germanic mythology. This tale is part of Wilhelm Ruland's book “Die Schönsten Sagen des Rhein” (“The Most Beautiful Legends of the Rhine”). I took the liberty of including in it a melody composed many years ago by my mother, Julieta Mello…

Baldur's Death

play by Pelham Moffat translated and adapted by Ruth Salles This play was translated and adapted from the homonymous play by the Scottish pedagogue Pelham Moffat, found in his book “21 Plays for Children”. It is a story that comes from Scandinavian legends. Baldur's death represents the death of the ancient natural religions, of consciousness in a state of…