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| − | + | ''[[After Cardenio]]'' is a collaborative play, devised by [[Jane Taylor]]. | |
| − | A new work of experimental theatre, a combination of sculptural puppetry, live performance, sound and visual art. The work is a meditation on the late works of William Shakespeare, and the lost play ''[[The History of Cardenio]]'' (registered 1653). | + | A new work of experimental theatre, described as "a combination of sculptural puppetry, live performance, sound and visual art. The work is a meditation on the late works of William Shakespeare, and the lost play ''[[The History of Cardenio]]'' (registered 1653)". |
One of some twelve new works commissioned by Renaissance scholar Stephen Greenblatt from Harvard University, in his deliberations on the “missing Shakespeare play.” for [[Cardenio|The Cardenio Project]] | One of some twelve new works commissioned by Renaissance scholar Stephen Greenblatt from Harvard University, in his deliberations on the “missing Shakespeare play.” for [[Cardenio|The Cardenio Project]] | ||
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| − | + | It was first performed in 2011 at the historical [[Anatomy Lecture Theatre]] on the University of Cape Town's Hiddingh Campus. It was created as part of '''The Cardenio Project''' and is a work of avant-garde puppet theatre, which utilizes a vellum puppet made by South African sculptor [[Gavin Younge]]. | |
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| + | Writer/director: [[Jane Taylor]], | ||
| + | Creative collaborator: [[Aja Marneweck]] and the [[Paper Body Collective]] | ||
| + | Puppet sculptor: [[Gavin Younge]] | ||
| + | Sound design and composition: [[Julia Raynham]] | ||
| + | Artist: [[Penny Siopis]] as anatomy artist | ||
| + | CAST: [[Jemma Kahn]] as Anne Greene/Dorotea; [[Dylan Esbach]] as Dr Petty and Cardenio; [[Martin Kintu]] as primary puppeteer, and Printer, and Luscinda;; [[Rouxnet Brown]] as the Assistant, and warrior puppeteer; [[Jeroen Kranenburg]] as Town crier and Don Quixote | ||
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| + | The text of this work was first published in the [[South African Theatre Journal]], 26(2):185-217(2012). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Taylor_(writer) | ||
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| + | http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cardenio/index.html | ||
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| + | http://www.gipca.uct.ac.za/jane-taylor-discusses-what-happened-after-after-cardenio/#sthash.o4o9h0sp.dpuf | ||
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| + | The text of ''[[After Cardenio]]'', ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'', 26(2):185-217(2012). | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:41, 28 April 2018
After Cardenio is a collaborative play, devised by Jane Taylor.
A new work of experimental theatre, described as "a combination of sculptural puppetry, live performance, sound and visual art. The work is a meditation on the late works of William Shakespeare, and the lost play The History of Cardenio (registered 1653)".
One of some twelve new works commissioned by Renaissance scholar Stephen Greenblatt from Harvard University, in his deliberations on the “missing Shakespeare play.” for The Cardenio Project
Performance history in South Africa
It was first performed in 2011 at the historical Anatomy Lecture Theatre on the University of Cape Town's Hiddingh Campus. It was created as part of The Cardenio Project and is a work of avant-garde puppet theatre, which utilizes a vellum puppet made by South African sculptor Gavin Younge.
Writer/director: Jane Taylor,
Creative collaborator: Aja Marneweck and the Paper Body Collective
Puppet sculptor: Gavin Younge
Sound design and composition: Julia Raynham
Artist: Penny Siopis as anatomy artist
CAST: Jemma Kahn as Anne Greene/Dorotea; Dylan Esbach as Dr Petty and Cardenio; Martin Kintu as primary puppeteer, and Printer, and Luscinda;; Rouxnet Brown as the Assistant, and warrior puppeteer; Jeroen Kranenburg as Town crier and Don Quixote
The text of this work was first published in the South African Theatre Journal, 26(2):185-217(2012).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Taylor_(writer)
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cardenio/index.html
The text of After Cardenio, South African Theatre Journal, 26(2):185-217(2012).
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
