Shakespeare’s Children

Synopsis: Documentary. Filmmaker Kate Kline May began teaching at the Malcolm X Arts & Academic Magnet School, an ethnically diverse public elementary school in Berkeley, Calif. in 1991. Working with the fourth through sixth graders and their teachers, May created an ongoing performing arts programme that attracted national attention. The video follows one semester’s workshop in preparation for a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Kevin Kline gives a poetry reading.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1997
Notes: Note: Material is made available to staff and students of the University only. Outside researchers should contact the librarian to enquire about the possibility of an on-site viewing.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: schoolchildren; Amateur theatre; Workshops; School productions