Shakespeare in Italy: An Afternoon Symposium
Department: European Languages and Studies
Date and Time: August 24, 2019 | 1:00 PM-5:00 PMEvent Location: Winifred Smith Hall
Event Details
Come learn about theater in Renaissance Italy, its impact on Shakespeare, and the contribution of Jews to the drama of the period. This lively afternoon includes a demonstration of commedia dell'arte techniques.
1:00-2:30pm: Italian Stories, Plots, and Plays in Shakespeare's Verona and Venice
Robert Henke (Drama and Comparative Literature, Washington University, St. Louis)
3:00-3:45pm: Commedia dell’arte demonstration
with Ariane Helou, Robert Henke, and Erith Jaffe-Berg
4:15-5:15pm: Oaths and Props, Merchants and Acrobats: Jews and Others in Shakespeare’s Stage and on the Italian Piazza
Erith Jaffe-Berg (Theatre, Film, and Media, UC Riverside)
learn about theater in
5:15-7:00: Dinner break
7:00pm: "5 Things to Look for in The Merchant of Venice," with Dean Tyrus Miller, outside New Swan Theatre
8:00pm: Performance of The Merchant of Venice (buy tickets separately)
Organized by Deanna Shemek (UCI) and Ariane Helou (UCLA)
For information, contact Julia Lupton, jrlupton@uci.edu.