Rodney Bolt, The Telegraph April 15, 2014 “Which room did Shakespeare write Hamlet in?” was a frequent question when tourists were first admitted to Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, in the 1920s. The line elicits knowing chuckles from present-day visitors to what is now one of Denmark’s top tourist attractions. We, of course, know the Bard never visited Denmark, and […]
A new film from Nadine Patterson, “Tango Macbeth” follows 20 actors over 11 days though the drama of the play and production of Macbeth. Join the filmmaker for the first showing, and celebration of Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, on April 23 in Harlem, New York. “Tango Macbeth” premiere’s at: Wednesday April 23, 6:30-8:13pm at AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 2309 Frederick […]
Sawti Daftuar, The Hindu March 20, 2014 Back in 2005, renowned playwright, director, teacher and actor, Mohan Maharishi, had picked up William Shakespeare’s “Othello”, the concept of “Hanamichi” from traditional Japanese Kabuki performance, and seasoned actors like Shreevardhan Trivedi, Mahendra Mewati, Harwinder Kaur, Hema Bisht, to give us Natwa Theatre Company’s premiere, and highly impressive performance. Just short of a […]
Interviewed by Steve Rowland Kyu Choi a producer of Asia Now from Korea. With Yohangza Theater Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe. Part of The Globe to Globe International Shakespeare Festival. Kyu Choi started his professional carrier as a festival manager with a focus on international programming and artist development. He founded AsiaNow productions in 2005 in order […]
Limb Jae-un, Korea.net March 14, 2014 “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” It is a line from “Macbeth,” a tragedy by literary giant William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The play is full of conflict and struggle between contradictory values, such as good and evil and fair and foul. As society grows larger and confusions deepen, people have come to think more […]
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