Overview

From the aftermath of World War II to the convulsions of Brexit, festivals have deployed Shakespeare as a model of inclusive and progressive theatre to seek cultural solutions to Europe's multi-faceted crises. Shakespeare on European Festival Stages is the first book to chart Shakespeare’s presence at continental European festivals. It examines the role these festivals play in European socio-cultural exchanges, and the impact festivals make on the wider production and circulation of staged Shakespeare across the continent. This collection offers authoritative, lively and informed accounts of the production of Shakespeare at the following festivals: the Avignon Festival and Le Printemps des comédiens in Montpellier (France), the Almagro festival (Spain), Shakespeare at Four Castles (Czech Republic and Slovakia), the International Shakespeare Festival in Craiova (Romania), the Shakespeare festivals in Elsinore (Denmark), Gdansk (Poland), Gyula (Hungary), Itaka (Serbia), Neuss (Germany), Patalenitsa (Bulgaria), Rome and Verona (Italy). Shakespeare on European Festival Stages is essential reading for students, scholars and practitioners interested in Shakespeare in performance, in translation and in a post-national Shakespeare that knows no borders and belongs to all of Europe.

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Author:   Nicoleta Cinpoes (University of Worcester, UK) ,  Florence March (University Paul-Valéry Montpellier, France) ,  Dr Paul Prescott (Independent scholar, UK.)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   The Arden Shakespeare
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781350283244

ISBN 10:   135028324
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   27 July 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introduction - Paul Prescott, Nicoleta Cinpoes and Florence March 1. Shaping democratic festivals through Shakespeare in southern France: Avignon, Montpellier, Nice Florence March, University Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, France 2. Shakespeare at the Almagro festivals: reinventing the plays in Spain Isabel Guerrero, University of Murcia, Spain 3. Shakespeare at Four Castles: Summer Shakespeare Festival in Prague, Brno, Ostrava (Czech Republic) and Bratislava (Slovakia) Filip Krajník, University of Brno, Czech Republic and Eva Kyselová, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, Czech Republic 4. Globolatry in Germany: The Shakespeare Festival at Neuss – a dramaturg’s perspective Vanessa Schormann, University of Munich, Germany 5. A world’s stage for many players: the international Shakespeare Festival – Craiova, Romania Nicoleta Cinpoes, University of Worcester, UK 6. Festivalizing Shakespeare in Italy: Verona and Rome Lisanna Calvi, University of Verona, Italy and Maddalena Pennacchia, Roma Tre University, Italy 7. The Gdansk Shakespeare Festival: four centuries of travelling theatre in Poland Urszula Kizelbach and Jacek Fabiszak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland 8. From a schoolyard play to civic festival: Shakespeare in the Bulgarian village of Patalenitsa Boika Sokolova, University of Notre Dame, London Global Gateway, UK and Kirilka Stavreva, Cornell College, USA 9. The Gyula Shakespeare Festival, Hungary: local, national, European, global Ágnes Matuska, University of Szeged, Hungary and Júlia Paraizs, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary 10. Unhomely Shakespeares: interculturalism and diplomacy in Elsinore Anne Sophie Refskou, University of Surrey, UK 11. Shakespeare’s Globe in Indija – a portrait of Itaka Shakespeare Festival (Serbia) Alexandra Portmann, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

A superb and timely volume. Shakespeare on European Festival Stages introduces readers to a wide range of European Festivals, from the small and less well-known to the larger and more established. Written by authors who have extensive and intimate knowledge of these festivals, this book traces their development over time and the intersections between local, national and international contexts. --Francesca Clare Rayner, Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Author Information

Nicoleta Cinpoes is a professor at the University of Worcester, UK, a Shakespeare scholar, historian and reviewer, and a consultant for the International Shakespeare Festival, Craiova, Romania. Florence March is Professor at University Paul-Valéry Montpellier, France, a specialist in Renaissance and Restoration drama, a drama translator at Maison Antoine Vitez (an international Centre for theatre translation in Paris) and a consultant for Le Printemps des comédiens, Montpellier's international drama festival. Paul Prescott is Reader in English at the University of Warwick, UK. He has worked extensively on and with Shakespeare festivals and companies across North America, Europe and elsewhere, and is the co-founder of ‘Shakespeare in Yosemite’.

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