Shakespeare Hour Live!

When:
September 16, 2020 @ 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
2020-09-16T19:30:00-04:00
2020-09-16T20:30:00-04:00
Where:
Online
Cost:
$10

Shakespeare & Film

Wednesday, September 16, 7:30pm

From the landmark films of Akira Kurosawa (Throne of Blood, Ran)Orson Welles (Othello, Chimes at Midnight) and Sir Laurence Olivier (Hamlet, Henry V) to more recent adaptations by Kenneth Branagh (Much Ado, As You Like It, Henry V), Baz Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet), Gus Van Sant (My Own Private Idaho), and Julie Taymor (Titus, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Shakespeare’s plays have proven to be a fertile source of cinematic imaginings. Join Julie Taymor and more guests for an in-depth discussion of the process of translating Shakespeare’s language to the most visual of mediums.

CONFIRMED GUEST: Tony Award winning director Julie Taymor

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