The Winter's Tale to him in a dream and bade him name the girl Perdita. He leaves a fardel (a bundle) by the baby containing gold and other trinkets which suggest that the baby is of noble blood. A violent storm suddenly appears, wrecking the ship on which Antigonus arrived. He wishes to take pity on the child, but is chased away in one of Shakespeare's most famous stage directions: "Exit, pursued by a bear." (It is not known whether Shakespeare used a real bear from the London bear-pits, or an actor in bear costume.) Perdita is rescued by a shepherd and his
The Next Stage on to the 'main event' : a big live concert organised by Exit Live Stage. The Next Stage The Next Stage is a Belgian non-profit organisation that organises a concerts for unsigned talent in the best clubs over Belgium and the Netherlands. It is being held in 10 provinces: (in 2009) Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland, Gelderland, Limburg, Utrecht, Noord-Brabant, Antwerpen, Brabant, Hainaut en West-Vlaanderen. Musicians play in a sort of "Battle of the Bands"-format, whereby the bands with the most votes move on to the next round. In between shows, the bands get courses and workshops to teach them how to be