Creating ShakespeareMain MenuIntroductionThe Age of ShakespeareShakespeare's SourcesHamletShakespeare's Afterlife on Page and StageRevised, Corrected, RestoredThe Rise of the Bard in Britain and AmericaThe Word from ChicagoBeyond the StageCreating Shakespeare: A TimelineAcknowledgementsImagesAudioNewberry Library09980eb76a145ec4f3814f3b9fb45f381b3d1f02
12017-01-24T17:49:24-08:00Binding the "Bad Quarto"2The so-called "Bad Quarto" of Hamlet was printed in 1603. It carries the "bad" modifier because of how it differs from the authoritative text we're familiar with today. The Newberry recently commissioned Sam Feinstein, a Chicago-area bookbinder, to produce a custom binding for a 2015 artist's book version of the "Bad Quarto." In this video, Sam discusses the inspiration for his binding with Newberry curator Jill Gage.plain2017-01-24T17:52:08-08:00
12017-01-24T18:06:39-08:00Choreographing Shakespeare2In 1939, legendary Chicago dancer Ruth Page choreographed dances based on three Shakespearean characters: Lady Macbeth, Juliet Capulet, and Katherina Minola (from "The Taming of the Shrew"). Page had costumes designed, and she rehearsed extensively. But she never performed the dances for a public audience. This footage of her rehearsing comes from the Newberry's Ann Barzel Dance Research Collection.plain2017-01-24T18:08:16-08:00
12017-01-24T17:58:47-08:00Advertising Shakespeare1Since at least the 19th century, Shakespeare and his characters have found themselves the unwitting spokespeople for an array of consumer products: from clothes and canned meat to Budweiser and the latest line of Ford convertibles. This video gives a brief history of Shakespeare in advertising, based on collection items from the Newberry's "Creating Shakespeare" exhibit, September 23-December 31, 2016.plain2017-01-24T17:58:47-08:00
12017-01-24T18:10:34-08:00Illustrating Shakespeare1In 1662, Falstaff became the first Shakespearean character to appear as an illustration. Since then, visual interpretations of Shakespeare's plays (and of the Bard himself) have proliferated in books, paintings, ads, and comics. You're now sure to find Falstaff and co. in almost every conceivable image-friendly medium.plain2017-01-24T18:10:34-08:00
12017-01-24T18:14:28-08:00"Speak the Speech" Mashup w/ Chicago High School for the Arts1We asked seven students from Chicago High School for the Arts to help us record a Hamlet mashup, and this is what we came up with! In September 2016, the Newberry will open Creating Shakespeare, an exhibition exploring the many ways in which the Bard has been reimagined and re-created in the 400 years since his death. With this recording, we're adding one more link to the chain of interpretive creativity inspired by Shakespeare. Outro song: "Ode," by Liz de Lise.plain2017-01-24T18:14:28-08:00