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ENCORES: 'Clear or Cloudy' performed by Folger Consort (2012)
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ENCORES: 'Clear or Cloudy' performed by Folger Consort (2012)

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Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Listen as Folger Consort performs ‘Clear or Cloudy’ from its 2012 concert ‘London: Music from the City of Shakespeare.’

Words, Words Words: 'Circe' by Madeline Miller
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Words, Words Words: 'Circe' by Madeline Miller

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The Folger’s virtual book club, Words, Words, Words continues on Thursday, May 6 with a discussion of Madeline Miller’s Circe. To get ready for the conversation, we’ve compiled some introductory information on this award-winning novel about a fascinating figure from…

ENCORES: ‘1 Henry IV’ performed by Folger Theatre (2019)
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ENCORES: ‘1 Henry IV’ performed by Folger Theatre (2019)

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Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Enjoy a selection from Folger Theatre’s 2019 production of ‘1 Henry IV.’

Collection Connections: 'A Bright Ray of Darkness'
Black and white 19th-century illustration of a man in elaborate armor standing with his arm upraised with a castle in the background
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Collection Connections: 'A Bright Ray of Darkness'

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Dr. Emma Poltrack shares the items she presented on April 1, 2021 as an introduction to ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke.

ENCORES: The Literary Legacy of Seamus Heaney (1991, 2014)
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ENCORES: The Literary Legacy of Seamus Heaney (1991, 2014)

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Enjoy readings celebrating the work of Seamus Heaney from 1991 and 2014, featuring Seamus Heaney and Eamon Grennan.

Resource Guide: 'A Bright Ray of Darkness' by Ethan Hawke
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Resource Guide: 'A Bright Ray of Darkness' by Ethan Hawke

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On April 1, 2021 the Folger hosts a discussion on ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV’ plays, the performance…

ENCORES: 'Sense & Sensibility' performed by Folger Theatre (2016)
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ENCORES: 'Sense & Sensibility' performed by Folger Theatre (2016)

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Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. This week, enjoy a selection from Folger Theatre’s ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (2016).

Words, Words, Words: ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke
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Words, Words, Words: ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke

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The Folger’s virtual book club, Words, Words, Words continues on Thursday, April 1 with a discussion of Ethan Hawke’s ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness.’ To get ready for the conversation, we’ve compiled some introductory information on this compelling story of…

ENCORES: A selection from “The Fairy Queen” presented by Folger Consort (2007)
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ENCORES: A selection from “The Fairy Queen” presented by Folger Consort (2007)

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emma poltrack

Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Enjoy a selection from Folger Consort’s ‘The Fairy Queen’ (2007) featuring Lynn Redgrave, Sir Derek Jacobi, and Richard Clifford.

Collection Connections: ‘Hag-Seed’
Collection of character sketches from a 1904 production of The Tempest, on the top is a picture of ship in a storm, on the bottom a picture of a small figure watching a boat on the horizon on a rock
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Collection Connections: ‘Hag-Seed’

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Dr. Emma Poltrack shares the Folger collection items she presented on March 4, 2021 as an introduction to ‘Hag-Seed’ by Margaret Atwood.

ENCORES: ‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ Poetry Reading featuring Rita Dove (2012)
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ENCORES: ‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ Poetry Reading featuring Rita Dove (2012)

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Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. Enjoy Rita Dove reading a selection of her poems as part of ‘Shakespeare’s…

“Make not your thoughts your prisons”: Prison Shakespeare in the Real World
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“Make not your thoughts your prisons”: Prison Shakespeare in the Real World

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To accompany our discussion of Margaret Atwood’s ‘Hag-Seed’, Dr. Laura Louise Nicklin (University of Wolverhampton) shares insights from her ethnographic research on Shakespeare programs in US prisons.

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