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
- 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 Dec 2024)