http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/05/06/synetics-next-silent-shakespeare-in-the-house-built-for-the-bard/ Washington DC's Liveliest Theater Website Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:52:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/05/06/synetics-next-silent-shakespeare-in-the-house-built-for-the-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-8620 John Dellaporta Thu, 07 May 2009 05:19:57 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=6209#comment-8620 Ah, a question that has been posed for years, and mostly by Synetic itself (bold, huh?), and here's my take - the adaptations into movement are not mere enactments of plot, but physical interpretations of the words and speeches that do in fact make it Shakespeare, and the scenes and storytelling that indeed make it the play that it is. For example, Synetic's Macbeth very much featured the "is this a dagger I see before me?" "speech", and Romeo and Juliet's "palm to palm as holy palmers touch" words factored heavily into Synetic's interpretation the scene, featuring (beautifully) the lovers' hands (all that is lit) doing that very much. Watching that show didn't make me think "Ovid", "Pyramus and Thisbe", or anything generic . . . it was all very specifically the Shakespeare play that I was watching, which Shakespeare's words "translated" into movement, as they have been translated into so many other languages over the years. Ah, a question that has been posed for years, and mostly by Synetic itself (bold, huh?), and here’s my take – the adaptations into movement are not mere enactments of plot, but physical interpretations of the words and speeches that do in fact make it Shakespeare, and the scenes and storytelling that indeed make it the play that it is. For example, Synetic’s Macbeth very much featured the “is this a dagger I see before me?” “speech”, and Romeo and Juliet’s “palm to palm as holy palmers touch” words factored heavily into Synetic’s interpretation the scene, featuring (beautifully) the lovers’ hands (all that is lit) doing that very much. Watching that show didn’t make me think “Ovid”, “Pyramus and Thisbe”, or anything generic . . . it was all very specifically the Shakespeare play that I was watching, which Shakespeare’s words “translated” into movement, as they have been translated into so many other languages over the years.

]]> http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/05/06/synetics-next-silent-shakespeare-in-the-house-built-for-the-bard/comment-page-1/#comment-8614 concernced theatregoer Wed, 06 May 2009 18:51:29 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=6209#comment-8614 How is it Shakespeare when you are not using his actual words? For example, with Romeo and Juliet, shouldn't that be called the Ovid since they take out the single thing that makes it Shakespeare..his words. Nothing against their productions, because they are very well done. Any thoughts? How is it Shakespeare when you are not using his actual words? For example, with Romeo and Juliet, shouldn’t that be called the Ovid since they take out the single thing that makes it Shakespeare..his words. Nothing against their productions, because they are very well done. Any thoughts?

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