The Nanovic Institute is thrilled to join Actors From The London Stage, the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, and Shakespeare at Notre Dame in hosting this special presentation in The Art and Scholarship of Academic Storytelling series.
Before the performance of Twelfth Night on November 1, Jenny Thorup Birkett, postdoctoral research associate in the Department of English, will lead a pre-show discussion with Scott Jackson, Mary Irene Ryan Family Executive Artistic Director of Shakespeare at Notre Dame. All are welcome to join this vibrant discussion to "set the stage" for an amazing performance by Actors From The London Stage, but please ensure you have purchased your tickets.
Light refreshments will be offered in the lobby between the conclusion of the lecture and the start of the performance to allow conversations to continue.
Then, after the curtain falls, the institute will host a special post-show Q&A with both the actors and the executive director.
About the Series
The Art and Scholarship of Academic Storytelling series explores the connections between “The Arts” (music, theater, dance, poetry/creative writing, filmmaking, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpting) and “Scholarship” on the topic of storytelling. Story and narrative are critical in the transmission of human ideas and culture. Thus, the institute and its partners across campus seek to understand how these methods of transmitting ideas may be practiced within an academic context. To do so, it seeks out the expertise of practitioners of the arts who do this type of storytelling in their work. Students, faculty, staff, and the general public are all invited to join these events, which are sometimes scheduled in tandem with performances on campus or in the local community, to consider this fascinating topic that cuts across disciplinary lines and appeals to academic and general audiences alike.
Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.