Shakespeare Festivals
Celebrating all things Shakespeare with a specific focus on children's education. Celebrating all things Shakespeare!
Former coordinator to the DPS festival where Approximately 5,000 DPS students will performed at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. This nationally recognized festival is the only Folger Site to have received the coveted Folger Library Shakespeare Stewardship Award. It is the oldest and largest student Shakespeare Festival in the country. This day-long Festival is held in downtown Denver and provi
04/05/2017
What a find!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7HPnVfb5oo&sns=em
Shakespearean pad stuns Antiques Roadshow on Caversham Park episode A 17th Century notebook analysing the work of William Shakespeare has been described as "extraordinary" by an Antiques Roadshow expert. The tiny pad was appr...
04/02/2017
This is very exciting!
Shakespearean notepad stuns Antiques Roadshow expert - BBC News The tiny pad, featuring "scientific scholarly notes", is to feature on the Antiques Roadshow
06/20/2016
Happy first day of Summer!!!
05/01/2016
Once again John Moore Theatre Coverage knocks it out of the park with excellent coverage and photos!!
Soggy skies can't shake 5,000 students' Shakespeare spirit Nearly 5,000 chilly students from 80 schools in grades kindergarten through high school braved the cold to perform more than 640 short scenes.
04/25/2016
Dear DPS students and teachers! After years of reaching out to him, we finally had the pleasure of telling Sir Ian McKellen about the festival, face-to face. He was thrilled upon hearing about it, and there was talk of him coming this year! His advice to the players..
"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves."
So keep those words in mind and we hope you have a fantastic festival!
04/24/2016
Did you see the Google doodle today!? Honoring the one and only Shakespeare! 400 years ago he died and his works are still celebrated and studied to this day!
04/21/2016
Did you know that some of Uranus’ moons are named after Shakespearean characters? Thank you NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration !
http://nasa.tumblr.com/post/143171013179/the-shakespearean-moons-of-uranus
04/17/2016
FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!
DCPA expands partnership with DPS Shakespeare Festival The 2015 Denver Public Schools Shakespeare Festival drew more than 5,000 students from 70 schools in grades kindergarten through high school who performed more than 640 short scenes, dances, soliloquies and sonnets at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Check out these video highlights from DCPA Vid…
04/07/2016
This is wonderful!!
Shakespeare first folio discovered at stately home on Scottish island Rare book containing 36 plays published in 1623 had been in library at Mount Stuart on Isle of Bute for more than 100 years
A powerful reminder about how beneficial the arts are to all of us, and a friendly reminder that the works of Shakespeare should be made available to absolutely everyone.
03/11/2016
Do not miss this fantastic event!! One night only and it's tonight at Boettcher Concert Hall with the Colorado Symphony!
The Colorado Symphony | Inside the Score: Shakespeare Festival - Colorado Symphony Chorus The Bard of Avon inspired some of the world’s greatest music for the stage and concert hall. Duain Wolfe leads the Colorado Symphony and Chorus in a musical exploration of Shakespeare’s most captivating lines and characters as portrayed in the music of Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Berlioz, and other com…
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08/31/2016