Shakespeare in Hong Kong
- Synopsis
- Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Episode 27 in the series. This edition looks at how Shakespeare is stretched to tell a story of contemporary Hong Kong and colonialism in two important adaptations of Romeo and Juliet—"Crocodile River" and "Young Lovers". Then, in the 1980s, a local tradition of performing Shakespeare plays begins to merge with another art form—opera. Alexa Huang, Professor of English of George Washington University, is an expert on Sino-European cultural exchange and the globalisation of Shakespeare. Adele Lee is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Greenwich in England and the author of numerous articles about Shakespeare on film in Hong Kong.
Huang and Lee are interviewed by Neva Grant. - Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 1 Jul 2015
- Duration
- 24 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Richard Paul
- Contributor
- Adele Lee; Alex Huang; Neva Grant
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Hong Kong; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); globalisation; Colonialism
Notes
- Notes
- Podcast: http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-27 (accessed 8/2015).
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare in Hong Kong". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76671 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)