Episode 9: Richard II (Palestine)
From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
Series: Shakespeare Moments: Globe to Globe
Length: 02:30
Ashtar is a dynamic Palestinian theatre company with a global perspective, founded in Jerusalem in 1991. In 2010 the group performed The Gaza Monologues, a series of stories told by the young people of Gaza, an unprecedented theatrical project involving thousands of people and 44 theatre groups from around the world. This vital theatre bring their direct storytelling style to Shakespeare's great masterpiece of dislocation.
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(02:30)
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Episode #15 – Henry VI – Part 1 (Serbia)
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Episode #14 – Two Gentlemen of Verona (Zimbabwe)
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A two-man Zimbabwean riot of love, friendship and betrayal. From Verona to Milan, via Harare and Bulawayo, two great friends, Valentine and Proteus, vie for the love of the ...
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(02:30)
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Episode #12 – Othello (United States: Chicago) – Part 2
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From: 98.7 WFMT & the WFMT Radio Network
This fresh urban take on Shakespeare's tragedy is spun out, smashed up and lyrically rewritten over original beats. Chicago’s The Q Brothers are America's leading ...
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Producer/Host: Steve Rowland
Creative & Technical Consultant: Jon Tolansky
Incidental Music: Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Globe to GLobe Artistic Director:
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Executive Producer: Steve Robinson
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