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The Festival includes a symposium at Sidney Harman Hall on November 10 with discussions led by a panel of scholars who will explore topics such as Marlowe in Performance, The Playwright and the Spy, Marlowe Translation and Poetry and Marlowe and Gender. Additional festival events include film screenings, staged readings of Christopher Marlowe's plays and poetry, and a series of collaborative performances by local artists and organizations including the Washington National Opera, National Music Center, International Spy Museum, National Gallery of Art, Rorschach Theatre Company, Silk Road Dance Ensemble and the Martin Luther King Jr. branch of the D.C. Public Library and the Folger Shakespeare Library.
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING
The Marlowe Mini-Festival features programming by many local artists and organizations. Interested patrons are encouraged to join the Shakespeare Theatre Company email list at ShakespeareTheatre.org to receive details about the events. Highlights of the festival include the following:
* From October 27, 2007 to January 6, 2008, the Shakespeare Theatre Company presents Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine and Edward II in rotating repertory. Tickets are $23.50-$79.75.
* From November 2007 through January 2008, the Martin Luther King Jr. branch of the D.C. public library will present selected items about Christopher Marlowe and the worlds of Edward II and Tamburlaine.
* Rorschach Theatre Company presents Kit Marlowe, by David Grimm directed by Jessie R. Gallogly from October 28 through December 2, 2007.
* On Saturday, November 10, all are welcome to Sidney Harman Hall for a Marlowe Symposium with scholars and cultural figures. A discussion series will explore Marlowe and his work from a variety of perspectives, including Marlowe and Performance, The Playwright and the Spy, Marlowe, Translation and Poetry and Marlowe and Gender. A workshop on Marlowe's poetry with noted poet Susan Kinsolving is included, as well as a discussion with International Spy Museum Director Peter Earnest and author Stephen Budiansky. General public: $15, Shakespeare Theatre Company Subscribers: $10, Students: $5.
* The Silk Road Dance Company presents a window to a world that has long remained mysterious to the West through breathtaking choreography, costuming and music on Wednesday, November 14, at 12:00 p.m. This free event is part of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Happenings at the Harman program and will take place in the Forum at Sidney Harman Hall.
* On Wednesday, December 5, at noon, Folger President Dr. Gail Kern Paster will discuss King Edward II and Marlowe's dramatic history of his life as part of the Happenings at the Harman program in the Forum at Sidney Harman Hall. This event is free.
* On Monday, December 10, at 7:30 p.m., all are welcome to the Lansburgh Theatre for a free staged reading of Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta. Admission is free. Reservations are required.
* The National Music Center presents tenor Zachary Stains performing selections from Tamerlano at Sidney Harman Hall on Wednesday, December 19, at noon. Contact the National Music Center at 202.383.1825 for further details. This free event is part of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Happenings at the Harman program.
* At noon on January 9, 2008, the Washington National Opera performs selections from Faust with Shakespeare Theatre Company actors reading from Marlowe's text. This free event is part of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Happenings at the Harman program. -- www.shakespearetheatre.org
Posted October 5th, 2007 by ruzik_tuzik
