Shakespeare’s Children
- Synopsis
- Documentary. Filmmaker Kate Kline May began teaching at the Malcolm X Arts & Academic Magnet School, an ethnically diverse public elementary school in Berkeley, Calif. in 1991. Working with the fourth through sixth graders and their teachers, May created an ongoing performing arts programme that attracted national attention. The video follows one semester’s workshop in preparation for a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Kevin Kline gives a poetry reading.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1997
- Duration
- 48 mins
Credits
- Director
- Allie Light; Irving Saraf
- Contributor
- Kate Kline May; Kevin Kline
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Richard III
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- schoolchildren; Amateur theatre; Workshops; School productions
Notes
- Notes
- Note: Material is made available to staff and students of the University only. Outside researchers should contact the librarian to enquire about the possibility of an on-site viewing.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
University of California, Berkeley, Media Resources Centre
- Phone
- 510 643 8566
- Address
- Moffitt Library
Berkeley
CA 94720-6000
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare’s Children". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38297 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)