New Places: Shakespeare and Civic Creativity

New Places: Shakespeare and Civic Creativity documents and analyses the different ways in which a range of innovative projects take Shakespeare out into the world beyond education and the theatre. Mixing critical reflection on the social value of Shakespeare with new creative work in different forms and idioms, the volume triumphantly shows that Shakespeare can make a real contribution to contemporary civic life. Highlights include: Garrick''s 1769 Shakespeare ode, its revival in 2016, and a devised performance interpretation of it; the full text of Carol Ann Duffy''s A Shakespeare Masque (set to music by Sally Beamish); a new Shakespearean libretto inspired by Wagner ; an exploration of the civic potential of new Shakespeare opera and ballet; a fresh Shakespeare-inspired poetic liturgy, including commissions by major British poets; a production of The Merchant of Venice marking the 500th anniversary of the Venetian Jewish Ghetto; and a remaking of Pericles as a response to the global migrant crisis.>

Product details

• Authors: Paul Edmondson, Paul (The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Edmondson, Ewan Fernie
• Assisted by: Dr Paul (The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Edmondson (Editor), Paul Edmondson (Editor), Paul (The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Edmondson (Editor), Ewan Fernie (Editor), Ewan (University of Birmingham Fernie (Editor), Fernie Ewan (Editor)
• Publisher: Arden shakespeare
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781474244541
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-4454-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, DRAMA / Shakespeare, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean