The Working Shakespeare
How do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in our contemporary world? How do  performers excite the audience with Shakespeare's rich imagery and dynamic rhythm, yet make it real for the twenty-first century?  We assume that a sophisticated intellectual background is required to grapple with Shakespeare. But there is a much deeper,  almost primal response ¯ as available to inner-city students as to their counterparts in the private school ¯ to the sound and  rhythm in Shakespeare's language which arouses our emotions: feelings of anger and sorrow, of passion and laughter.This landmark  five-part video series gives voice to Shakespeare's most beloved and widely known speeches and sonnets, performed by a powerhouse  ensemble of American and British actors, as they delve into the structure, meaning and power of Shakespeare's language. Each DVD  explores a different aspect of Shakespeare's work.