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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This slideshow features a sound recording of an interview with Geoff McBride (performer; Dromio of Ephesus) conducted by Alexandria Jacobs, and Stephanie Kramer, with questions written by Katelyn Boros. The photographs were taken on July 6th, 2015 by…

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This item is an advertisement placed in the Stratford Shakesperean Festival: Souvenir book for the John Gaffney Construction Company, which built the stage for the festival.

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Urjo Kareda interviews both Alan Scarfe and Neil Munro as the two young actors both prepare to play Hamlet in their respective upcoming plays.

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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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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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A telephone interview of Megan Follows conducted by Janice Kennedy discussing Follows' career, past acting credits (including her iconic role of Anne Shirley) and her preparation process for the role of Desdemona.

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

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Monique Mojica as Caesar in ritual procession in the seven-minute “shamanistic” dumb-show that opened the Native Earth Performing Arts workshop presentation of Death of a Chief at the MacDonald Stewart Art Gallery, Guelph, Ontario,…

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“Would he were fatter.” Jani Lauzon as Marc Antony and Monique Mojica as Caesar looking towards Brutus and Cassius as they conspired on stage left in the “split-screen” staging of 1.2 from Julius Caesar in the Native Earth…

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This is a review by Patrick Langston in the Ottawa Citizen concerning Peter Hinton's 2008 production of Macbeth at the National Arts Centre.
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