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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Candrama colleagues,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m delighted to announce the launch of a brand new podcast on the place of Shakespeare in Canada, featuring interviews with many theatre artists and scholars. The series has also been
<span style="color:#212121">fully translated into ASL by the wonderful actor/translator Dawn Jani Birley and a team of interpreters. Please see below for more!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">SHAKING UP SHAKESPEARE launches today!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-shakespeare" title="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-shakespeare"><i><span style="color:red">Shaking Up Shakespeare</span></i></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">is
a ten-episode podcast series that aims to examine the legacy of William Shakespeare’s work, specifically in the context of Canadian theatre culture and Canadian society more broadly. Building on recent conversations about diversity and casting practices, colonial
structures, and accessibility, the series brings together the voices of many individuals with diverse perspectives on Shakespeare.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Between September 2022 and June 2023, the project team of York faculty and students interviewed<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/podcast-participants" title="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/podcast-participants"><span style="color:#0078D7">over
30 individuals</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>who have a connection to Shakespeare or have been impacted by his work in some way. We spoke with actors, directors, playwrights, and dramaturges, as well as intimacy professionals, theatre
students, scholars, critics, arts administrators, and educators. Rather than celebrating Shakespeare, no questions asked, the series takes a critical perspective, acknowledging a host of issues including gender discrimination, racism, and ableism, both in
Shakespeare’s plays and in productions of his plays, including Why Not Theatre’s acclaimed production of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Prince Hamlet</i>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Episode 1 – Shaking Up Shakespeare (<a href="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-shakespeare" title="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-shakespeare"><span style="color:#0078D7">launching</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#0078D7;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><i><span style="color:#0078D7">TODAY</span></i></a>),
ASL video<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QqnyWEzWo8" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QqnyWEzWo8"><span style="color:#0078D7">here</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Episode 2 – Shakespeare 101 (<a href="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-shakespeare" title="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-shakespeare"><span style="color:#0078D7">launching</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#0078D7;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><i><span style="color:#0078D7">TODAY</span></i></a>,
ASL video<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwrKxCOoMiE" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwrKxCOoMiE"><span style="color:#0078D7">here</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Episode 3 – <span style="color:black">Whoa Hamlet! Celebrity Shakespeare from Kenneth Branagh to Paul Gross, with a dash of Keanu Reeves (<a href="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-shakespeare" title="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-shakespeare"><span style="color:#0078D7">launching</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#0078D7;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><i><span style="color:#0078D7">TODAY</span></i></a>,
ASL video<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4I0zr_8ltg" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4I0zr_8ltg"><span style="color:#0078D7">here</span></a>)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">Episode 4 </span>– <span style="color:black"> Outdoor Shakespeare – From Bard on the Beach to the Stratford Festival, and more (launching Jan. 22)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">Episode 5 </span>– <span style="color:black"> Something Rotten – Shakespeare and Colonialism (launching Jan. 22)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">Episode 6 </span>– <span style="color:black"> Adaptation and the Politics of Language (launching Jan. 22)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">Episode 7 </span>– <span style="color:black"> Towards a Feminist Hamlet (launching Jan. 29)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">Episode 8 </span>– <span style="color:black"> Cripping Shakespeare (launching Jan. 29)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">Episode 9 </span>– <span style="color:black"> Why Not Theatre’s <i>Prince Hamlet </i>(launching Jan. 29)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:black">Episode 10 </span>– <span style="color:black"> Beyond Shakespeare (launching Jan. 29)</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#212121">Available on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5CxY02ulrZ4rqkwV4FfwxZ?si=6a1d8f8f536b460e&nd=1&dlsi=f7ace9439ccc4c43" title="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5CxY02ulrZ4rqkwV4FfwxZ?si=6a1d8f8f536b460e&nd=1&dlsi=f7ace9439ccc4c43"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0078D7">Spotify</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shaking-up-shakespeare/id1723502975" title="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shaking-up-shakespeare/id1723502975"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0078D7">Apple
Podcasts</span></a></span><span style="color:#212121">. ASL videos available on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roZpQm-blsA" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roZpQm-blsA"><span style="color:#0078D7">YouTube</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-shakespeare" title="https://castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-shakespeare"><span style="color:#0078D7">project website</span></a>. See here for the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ampd.yorku.ca/news/shaking-up-shakespeare-podcast/" title="https://ampd.yorku.ca/news/shaking-up-shakespeare-podcast/"><span style="color:#0078D7">AMPD
Newsletter</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>story. Follow us<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/resettingthestage/" title="https://www.instagram.com/resettingthestage/"><span style="color:#0078D7">on
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Dr. Marlis Schweitzer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Professor & York Research Chair (Tier II)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Department of Theatre & Performance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">York University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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