The Working Shakespeare (2005)
7h 29min
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- Synopsis:
The landmark five-part video series gives voice to Shakespeare's most beloved and widely known speeches and sonnets performed by a powerhouse ensemble of American and British actors, as they delve into the structure, meaning and power of Shakespeare's language. Aimed at students of literature and theatre arts, each video explores a different aspect of Shakespeare's work. how do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in today's world? How do performers excite the audience with Shakespeare's rich imagery and dynamic rhythm and yet make it real for the twenty - first century? We assume that a sophisticated intellectual background is required to grapple with Shakespeare. But there is a much deeper, almost primal response, as available to inner city students as to their counterparts in the private school, to the sound and rhythm in Shakespeare's language that arouses our emotions feelings of anger and sorrow, of passion and laughter. witness the highest - calibre English and american actors well-known for their award-winning movie roles working together, finding the strength and joy in Shakespeare's language, its elegance as well as its coarseness, its passion and it's humour. Students are certain to be inspired by the courage of these performers, many of whom had little or no experience with Shakespeare prior to this workshop, as they take daring risks on the spot, experimenting with fresh approaches to classic texts. these totally unrehearsed workshops are sure to enthuse young people with an active curiosity in our greatest dramatist and make them want to speak Shakespeare themselves, and make his language their own. Texts are supplied onscreen as well as in Cecily Berry's teacher's manual to the set. Cecily Berry, director of voice of the Royal Shakespeare company, has developed her approach in schools and community groups in the states and great Britain and with students as far apart as Brazil and China. - Actors:
- George Anton, Duncan Bell, Kate Burton, Claire Danes, Blythe Danner, Lolita Davidovich, Lindsay Duncan, Victor Garber, Tony Goldwyn, Helen Hunt, Jeremy Irons
- Directors:
- Tom Todoroff
- Genres:
- Performing Arts, Special Interest
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