Beat Box Bard

Alternative title

Beatbox Bard

Synopsis

A recording made at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Cornell University. Shakespeare’s sonnets and soliloquies are spoken by students and resident professional actors with modern beats by vocal percussionist Adam Matta. The project was directed by Bruce A. Levitt, professor at Cornell. Never released commercially.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2007

Duration

94 mins

Credits

Cast

Adam Matta
Ansel Brasseur
Bennett Fox
Charles Stransky
Christine Bullen
Ellen Hada
Luke Han
Molly Pan
Rebecca Wolozin
Tom Demenkoff

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Soliloquies; Beatboxing

Notes

Notes

2 minute extract at: http://www.cornell.edu/video/index.cfm?VideoID=36 (accessed 2/2012).

Production Company

Name

Cornell University

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States