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ENCORES: Selections from Sharon Olds (2016)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. Enjoy Sharon Olds sharing a selection of her poems from 2016 reading.
ENCORES: Jazz Funeral for Shakespeare (2016)
Enjoy a performance of ‘The Bourson Street Parade’ by th Liberty Brass Band, part of Free Folger Friday: Jazz Funeral for Shakespeare (2016).
ENCORES: 'Clear or Cloudy' performed by Folger Consort (2012)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Listen as Folger Consort performs ‘Clear or Cloudy’ from its 2012 concert ‘London: Music from the City of Shakespeare.’
ENCORES: ‘1 Henry IV’ performed by Folger Theatre (2019)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Enjoy a selection from Folger Theatre’s 2019 production of ‘1 Henry IV.’
ENCORES: The Literary Legacy of Seamus Heaney (1991, 2014)
Enjoy readings celebrating the work of Seamus Heaney from 1991 and 2014, featuring Seamus Heaney and Eamon Grennan.
Resource Guide: 'A Bright Ray of Darkness' by Ethan Hawke
On April 1, 2021 the Folger hosts a discussion on ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV’ plays, the performance…
ENCORES: 'Sense & Sensibility' performed by Folger Theatre (2016)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. This week, enjoy a selection from Folger Theatre’s ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (2016).
Words, Words, Words: ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke
The Folger’s virtual book club, Words, Words, Words continues on Thursday, April 1 with a discussion of Ethan Hawke’s ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness.’ To get ready for the conversation, we’ve compiled some introductory information on this compelling story of…
Collection Connections: ‘Hag-Seed’
Dr. Emma Poltrack shares the Folger collection items she presented on March 4, 2021 as an introduction to ‘Hag-Seed’ by Margaret Atwood.
“Make not your thoughts your prisons”: Prison Shakespeare in the Real World
To accompany our discussion of Margaret Atwood’s ‘Hag-Seed’, Dr. Laura Louise Nicklin (University of Wolverhampton) shares insights from her ethnographic research on Shakespeare programs in US prisons.
ENCORES: ‘Trop est mes maris jalos (My husband is so jealous)’ performed by Folger Consort (2017)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Listen as Folger Consort performs ‘Trop est mes maris jalos’ from its 2017 concert ‘The Play of Love.’
ENCORES: ‘The Bard and The Duke’ Lecture by Maurice Jackson (2017)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. See an excerpt of Maurice Jackson’s lecture “The Bard and the Duke,” part…