Alice Culture

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On the last page, you saw some of the various film and dance versions of Alice, and you’ve previously seen some illustrations from other artists.

Explore More (Choose a few in different categories)

Alice Inspired Music

Jefferson Airplane’s 1967 “White Rabbit” is one of the most famous (and reused) songs inspired by Alice. You’ll see here that the song/video reflects the 1960s interpretations of Alice as about drugs.

Avril Lavigne – “Alice” 2010 Music Video

Opera

Just get a taste – you do NOT need to watch the entirety.

Theatre

You already saw a clip of Alice being musicalized on the last page, but it has been done so repeatedly with several On and Off-Broadway productions.

This production is available to watch via the Brooklyn College Library.

Immersive Theatrical Experience – Then She Fell

Ice Skating

Alice in Theme Parks

Dark Alices

Alice has taken a dark turn in video games, as in American McGee’s two titles, which make Wonderland a “Psychological Abyss.” As with some of the fairy tales, modern authors have recreated Alice in different ways.

A dark haired woman leans on the ground with one hand and leg in a black and white tights, boots a blue puffed dress sleeve dress with a bloody white apron over it and a pocket with a black symbol. — Cosplay of Alice: Madness Returns. November 2022. Photo: Stéphane Gallay, CC-BY

Alice in a blue dress and black and white tights with long black hair creeps through an open door, a strange dark rabbit eared creature rises above her a blurred image of a man in a tophat and a clock — TheArtistDarkLady, “Dark Alice”, via deviantart, CC-BY-ND 3.0

Read

OPTIONAL – YA Retelling

A Blade So Black – L.L. McKinney

Alice in Wonderland meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Book Excerpt of A Blade So Black

(Click on the link at the bottom of the book cover to read the excerpt)

Alice in Merchandise and Advertising

Unseen person holding a pair of slip on Disney Alice in Wonderland Van shoes — Alice in Wonderland/Van shoe collaboration, via Unsplash

two neclkaces on top of a page from Alice in Wonderland. — Ayumi Design, Alice in Wonderland Key Jewelry, via deviantart, CC-BY-ND 3.0

bib neclace of multicolored mushrooms — Stéphanie Kilgast, Alice in Wonderland Mushroom Necklace, via flickr, CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0

More Alice in Wonderland Jewelry on Etsy

Magazine advertisement with text Welcome to the Wonderland of good drinking! Illlustrations based on Tenniel's below, a large image of an Alice in Wonderland mug pouring tomato soup to another mug and a can below — Advertisement for Libby’s Tomato Juice in the Ladies Home Journal, January 1948, Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons

Alice and Tea

Alice in Wonderland-themed events are very common.

Explore a collection of Teapots

Shelves filled with Disney Alice themed tea merchandise including mugs, teapots, and tea — Disney Alice Tea merchandise, Loren Javier, 2019, via flickr, CC-BY-ND 3.0

Like the many fairy tales we’ve looked at, Alice has also served as a literary inspiration for many, many variations. Why do you think artists and crafters have been so inspired by Alice, or a desire to revisit the Alice story? In what ways is Alice a fairy tale and in what ways is it not?

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