Shakespeare

Shakespeare Quartos Archive Among First Recipients of Digitization Collaboration Grants

Amy Arden — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:37:43 -0500

Washington, DC - The Shakespeare Quartos Archive is one of five transatlantic collaborations awarded the first JISC/NEH Transatlantic Digitization Collaboration Grants, announced at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Tuesday.

Folger Theatre presents Macbeth, co-directed by Teller, Posner

Folger Shakespeare Library — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:23:04 -0600

WASHINGTON, DC - As the centerpiece of its 2007/08 season, the not-for-profit Folger Theatre produces MACBETH, Shakespeare’s chilling Scottish tragedy, as realized by Emmy-winning magician Teller (of Penn & Teller) and Helen Hayes Award-winning director Aaron Posner as a startling, supernatural production brimming with magic, mayhem, and madness. MACBETH, co-conceived and co-directed by Teller and Aaron Posner, with magic designed by Teller, is on stage February 28 – April 13, 2008.

DC-based CityDance Ensemble presents Shakespeare's Sonnets

CityDance — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:52:41 -0600

In a collaborative concert that blends dance with literature, theater, music, and a discerning interpretation of ideas both old and new, CityDance Ensemble presents Shakespeare’s Sonnets on March 7, 8 & 9 at the Lansburgh Theatre.

Strong emotions in Shakespeare’s plays lead to fits and fatalities

harminka — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:10:57 -0600

Shakespearean characters experiencing strong emotions are prone to fits, faints and even death, according to research published in this week’s Christmas issue of the BMJ.