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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NAC French and English Theatre Preview review regarding Edward Atienza, who was the only English lead actor to play a role in the French play Périclès staged at the National Arts Centre.

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A circus tent from Chicago, erected on a hillside, was the venue for the first Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

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Three charts showing 294 productions of Shakespeare plays by decade, by play in order of value, and by play in alphabetical order, based on data compiled in 2019 for 150 years of Shakespeare productions in Ottawa, Canada’s Capital, from Confederation…

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Photograph depicting the entire cast on stage in costume.

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Captain Franklin, Commander of the land Arctic expedition

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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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Boar sculptures cast in bronze. Photos taken by professor Irene Makaryk in a museum in Florence, Italy.

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The photograph shows the influence of the horror genre in creating the atmosphere of the production.

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An image of the typical stage set up for Bear & Co's outdoor production. It consists of white ropes set in semi-circle along with an aisle to separate the audience from the actors, while still managing to create an intimate ambience.
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atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2