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Alternative title
Hamlet
Synopsis
Video of a stage performance. A co-production between FACE to FACE (Denmark) and TheatreWorks (Singapore). The performance, which centres around an absent Hamlet, was created via a workshop process. The work began with a week’s workshop in Singapore in December 2001 and was followed by another week-long workshop in Elsinore in April 2002. The rehearsal process began in July 2002 in Denmark. In the workshops, the artists developed their characters by using their individual disciplines and specific cultural backgrounds. Each participant enters a dialogue that develops and interprets the contemporary search for Hamlet in their cultures and
communities today.
Language
Chinese (Singapore)
Country
Denmark
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
Sep 2002
Duration
217 mins

Credits

Director
Ong Keng Sen
Music
Dicte
Production Design
Justin Hill
Costume
Koji Hamai
Cast
I Wayan DibiaClaudius
Pichet KlunchunGertrude
Ann CrossetPolonius
DicteOphelia
Aida RedzaLaertes
Ann CrossetGravedigger
Ann CrossetRosencrantz
Ann CrossetGravedigger
Carlotta IkedaGhost
Kota YamakaziHoratio

Additional Details

Theatre
Betty Nansen Theatre, Edison, Copenhagen
Theatre company
TheatreWorks
Production type
Stage Recordings
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Dance; Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; Doubling of roles; Multimedia productions

Notes

Notes
The production may be viewed at: http://web.mit.edu/shakespeare/asia/collections/catalogue2.html (accessed 8/2010),

Archive

Name

globalshakespeares.mit.edu

Email
globalshax-www@mit.edu
Web
http://globalshakespeares.mit.edu External site opens in new window

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