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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MacbethCostume.jpg
Costume of the character Macbeth.

MacbethFireWitch.jpg
This is a photo of one of the witches from Bear & Co's outdoor production of Macbeth. She is holding up fire rods, lit with real fire, used by the three witches in certain scenes of the production.

Family_Tree_P11.pdf
This family tree of the Plantagenets was included in the fonds of Andre Brassard at Library Archives Canada as one of many resources in outlining the vision for his 1989 production of Richard III.

Program_1982_P10.jpg
An introduction to André Brassard, welcoming him as the new Artistic Director of the French Theatre.

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Photograph of the stage used for the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in 1953 taken from a postcard created by Canadian Postcard Company Limited.
Description on the back of the postcard: “Created in 1953 by Tanya Moiseiwitsch, who recently…

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Photograph of His Excellency the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, C.H., Governor-General of Canada, surveying a model of thrust stage designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for the 1953 Stratford Shakespearean Festival. This photograph was found in The…

Gaffney Construction ad
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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An insurance ad for Sun Life of Canada referencing the play Hamlet by Shakespeare from the Stratford Shakespearean Festival: Souvenir book from the 1953 festival opening.

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National Arts Centre Prelude Program for Peter Hinton's 2008 production of Macbeth

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Tanya Moiseiwitsch's sketch for Alec Guinness's Richard III costume.
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