Savage God:The Shakespeare Project
Venus and Adonis
and
The Rape of Lucrece
by William Shakespeare
Venue: St. Paul's Anglican Church
Dates: October 17-18, 2003
Reviewer: Jane Penistan
How many of us have read, let alone heard, these two long narrative poems by Shakespeare? Those who missed last week's two readings of these epics missed a rare treat. Beautifully read and acted by some of Vancouver's best known performers, with stylized movement by two dancers, these little known poems came to life, enthralling the audiences
The original concept for this production was by the late John Juliani, whose son Alessandro, is the present artistic director of the company. He bravely and very successfully took over the direction of this presentation.
Listening to well-read poetry is something that today's audiences are largely deprived of. Those of us who enjoy this almost non-existent
experience should make a note of the fact that the Savage God, Shakespeare
Project will be reading Shakespeare's sonnets in February, in
Sonnets 1 will be on Friday February 13 and
Sonnets 2 will be on
© 2003, Jane Penistan