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Quick list of what's on by date:
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September 18, 2009–January 9, 2010
Imagining China: The View from Europe, 1550–1700
Early modern Europeans imagined China as a land of wonder, of riches, and of enormous opportunity. Rare books and maps from the Folger collection, along with items from the Library of Congress and the Walters Arts Museum, capture England's dawning cultural awareness and admiration of things Chinese.
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October 21–November 29, 2009
Much Ado About Nothing
Reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick conceal their attraction behind a merry war of wit in Shakespeare’s romantic, clever comedy. The play’s musical language resonates with Caribbean rhythm in this colorful production set in the heart of Washington, DC.
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November 25, 2009
Pre–Performance Exhibition Tours
Free, docent-led tours of the Folger's current exhibition. These short tours last approximately 30 minutes and include exhibition highlights. Meet at the First Folio in the Great Hall.
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| PEN/Faulkner | |
December 4, 2009
PEN/Malamud Award Memorial Reading:
Amy Hempel & Alistair MacLeod
Honored for excellence in the art of the short story, Hempel, whose 2006 Collected Stories was named one of The New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year, and MacLeod, whose internationally acclaimed stories are collected in Island, read and are honored.
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December 11, 2009
In Dulci Jubilo: A German Christmas
The Folger Consort and the Cantate Chamber Singers celebrate the holidays with the festive music of Michael Praetorius, the most prolific German composer of the early 17th century, by performing Baroque-inspired chorale settings from his Musae Zioniae, including In Dulci Jubilo, Es ist ein Rose, and Puer Natus Est.
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December 12, 2009
In Dulci Jubilo: A German Christmas
The Folger Consort and the Cantate Chamber Singers celebrate the holidays with the festive music of Michael Praetorius, the most prolific German composer of the early 17th century, by performing Baroque-inspired chorale settings from his Musae Zioniae, including In Dulci Jubilo, Es ist ein Rose, and Puer Natus Est.
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December 13, 2009
In Dulci Jubilo: A German Christmas
The Folger Consort and the Cantate Chamber Singers celebrate the holidays with the festive music of Michael Praetorius, the most prolific German composer of the early 17th century, by performing Baroque-inspired chorale settings from his Musae Zioniae, including In Dulci Jubilo, Es ist ein Rose, and Puer Natus Est.
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December 14, 2009
Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute: Lucie Brock–Broido
Lucie Brock-Broido, director of poetry in the School of the Arts at Columbia University, reads selections from her book The Master Letters, inspired by letters written by Dickinson. Co-sponsored with the Poetry Society of America. With Dickinson’s beloved black cake.
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December 16, 2009
In Dulci Jubilo: A German Christmas
The Folger Consort and the Cantate Chamber Singers celebrate the holidays with the festive music of Michael Praetorius, the most prolific German composer of the early 17th century, by performing Baroque-inspired chorale settings from his Musae Zioniae, including In Dulci Jubilo, Es ist ein Rose, and Puer Natus Est.
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December 17, 2009
In Dulci Jubilo: A German Christmas
The Folger Consort and the Cantate Chamber Singers celebrate the holidays with the festive music of Michael Praetorius, the most prolific German composer of the early 17th century, by performing Baroque-inspired chorale settings from his Musae Zioniae, including In Dulci Jubilo, Es ist ein Rose, and Puer Natus Est.
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December 18, 2009
In Dulci Jubilo: A German Christmas
The Folger Consort and the Cantate Chamber Singers celebrate the holidays with the festive music of Michael Praetorius, the most prolific German composer of the early 17th century, by performing Baroque-inspired chorale settings from his Musae Zioniae, including In Dulci Jubilo, Es ist ein Rose, and Puer Natus Est.
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December 19, 2009
In Dulci Jubilo: A German Christmas
The Folger Consort and the Cantate Chamber Singers celebrate the holidays with the festive music of Michael Praetorius, the most prolific German composer of the early 17th century, by performing Baroque-inspired chorale settings from his Musae Zioniae, including In Dulci Jubilo, Es ist ein Rose, and Puer Natus Est.
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December 20, 2009
In Dulci Jubilo: A German Christmas
The Folger Consort and the Cantate Chamber Singers celebrate the holidays with the festive music of Michael Praetorius, the most prolific German composer of the early 17th century, by performing Baroque-inspired chorale settings from his Musae Zioniae, including In Dulci Jubilo, Es ist ein Rose, and Puer Natus Est.
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January 8–9, 2010
Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers
Folger Consort performs Monteverdi’s timeless masterpiece Vespers of the Blessed Virgin in the glorious space of Washington National Cathedral. Unlike most modern performances of the Vespers, the Consort’s period version, without conductor, features one-on-a-part virtuoso instrumentalists and ten vocal soloists who also serve as the choir.
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January 11, 2010
Kim Addonizio & Kyle Dargan
A celebration of DC’s Literary Community with Poet Lore and Beltway Poetry Quarterly. Addonizio’s Tell Me is a National Book Award Finalist, and Dargan is the author of Bouquet of Hungers and The Listening Room.
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January 27, 2010
Exhibition Opening
Extending the Book: The Art of Extra–Illustration
Celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition with remarks and a reception in the Folger's Great Hall.
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January 27–March 7, 2010
Orestes, A Tragic Romp
The war is over, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra murdered, and Orestes and Electra await the judgment of the citizens and the gods. Euripides’ gripping drama is deftly re-imagined by playwright Anne Washburn in this razor-sharp modern adaptation.
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January 29–May 25, 2010
Extending the Book: The Art of Extra–Illustration
For centuries, booklovers created their own personalized editions of their favorite texts by adding prints, letters, and even original artwork. This exhibition includes editions of the plays of Shakespeare, theatrical biographies, historical works, and other volumes that have been “extended” by bibliophiles from various backgrounds from the 18th and 19th centuries.
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| PEN/Faulkner | |
February 1, 2010
Susan Orlean & George Saunders
New Yorker staff writer Orlean is the author of The Orchid Thief, which inspired the Academy Award nominated film Adaptation. Saunders is a four-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Fiction and a MacArthur Fellow. The authors read from their works.
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February 4, 2010
Opening Night
Orestes, A Tragic Romp
Enjoy the opening night performance of Folger Theatre's production of Orestes followed by a reception with the cast and company.
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February 8, 2010
Charles Wright
Wright received the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for his 1997 collection, Black Zodiac, and the National Book Award for Country Music: Selected Early Poems.
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February 10, 2010
Pre–show Discussion: Orestes, A Tragic Romp
A guest scholar shares his or her perspective on Orestes, A Tragic Romp in a pre-performance discussion.
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February 11, 2010
Gallery Talk
Extending the Book: The Art of Extra–Illustration
Join us for a members-only Gallery Talk with Stuart Sillars, co-curator of Extra-Illustrated Books, followed by an after-hours viewing of the exhibition.
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Ongoing, Monday–Saturday
The Shakespeare Gallery
Explore the Folger through our visitor film, digitally leaf through a First Folio with our touchscreen kiosk, and explore our collection through copies of Infinite Variety.
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Ongoing, Monday–Saturday
Extending the Book: The Art of Extra–Illustration
Extra-illustration came to prominence after the 1769 publication of James Granger’s Biographical history of England. Granger’s un-illustrated book combined thumbnail biographies with lists of portraits, and readers began to supplement their copies with actual examples of the portraits. The practice spread to other texts, and the great era of extra-illustration, or “grangerizing,” began. At its most extreme, a single volume could grow to dozens.
From the beginning, extra-illustrators had to defend their “exquisite handicraft” (in the words of an 1890 proponent) against accusations of “breaking up a good book to illustrate a worse one” (in the words of an 1892 critic). This exhibition examines the art and the practice of extra-illustration, from crudely altered books to beautiful new creations.
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