How do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in our contemporary world? How do performers excite the audience with…
Documentary • Series • 2003 • 1 season
Starring: Kate Burton, Claire Danes, Blythe Danner
Created by: Cicely Berry
S1 E1 - Muscularity of Language Motion and Rhythm
Jul 15, 2003
S1 E2 - Under The Text Subtext and the World of Play
Jul 15, 2003
S1 E3 - Prose and Verse Texts Language and Imagery Reveal the Character's Inner Landscape
Jul 15, 2003
S1 E4 - The Whole Voice Its Sound and Range
Jul 15, 2003
S1 E5 - The Voice Preparation Workshop
Jul 15, 2003
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About This Show
Working Shakespeare
How do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in our contemporary world? How do performers excite the audience with Shakespeare's rich imagery and dynamic rhythm, 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 which arouses our emotions: feelings of anger and sorrow, of passion and laughter. This 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.
Documentary • TV Series • 2003
