LA Times: "Cutting-edge theater companies from Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic, seldom seen in the United States, will headline the Lit Moon World Shakespeare Festival, which begins Thursday in Santa Barbara.
The first-time event is the latest in Lit Moon's series of festivals that began in 1992 with a focus on nontraditional 'fringe' theater groups and expanded in 1998 to include international performing artists."
3 comments:
I think its great that a theatre festival is actively working towards cross-cultural and multi-national collaboration. It's something this world could use a little more of, and from the descriptions in the article it sounds as if the different takes on Shakespeare's work--from puppet shows to masked performances--would be quite interesting indeed.
-Samantha Englender
As a die-hard Bardist I love hearing about these things. I think already knowing the general outline of many plays enables fringe work to be better consumed by a mass audience. While some would say that defeats the point of fringe work, useing new methods to communicate old ideas is the best way to establish and explore new methods.
-Branigan
There are certain aspects of a culture that are prevalent around the world. I think it's wonderful that Shakespeare's plays have managed in make their influence all over the world. In a way, because of this phenonomean it takes new twists on old stories a new way to hit home.
Also, the accesability of Shakespeare is important. When many high shcoolers say that they hate shakespeare, it is often because they had not been exposed to a form of it that they enjoyed. this might allow those people to get a new understanding and appreciation for the text.
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