Two theatrical performances and a film series will highlight a conference and arts festival titled 鈥淪hylock: A Heritage of Hate鈥� from Feb. 22 to 25 (Wednesday to Saturday) at the University of 91吃瓜.
Presented by 91吃瓜鈥檚MarieP.DeBartoloCenterfor the Performing Arts, the Spring ArtsFest will focus on the character Shylock, the Jewish money lender in William Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥淢erchant of Venice,鈥� to examine the persistence and effects of anti-Semitism in society.
A panel discussion titled 鈥淓ngaging the Merchant of Venice: Academic Freedom and Anti-Semitism鈥� will be held Feb. 21 (Tuesday) at 5 p.m. in the Philbin Studio Theatre. The Nanovic Fellows Forum will feature panelists Peter Holland, Gareth Armstrong, Henry Weinfield, Jesse Lander and Michael Zuckert and will be chaired by Graham Hammill.
- International touring theater troupe Actors From The London Stage will present 鈥淭he Merchant of Venice鈥� Feb. 22, 24 and 25 (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) in the Decio Mainstage Theatre of the performing arts center.
p. Based at 91吃瓜, Actors From The London Stage has called the University its American home since 2000, when it relocated from theUniversityofNorth Carolina. Its members hail from such prestigious theater companies as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe Theatre.
The troupe鈥檚 residency is sponsored by a grant from the Henkels Lecture Series with support from 91吃瓜鈥檚 Department of Film, Television and Theatre, Office of the Provost, Department of English,CollegeofArtsand Letters Shakespeare Initiative, and the performing arts center.
- The one-man play 鈥淪hylock鈥� will be presented in two performances Feb. 23 and 25 (Thursday and Saturday). Written and performed by Gareth Armstrong of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the play uses the main character to examine anti-Semitism in Shakespeare鈥檚 day and in more recent times.
- A number of films will be shown in the Browning Cinema from Feb. 22 to 24 (Thursday to Saturday), including Joseph Vilsmaier鈥檚 鈥淭he Harmonists,鈥� Hugh Hudson鈥檚 鈥淐hariots of Fire,鈥� Marc Levin鈥檚 鈥淧rotocols of Zion,鈥� Elia Kazan鈥檚 鈥淕entleman鈥檚 Agreement,鈥� Aviva Kempner鈥檚 鈥淭he Life and Times of Hank Greenberg,鈥� Woody Allen鈥檚 鈥淎nnie Hall,鈥� and Barry Levinson鈥檚 鈥淟iberty Heights.鈥�
A complete schedule of events and ticket information are available at the center ticket office or by calling 574-631-2800 or visiting on the Web. **
* Contact: * _Laura Moran, performing arts center, 574-631-2731, lmoran@nd.edu _
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