The World Playwright - For Our Time?
The Creative Dialogues are a series of talks that use the World
Shakespeare Festival productions, exhibitions and events to explore the
overarching question of Shakespeare’s relevance today.
Special Correspondent and Presenter for the BBC News, Razia Iqbal,
will chair the three discussions.
Translating and Transposing Shakespeare
Thursday 10 May at 5.30pm
The act of
translating his work is fundamental to how the plays are experienced by a world
audience. What creative freedom do you have when exploring Shakespeare’s
work through language and what can an international eye being to Britain’s best
known playwright?
Contributors: Playwright and director, Ben Power, translator, Daniel
Hahn and
director Luke Kernaghan.
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Reinterpreting and Reimagining Shakespeare
Friday 11 May at 5.30pm
How do we offer new meaning to work written four hundred years ago? How can reinterpretation make the plays more relevant for today’s audiences or offer a fresh perspective?
Contributors: Artistic Director of dreamthinkspeak, Tristan Sharps and Director of Forced Entertainment, Tim
Etchells
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Shakespeare and the Contemporary Artist
Saturday 12 May at 5.30pm
How does Shakespeare’s work impact on artists creating new work today? Three contemporary artists
explore how Shakespeare’s language, themes, characters and stories have offered
starting points for new creative ideas
Contributors: Playwright, performer and director Tim Crouch,
Artistic Director of Stan’s Cafe, James Yarker, and Oily Cart’s creative
team, Tim Webb and Claire de Loon.
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