"Enter Prospero in His Magic Robes, And Ariel"
- Alternative title
- Shakespeare and Magic
- Synopsis
- Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. In The Tempest, the magician Prospero conjures up a storm, charms his daughter to sleep, and uses his power to control Ariel and other spirits. Is this magic real, or is Prospero pulling off elaborate illusions? Fascinated by this question, and by Prospero’s relinquishing of magic at the play’s end, Teller (of the magic/comedy team Penn & Teller) co-directed a production of The Tempest with Aaron Posner at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 2015 [see separate database entry]. In this episode of Teller joins Barbara Mowat, director of research emerita at the Folger and co-editor of the Folger Editions, to talk about magic in The Tempest and other Shakespeare plays, as well attitudes about magic in late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England. Teller and Mowat are interviewed by Barbara Bogaev.
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 8 Mar 2016
- Duration
- 32 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Richard Paul
- Contributor
- Barbara Bogaev; Barbara Mowat; Teller
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); magic
Notes
- Notes
- Podcast: http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-43 (accessed 3/2016).
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-43
- Online price
- free
- Online format
- Streamed
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, ""Enter Prospero in His Magic Robes, And Ariel"". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76945 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)