The 2015 Shakespeare Summer School celebrates its 21st anniversary - with a rich collection of courses, lectures, and special events. You can discuss the power, beauty, and meaning of these plays with leading academics; discover connections and the wider world of Elizabethan culture; attend productions and recitals; and explore aspects of performance, including - if you wish - workshop exercises led by a professional actor and director.The academic programme%E2%80%A2 Four special subject courses (two for each week) %E2%80%A2 Plenary course RS0: Truth and Fiction%E2%80%A2 Evening lectures Special subject coursesCourses are taught by a team of experts in the field, all of whom are excellent communicators. They combine the Cambridge tradition of close attention to words on the page with the alertness to questions of performance which is so vital in approaching Shakespeare. Our teaching style reaches out to engage the experience and the response of those participating, whose enthusiasm, openness and curiosity give the programme its unique atmosphere.Plenary lecturesYou attend a plenary lecture each teaching day. These lectures are given by distinguished guest speakers and address the theme Truth and Fiction.Evening lecturesEvening talks and events are broader in scope, aiming to stimulate new pleasures and insights through the exchange of experience and ideas.
Course leaderDr Fred Parker
Target groupThe Shakespeare Summer School is intended primarily for those who are currently undergraduate or graduate students, college or university teachers and Shakespeare enthusiasts.
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Credits infoThe University of Cambridge does not use a credit system for the awarding of its internal degrees, and cannot award credit directly for its International Summer School Programmes. Students wishing to obtain credit as a result of our evaluation should consult their own institutions in advance about the acceptability of the Summer School evaluation for credit purposes.
Fee infoGBP 0: See website: http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/intsummer
University of CambridgeAddress: Madingley Hall Madingley
Postal code: CB23 8AQ
City: Cambridge
Country: Great Britain
Website: http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/intsummer/
E-mail: intenq@ice.cam.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 1223 760850
