Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.

Browse Collections (15 total)

Hamlet (2004)

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A comparative study of costumes in various Hamlet productions at the NAC.

Contributors: Kirsten Bussière
, Kristy Frenken-Francis

Othello (NAC 1997)

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Contributors: Kaitlyn Arsenault, Emily Thompson

Hamlet

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National Arts Centre production, 1979.

Contributors: Cavin Bonifacio
Claire McCracken
Megan McKague

Macbeth (Bear & Co.)

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Contributors: Alessia Di Cesare, Nathan Doswell, Janelle Grenon

Ottawa Little Theatre

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Contributors: Ariel Bissett, Jess Banner

Richard III (NAC)

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Contributors: Evonne Downer, Fatima Mourad

Richard III (Stratford Festival)

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Contributors: Tyler Wilson, Alexandria Aicken, Samantha Anderson

Shakespeare and First Nations

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Shakespeare was and continues to be a fraught presence in Canada, a settler-invader country. Adaptations of Shakespeare by First Nations playwrights…

Contributors: Laura Gaylard
Athina Pantazopoulos
Candace Mantha

Shakespeare in Francophone Canada

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Not part of the educational curriculum in Quebec , Shakespeare only became a strong presence there in the second half of the 20th century.

Contributors: Angele Brazeau
Laurence Bolduc
Devin Brown

Shakespeare in Ottawa

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An inventory of the Shakespeare and Shakespeare-inspired productions mounted at the National Arts Centre, in Ottawa, Ontario from 1969-2016 with a…

Contributors: McIvor, Christina; Walwyn, Matthew; Beament, Kierra