Shakespeare Festival
A variety of area arts organizations will present a collaborative Shakespeare Festival celebrating William Shakespeare’s wide-reaching influence across the arts, which will include two orchestra programs, five Shakespeare-inspired films, an art exhibit, dramatic readings, Shakespeare in song, excerpts from plays and other events from January 3 through January 26 (see schedule of events below). The participating organizations include The Florida Orchestra, American Stage Theatre Company, The Dali Museum, The Mahaffey Theater, The Studio@620, St. Petersburg College School of Music, Sunscreen Film Festival, and the University of South Florida School of Music.
Music played an important part in Shakespeare’s work; his words not only filled dozens of sonnets and narrative poems, but appeared in song text sprinkled throughout his plays. Part of The Florida Orchestra’s programming in the month of January focuses on composers who have been drawn to the subjects of the great English dramatist to create a variety of orchestral music.
Salvador Dali, "Shakespeare portrait" Courtesy of the Dali Museum, St. Petersburg
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Shakespeare Festival Event Schedule:
THU, JAN 3, 11:00am
The Florida Orchestra
Coffee Concert: “Symphonic Shakespeare”
The Mahaffey Theater
400 First Street South, St. Petersburg
Stuart Malina, conductor
Nicolai: Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture & Scherzo
Walton: Richard III, A Shakespeare Suite
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Shostakovich: Hamlet – Incidental Music
Walton: Henry V – Passacaglia & Touch Her Soft Lips and Part
Tickets: $24, $29 & $42 (Students: $10)
Includes pre-concert talk at 10am; complimentary coffee & doughnuts
727.892.3337 or 1.800.662.7286
www.floridaorchestra.org/
SAT, JAN 5, 1:00pm
Film Screening: Scotland, PA
Presented by The Dali Museum & Sunscreen Film Festival
The Dali Museum
1 Dali Blvd, St. Petersburg
A modernized retelling of Macbeth set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania. Directed by Billy Morrissette and starring James LeGros, Maura Tierney and Christopher Walken.
2001 – 104 minutes – rated R
Free admission to film
Information: 727.823.3767
www.thedali.org/
THU, JAN 10, 5:30pm
“Shakespeare in Song”
Presented by The Dali Museum and St. Petersburg College School of Music
The Dali Museum
1 Dali Blvd, Saint Petersburg
Students from St. Petersburg College perform vocal selections based on Shakespeare’s texts and dramatic works.
Free admission to performance
Information: 727.823.3767
www.thedali.org/
FRI, JAN 11 – APRIL 28
The Dali Museum: “Much Ado About Shakespeare” Exhibit
1 Dali Blvd, St. Petersburg
Two suites of Shakespearean Comedies and Tragedies consisting of 31 drypoint engravings will be on display. Two editions of his published illustrated books "Macbeth" and "As You Like It" will accompany the sets.
Adults: $21
Seniors 65+, Military, Police and Firefighters: $19
Children 13 to 18 & students 18+ with ID: $15
Children 6 to 12: $7
Children 5 and younger: FREE
After 5pm on Thursday: $10
Information: 727.823.3767
www.thedali.org/
SAT, JAN 12, 1:00pm
Film Screening: Prospero's Books
Presented by The Dali Museum & Sunscreen Film Festival
The Dali Museum
1 Dali Blvd, St. Petersburg
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the’ The Tempest’. Directed by Peter Greenaway and starring John Gielgud, Michael Clark and Michel Blanc.
1991 – 124 minutes – Rated R
Free admission to film
Information: 727.823.3767
www.thedali.org/
SAT, JAN 19 The Dali Museum’s Family Day
1:00pm – 5:00pm Presented by The Dali Museum & Sunscreen Film Festival
Featuring film screenings, family activities, refreshments, and more…
The Dali Museum
1 Dali Blvd, St. Petersburg
The Lion King – 1:00pm
Bring the kids to the Dali for a screening of Disney’s classic film inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Kids can participate in Lion King inspired activities before and after the film.
1994 – 89 minutes – Rated G
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead – 3:00pm
Two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them. Directed by Tom Stoppard and starring Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Richard Dreyfuss.
1990 – 117 minutes – Rated PG
Free admission to film and kids’ activities
Information: 727.823.3767
www.thedali.org/
WED, JAN 23, 7:00pm
An Intimate Collaboration: “All The World’s A Stage”
Presented by The Studio@620 and The Florida Orchestra
620 1st Avenue South, St. Petersburg
The Studio@620's first of four events in partnership with The Florida Orchestra explores Shakespeare’s influence on music, spoken word and more in a multi-faceted artistic collaboration. Vocalists from the USF School of Music’s Chamber Singers highlight Shakespeare’s words in song. Co-hosted by Studio@620 artistic director Bob Devin Jones, special guests from The Florida Orchestra and guest conductor Andrew Grams.
Suggested donation: $10
Seating is limited. Reservations are suggested.
Information: 727.895.6620
www.studio620.org/
The Florida Orchestra & American Stage Theatre Company
Masterworks: “Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet”
FRI, JAN 25, 10:00am Progress Energy Morning Masterworks: Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
SAT, JAN 26, 8:00pm Tampa Bay Times Masterworks: Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
SUN, JAN 27, 7:30pm Tampa Bay Times Masterworks: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Andrew Grams, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Hamlet – Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare
Tchaikovsky: The Tempest – Fantasy Overture
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet – Fantasy Overture
Under Artistic Director Todd Olson, actors from American Stage present scenes from the plays as preludes to the Tchaikovsky’s music.
Tickets: $15, $35 & $45 (Students: $10)
Post-concert talk at morning performance
Pre-concert talk one hour prior to the start of the evening performances
727.892.3337 or 1.800.662.7286
www.floridaorchestra.org/
SAT, JAN 26, 1:00pm
Film Screening: Romeo + Juliet
Presented by The Dali Museum & Sunscreen Film Festival
The Dali Museum
1 Dali Blvd, St. Petersburg
Shakespeare’s classic retains its original dialogue in an “old wine in new bottles” setting in the modern suburb of Verona. Directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes and John Leguizamo.
1996 – 120 minutes – PG-13
Free admission to film
Information: 727.823.3767
www.thedali.org/
Additional Support: City of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce
