Project Explorer, a free online global travel series designed for classrooms and families, includes an entire section devoted to Shakespeare’s England.  Articles, photos, and videos introduce students to famous locations and documents as well as important figures and theatre venues. From Project Explorer website: “Celebrating history’s most famous writer, students can explore Shakespeare’s life and work, and the country...
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Philly.com reports on Tony Danza’s upcoming reality show, “Teach,” in which the TV star spends  a year teaching tenth-grade students at Northeast High School in Philadelphia.  The curriculum included a unit on Julius Caesar and a field trip to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. The show is set to premiere on A&E...
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Design students from the Art Institute of California in San Francisco recently interned for Abra Berman, costume designer for the Marin Shakespeare Company in San Rafael.  Berman builds a collection in her workshop for the outdoor summer festival and the students helped her create the detailed eighteenth-century costumes for The Taming of the Shrew. Read more...
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Kevin Kline appeared on The Colbert Report on Tuesday to perform Shakespeare using only facial expressions and grunts.
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The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company will lead workshops for elementary and secondary teachers at California Lutheran University this August.   Participants will investigate a text and performance based approach to Shakespeare’s works adapted from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s “Shakespeare Set Free” book series. Sessions run Thursday, August 5 (elementary level) and Friday, August 6 (middle and...
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Children attending  Grasmere primary school in Cumbria recently performed  A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  The outdoor production took place in the garden of Rydal Mount, the Lake District home of William Wordsworth. Read the complete story at The Guardian. Continue here to watch video coverage of the production.
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust will feature a new exhibit celebrating Shakespeare’s women beginning July 3.  Entitled “Shakespeare’s Women in Art and on Stage,” the collection will showcase sculptures, paintings, photographs and stage props. The exhibition will be free with standard admission to the Shakespeare Birthplace and will run until October. Continue to Easier Lifestyle for the complete story.
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Rosalind Lyons Hudson’s exhibit, “Shadows of Shakespeare,” will open in the Long Gallery at Blickling Hall in Norfolk on June 19.  Artist in residence at The Globe Theatre, Hudson’s contemporary paintings reference Shakespearean performance.  The gallery display continues until August 30. The Lord Chamberlain’s Men will also perform The Tempest on Saturday, June 19, at Blickling Hall. For more...
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Featuring a baroque orchestra and vocalists David Daniels and Robert McDonald performing music inspired by Shakespeare’s play and readings by Sir Derek Jacobi, Holly Twyford, and Richard Clifford      Folger Consort, the early music ensemble in residence at Folger Shakespeare Library, announces the addition to its season of two performances of Tempest, featuring music...
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La Musique Magnifique Early Music Masterpieces from France May 24 – June 26 Welcome to the fifth season of the Washington Early Music Festival! This year the Festival visits the music of French composers from the Middle Ages to the Baroque, exploring the rich cultural history of France with concerts, lectures and workshops. This...
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