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 Sisters.
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.
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Listen as Folger Consort performs ‘Trop est mes maris jalos’ from its 2017 concert ‘The Play of Love.’
On March 4, 2021 the Folger returns to its Virtual Book Club with ‘Hag-Seed’ by Margaret Atwood. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to this innovative retelling of ‘The Tempest.’
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. See an excerpt of Maurice Jackson’s lecture “The Bard and the Duke,” part of our Free Folger Friday series.
The Folger’s virtual book club, Words, Words, Words continues on Thursday, March 4 with a discussion of Margaret Atwood’s ‘Hag-Seed.’ To get ready for the conversation, we’ve compiled some introductory information on this innovative retelling of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest.’
