Shakespeare and Blackface

Synopsis

Video recording of the the keynote address by Professor Ayanna Thompson on Shakespeare and the American minstrel tradition and productions in which actors wear dark make-up to play Othello to explore bacl mascilinity and how the play was written to be performed by white actors. It was delivered at the ‘Shakespeare and Social Justice: Scholarship and Performance in an Unequal World’ conference hosted by the Shakespeare Society of Southern Africa in Capetown.

Language

English

Country

South Africa

Medium

Video

Recording date

16 May 2019

Transmission details

29 Jul 2019

Duration

41:32

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Shakespeare

Notes

Notes

The presentation has the alternate title, ‘Shakespeare and Unfreedom.'

History

Filmed at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa, on 16 May 2019.

Online Availability

Online URL

https://youtu.be/pOxqewmnblg

Online format

Streamed

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web

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