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Tom Steward performing The Tempest, Act V, epilogue by William Shakespeare – Breton Women in a Ferry Boat by Emile Bernard (ca. 1900)
"The painting evokes to me the themes of aging and mortality using the image of travel over water by sailboat. The Epilogue to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 speaks of such a journey, both metaphorically and literally."
—Tom Steward
Virtual SDMA+ The San Diego Shakespeare Society is a series of video performances featuring monologues from great works of Shakespeare in response to selections from the SDMA collection.
The San Diego Museum of Art traditionally works with The San Diego Shakespeare Society throughout the year featuring seasonal SDMA ArtStops. The San Diego Shakespeare Society performs year round with the goal of demonstrating the relevance, immediacy, and accessibility of Shakespeare’s works for the general public.
Virtual SDMA+ The San Diego Shakespeare Society video performances will include selections from The Tempest and King Lear in response to artist-chosen works from the SDMA collection.
Performances will be shared on Tuesdays on SDMA YouTube.
June 16 – Tom Steward performing The Tempest, Act V, epilogue by William Shakespeare – Breton Women in a Ferry Boat by Emile Bernard (ca. 1900)
June 30 – Ashley Engelman performing King John, Act V, Scene 2 by William Shakespeare – Saint Jerome by Francisco de Zurbaran (17th century)
July 14 – Kandace Krystal performing Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare – Woman with Mirror by Pablo Picasso
SDMArt.org/virtual-sdma-plus & sandiegoshakespearesociety.org
Featured: Emile Bernard. "Breton Women in a Ferry Boat," ca. 1900. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norton S. Walbridge. 1976.198.
Tom Steward performing "The Tempest," Act V, epilogue by William Shakespeare
Tom Steward performing The Tempest, Act V, epilogue by William Shakespeare – Breton Women in a Ferry Boat by Emile Bernard (ca. 1900)
"The painting evokes to me the themes of aging and mortality using the image of travel over water by sailboat. The Epilogue to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 speaks of such a journey, both metaphorically and literally."
—Tom Steward
Virtual SDMA+ The San Diego Shakespeare Society is a series of video performances featuring monologues from great works of Shakespeare in response to selections from the SDMA collection.
The San Diego Museum of Art traditionally works with The San Diego Shakespeare Society throughout the year featuring seasonal SDMA ArtStops. The San Diego Shakespeare Society performs year round with the goal of demonstrating the relevance, immediacy, and accessibility of Shakespeare’s works for the general public.
Virtual SDMA+ The San Diego Shakespeare Society video performances will include selections from The Tempest and King Lear in response to artist-chosen works from the SDMA collection.
Performances will be shared on Tuesdays on SDMA YouTube.
June 16 – Tom Steward performing The Tempest, Act V, epilogue by William Shakespeare – Breton Women in a Ferry Boat by Emile Bernard (ca. 1900)
June 30 – Ashley Engelman performing King John, Act V, Scene 2 by William Shakespeare – Saint Jerome by Francisco de Zurbaran (17th century)
July 14 – Kandace Krystal performing Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare – Woman with Mirror by Pablo Picasso
SDMArt.org/virtual-sdma-plus & sandiegoshakespearesociety.org
Featured: Emile Bernard. "Breton Women in a Ferry Boat," ca. 1900. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norton S. Walbridge. 1976.198.
Tom Steward performing "The Tempest," Act V, epilogue by William Shakespeare
