Horn Dance, The

Synopsis
Inspired by the 2012 exhibition ‘Shakespeare: Staging the World’. at the British Museum Liz Unna looks at pagan rites and rituals in Shakespeare’s work. She captures the Abbotts Bromley horn dance and talks to RSC’s Head of Movement, Struan Leslie, about the horn dance he created for the company’s production of As You Like It directed by Michael Boyd. The film also features Dora Thornton, British Museum curator, who talks about the antlers featured in the exhibition.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2012
Duration
7 min
Availability
Out of distribution

Credits

Contributor
Dora Thornton; Leslie Struan; Liz Unna

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
As You Like It
Subjects
Dance; Drama
Keywords
dance; rituals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
As You Like It

Notes

Notes
The audio/slide show is streamed at http:thespace.org (accessed 12/2012).

Distributor

Name

thespace.org

Email
contactus@the space.org
Web
http://thespace.org External site opens in new window

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Horn Dance, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av74716 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)