Shakespeare in Italy: An Afternoon Symposium

Department: European Languages and Studies

Date and Time: August 24, 2019 | 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Event 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)

 

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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.