Four centuries of Shakespeare in the Netherlands
The exhibition ‘ShakespeareNL’, on view until 7 May at the Special Collections, shows how Shakespeare conquered the Netherlands.
The most-performed playwright
The four hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare’s death is being commemorated on a large scale in many countries. And justly so, because no other playwright has left such deep marks in theatre history as did William Shakespeare (1564–1616).
In The Netherlands too his plays are still the most played ones of any playwright in history. The exhibition ShakespeareNL demonstrates that Shakespeare is still omnipresent, both in theatre as well as in popular culture. The exhibition can be visited at the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam from 16 December 2016 until 7 May 2017.
Hans van Keulen (Curator Performing Arts) and guest curator Rob van der Zalm (from the Institute for Theatre Science) compiled the exhibition.
Exhibition & graphic design together with Stefan Voets
