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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A free form discussion with Catriona Leger regarding props, costumes, actors, stage directions, company values and beliefs and other specifics of a Company of Fools and their 2015 production of The Comedy of Errors.

An interview discussing costumes, the 2015 A Company of Fools' Day plaque, audience engagement and other specifics of the 2015 production of The Comedy of Errors.

An interview conducted in Ottawa regarding the actor's perspective of implementing costumes, props and audience engagement in the 2015 production of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Geoff McBride was cast as Dromio of Ephesus, and Egeon.

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A note written on the back page of Richard's entrance by Andre Brassard.

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A photograph of costume designer Francois Barbeau with his costumes taken for La Presse online magazine.

English Audio recording of a summary the Périclès play performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in 1982.

An original song featured in Peter Hinton's 2008 production of Macbeth at the National Arts Centre. The song is composed by Robert Burns, and its minor key creates a somber, creepy atmosphere.

The soundtrack used to introduce the witches in Peter Hinton's 2008 production of Macbeth at the National Arts Centre. This audio track includes a sample of the music from Robert Burns's "My Heart's in the Highlands" with an overlay of sound effects…

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Sheet music for the original song "My Heart's in the Highlands," composed by Robert Burns, that was featured in Peter Hinton's 2008 production of Macbeth at the National Arts Centre.

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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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