Shakespeare on Latvia's stages

 
THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY OF FREE LETTS

April 27, 2012 at 8:00 pm

Shakespeare on Latvia's stages

FILADELFIJAS BRĪVO LATVJU BIEDRĪBĀ

2012. g. 27. aprīlī 20:00

Šekspīrs uz Latvijas skatuvēm

The Latvian Society celebrated the life and works of William Shakespeare at April's Final Friday Happy Hour.  One of Latvia's finest Hamlets, Ivars Stonins, along with friend and colleague Sandra Zeidenberga-Jansone delved into Hamlet's Act 3, Scene 1 exploring the question —  "To be or not to be?"  in both Latvian and English. Oh to ponder the burdens of living and dying... the thousands of heartaches and natural miseries human beings have to endure...

Ivars Stonins and Sandra Zeidenberga-Jansone

The downstairs Shakespeare exhibit  — "To be or not to be" featured obects and photographs from various productions of Hamlet in Latvia over the years. Sandra Milevski and the "120x120" organizing team had even acquired (on loan) Hamlet's crown and goblet from the Liepāja Theater in Liepāja, Latvia for display.

Part of the Shakespeare's Hamlet exhibit at the Phila Society of Free Letts

Check these links for articles pertaining to this event:
-  Ivars Stonins atkal runās slaveno Hamleta monologu
-  Ivars Stonins Filadelfijā - kasjauns.lv

The April Final Friday festivities also provided the opportunity to follow the captivating sequence of historic events related to the existence and persistence of the Philadelphia Society of Free Letts as presented by historian Kārlis Berziņš. This evening focused on the third 30-year period, the years 1952 to 1982.

The Philadelphia Society of Free Letts emblem

More than 30 followers and fans of the Bērziņš lecture series crowded the Latvian Society's back room to hear the anecdotes, stories and results of his research. A great big thanks to Kārlis for the valuable research and documentation he has done on behalf of the Philadelphia Society of Free Letts.

Kārlis Bērziņš at the Phila Society of Free Letts

FBLB120 pateicas par Latviešu fonda atbalstu.