Shakespeare Gesellschaft
Our conference will be dedicated to Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida or, to quote Michael Dobson’s lecture title, “the most performed unperformed play in world drama”. Addressed to an “eternal reader”, placed in the Folio Edition between tragedies and histories, often described as a problem play or “bitter war comedy” – Troilus and Cressida is a…
read moreThe German Shakespeare Society regularly provides impulses to awaken students’ interest in Shakespeare research. As a rule, a Shakespeare study day sponsored by the German Shakespeare Society is held at a university once a year. This year, such a study day is planned at the University of Bamberg. Find the programme here.
read moreAfter a long interruption, the German Shakespeare Society is once again able to offer its members the opportunity to attend a week of theater in Stratford with four performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). The course is scheduled for the period from Tuesday, July 30, to Friday, August 2, 2024. Further information
read moreThe German Shakespeare Society mourns the death of Norbert Kentrup (May 02, 1949 – December 08, 2023). The actor, director, author and theater founder (bremer shakespeare company and Shakespeare und Partner) was a member of the board from 2002-2006. With his own contributions, including on Shakespeare translations (with Maik Hamburger) or in Shakespeare workshops for…
read moreTogether with over 7,000 like-minded institutions and individuals, the German Shakespeare Society supports the “Weltoffenes Thüringen” initiative, which was founded to raise awareness of democratic, respectful coexistence, diversity and tolerance.
read moreIdolatry or appropriation? Two cases of German Shakespeare reception Lecture by Prof. Dr. Norbert Greiner (Member of the Board of Trustees of the German Shakespeare Foundation) in cooperation with the Duchess Anna Amalia Library When Grand Duchess Sophie founded the “Association of Friends of Shakespeare” on the occasion of her 40th birthday, she laid the…
read moreShakespeare Academy Application Flyer 2024
read more. In Shakespeare’s “Green Worlds” through the years with the “Florilegium Shakespeareanum” It’s ready: the “perpetual calendar” with a “plant selection” with one leaf for each week. The term “florilegium” – “flower harvest” – is not quite accurate, because in addition to numerous flowers, there are also twisted trees, fruits, the spongy pith of rushes,couch…
read moreThe Shakespeare Seminar will take place during the Shakespeare Days 2024 in Bochum, from 19 to 21 April. Call for Papers.
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