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The UCI New Swan Shakespeare Center

WHY SHAKESPEARE?

The name “Shakespeare” is practically synonymous with English literature, world literature and the art of theater. Balancing mythic archetypes with historical realism, political commentary and psychological insight, his works continue to speak across centuries and in multiple settings and media, thanks to the co-creative energy of directors, actors, designers, scholars, editors, translators, teachers, students, readers and audiences. Shakespeare’s plays are works of dramatic . . .

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A Summer of Scholarship at the New Swan Shakespeare Center
New Swan Shakespeare Center launches summer lecture series
This summer, the New Swan Shakespeare Center is pleased to host "A Summer of Scholarship." Join us for informal talks that feature the plays of the New Swan season…
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New Swan Shakespeare Festival announces its summer 2022 season
We are busy planning our return to our beautiful theater in the round this summer, with new productions of The Comedy of Errrors, directed by Eli Simon, and…
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Shakespeare and Hebrew Wisdom Literature
The Shakespeare Center launches community seminars on Shakespeare and Scripture
Two works of writing, the Bible and the plays of Shakespeare, have received an outsized share of interpretive attention in the Western tradition. Approached as…
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Global Foodways in the Age of Shakespeare, with Ariane Helou
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