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  • "Review of The Taming of the Shrew." Shakespeare Bulletin 35.4 (2017): 700-703

    Author(s):
    Alexa Alice Joubin (see profile)
    Date:
    2017
    Group(s):
    CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century, Global Shakespeares, GS Drama and Performance, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society, LLC Shakespeare
    Subject(s):
    Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Performance art--Study and teaching, Feminist criticism, Theater, United States, American drama
    Item Type:
    Review
    Tag(s):
    Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare in performance, Shakespeare, Performance studies, Gender studies, Feminist critique, American theatre
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6DV6R
    Abstract:
    Can we entertain the idea that The Taming of the Shrew can be performed and received as comedy in the post-Women’s March US? If so, would the laughter be empathetic and solidary rather than callous? The answer lies in physical theater which is uniquely poised to activate elements of farce in the play. Shrew is one of the Shakespearean comedies that tends to clash with modern sensibilities and is therefore generally considered challenging to stage. The Synetic Theater’s version reminds us that, after all, the foundation of this play is farce, a play-within-a-play to mock the worldview of Christopher Sly the drunkard and to entertain the impersonated lords who derive voyeuristic pleasure from watching Sly gawking at Shrew. The so-called play-within-a-play could also be a fanciful dream of the inebriated Sly. The Synetic Theater’s ninety-minute dance, musical, and visual feast rendered the comedy in vibrant colors—without spoken words. There was no induction or framing scene, though a fair amount of extratextual material had been introduced.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1353/shb.2017.0052
    Publisher:
    Johns Hopkins University Press
    Pub. Date:
    December 2017
    Journal:
    Shakespeare Bulletin
    Volume:
    35
    Issue:
    4
    Page Range:
    700 - 703
    ISSN:
    0748-2558
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    5 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives

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