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.

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Janice Kennedy's favourable review of the NAC's production of Othello for the Ottawa Citizen highlights the production's strong visual impact and compelling characterization.

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Poster for the 1997 production of Othello at the National Arts Centre, a co-production with Edmonton's Citadel Theatre. The poster features Allen Gilmore as Othello and Megan Follows as Desdemona.

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The poster for the NAC's 1997 production of The Taming of the Shrew features a black-and-white photograph of Michelle Fisk (Kate) and Andrew Gillies (Petruchio). It also lists the rest of the cast as well as Denise Coffey (director), John Pennoyer…

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The Stratford Festival original thrust stage in 1953.

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Designer Tanya Moiseiwitsch and Production Manager Cecil Clark with the maquette of the Festival stage, 1953

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Janice Kennedy's review of Denise Coffey's National Arts Center performance of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

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Thrust stage set maquette of the National Arts Centre's 2004 production of Hamlet, designed by John Pennoyer and directed by Marti Maraden.

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Exhibit created for course assignment in the seminar ENG 4142 "How Shakespeare Became 'Shakespeare'". View full exhibit

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Exhibit created for course assignment in the seminar ENG 4142 "How Shakespeare Became 'Shakespeare'".

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Production photograph depicting two of the lovers
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