Beat Box Bard

Alternative title
Beatbox Bard
Synopsis
A recording made at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Cornell University. Shakespeare’s sonnets and soliloquies are spoken by students and resident professional actors with modern beats by vocal percussionist Adam Matta. The project was directed by Bruce A. Levitt, professor at Cornell. Never released commercially.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2007
Duration
94 mins

Credits

Cast
Adam Matta 
Ansel Brasseur 
Bennett Fox 
Charles Stransky 
Christine Bullen 
Ellen Hada 
Luke Han 
Molly Pan 
Rebecca Wolozin 
Tom Demenkoff 

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Soliloquies; Beatboxing

Notes

Notes
2 minute extract at: http://www.cornell.edu/video/index.cfm?VideoID=36 (accessed 2/2012).

Production Company

Name

Cornell University

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Beat Box Bard". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73881 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)