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Theatre lovers were treated to an intimate performance of William Shakespeare works by Canadian stage and screen stars Paul Gross and Martha Burns during the launch of the University of Ottawa’s new project to honour the most performed playwright in the world, on the 400th year of his death.
The sold-out event was held late Saturday night in the university’s Perez Building’s Freiman Hall, where one of the most famous couples in Canadian showbiz took to the stage to read the courtship scenes from The Taming of the Shrew and Henry V.
Gross is well-known for his TV work in Due South and Slings and Arrows and, as a filmmaker, for Passchendaele and, more recently, Hyena Road. Burns has performed leading roles at Stratford and Shaw and is a founding member of Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre Factory (the pair actually met here in Ottawa in the early 1980s at the National Arts Centre, where they both performed in Sharon Pollock’s Walsh).
Married Canadian screen and stage stars Paul Gross and Martha Burns read the courtship scene from The Taming of the Shrew at the gala launch of Shakespeare 400, held at the University of Ottawa on Saturday, January 23, 2016.
From left, PAL Ottawa board chair Jim Bradford with board member Catherine Lindquist and Lewis Auerbach at the gala launch of Shakespeare 400, held at the University of Ottawa on Saturday, January 23, 2016, in support of PAL Ottawa, a charity group striving to create affordable housing for artists.
The married couple also spoke before the audience with CBC Radio host Alan Neal on fascinating subjects ranging from theatrical death scenes gone wrong to forming an unusual bond with The Bard. Gross, who kept the crowd entertained with stories, played the title role at Stratford Festival’s sold-out production of Hamlet in 2000. “This is going to sound loopy and, like, I’m not New Agey-at all,” said Gross, looking distinguished with his natural gray hair. “I would have these full on hallucinations, where I would see (Shakespeare).”
The launch also included gorgeous performances of Shakespeare-inspired songs from sopranos Christiane Riel and Miriam Khalil, along with baritone Pierre-Étienne Bergeron and bass John Avey, accompanied by Frédéric Lacroix on piano. The event was organized by the university’s Department of English, the School of Music and the Department of Theatre.
From left, soprano Christiane Riel, baritone Pierre-Etienne Bergeron, baritone John Avey and soprano Miriam Khalil performed Shakespeare-inspired songs together during the gala launch of Shakespeare 400, held at the University of Ottawa on Saturday, January 23, 2016.
British High Commissioner Howard Drake, who attended with his wife, Gill, commended the university for wanting to celebrate Shakespeare. “He left such a legacy, not just for the UK but for the world,” said Drake.
The $50-a-ticket evening raised $3,000 for PAL Ottawa, a charitable organization that’s working toward creating affordable housing and a support system for artists. The show was followed by a reception.
From left, married Canadian screen and stage actors Paul Gross and Martha Burns with CBC Radio host Alan Neal at the Brush up Your Shakespeare gala launch, held at the University of Ottawa on Saturday, January 23, 2016.
CBC Radio host Alan Neal hosts a Q&A on stage with married Canadian stage and screen stars Martha Burns and Paul Gross in Freiman Hall, inside the Perez Building of the University of Ottawa, on Saturday, January 23, 2016, as part of the university’s gala launch for Shakespeare 400.
British High Commissioner Howard Drake, seen with his wife, Gill Drake, was on hand to help launch the University of Ottawa’s Shakespeare 400 at a gala evening held Saturday, January 23, 2016, inside the Perez Building’s Freiman Hall.
Soprano Miriam Khalil, an alumnae of the University of Ottawa, performed Shakespeare-inspired songs at a gala launch, held Saturday, January 23, 2016, for Shakespeare 400, a variety of activities and events happening at the university in the upcoming months to honour William Shakespeare and the 400th anniversary of his death.
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The sold-out event was held late Saturday night in the university’s Perez Building’s Freiman Hall, where one of the most famous couples in Canadian showbiz took to the stage to read the courtship scenes from The Taming of the Shrew and Henry V.
Gross is well-known for his TV work in Due South and Slings and Arrows and, as a filmmaker, for Passchendaele and, more recently, Hyena Road. Burns has performed leading roles at Stratford and Shaw and is a founding member of Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre Factory (the pair actually met here in Ottawa in the early 1980s at the National Arts Centre, where they both performed in Sharon Pollock’s Walsh).
Married Canadian screen and stage stars Paul Gross and Martha Burns read the courtship scene from The Taming of the Shrew at the gala launch of Shakespeare 400, held at the University of Ottawa on Saturday, January 23, 2016.
From left, PAL Ottawa board chair Jim Bradford with board member Catherine Lindquist and Lewis Auerbach at the gala launch of Shakespeare 400, held at the University of Ottawa on Saturday, January 23, 2016, in support of PAL Ottawa, a charity group striving to create affordable housing for artists.
The married couple also spoke before the audience with CBC Radio host Alan Neal on fascinating subjects ranging from theatrical death scenes gone wrong to forming an unusual bond with The Bard. Gross, who kept the crowd entertained with stories, played the title role at Stratford Festival’s sold-out production of Hamlet in 2000. “This is going to sound loopy and, like, I’m not New Agey-at all,” said Gross, looking distinguished with his natural gray hair. “I would have these full on hallucinations, where I would see (Shakespeare).”
The launch also included gorgeous performances of Shakespeare-inspired songs from sopranos Christiane Riel and Miriam Khalil, along with baritone Pierre-Étienne Bergeron and bass John Avey, accompanied by Frédéric Lacroix on piano. The event was organized by the university’s Department of English, the School of Music and the Department of Theatre.
From left, soprano Christiane Riel, baritone Pierre-Etienne Bergeron, baritone John Avey and soprano Miriam Khalil performed Shakespeare-inspired songs together during the gala launch of Shakespeare 400, held at the University of Ottawa on Saturday, January 23, 2016.
British High Commissioner Howard Drake, who attended with his wife, Gill, commended the university for wanting to celebrate Shakespeare. “He left such a legacy, not just for the UK but for the world,” said Drake.
The $50-a-ticket evening raised $3,000 for PAL Ottawa, a charitable organization that’s working toward creating affordable housing and a support system for artists. The show was followed by a reception.
From left, married Canadian screen and stage actors Paul Gross and Martha Burns with CBC Radio host Alan Neal at the Brush up Your Shakespeare gala launch, held at the University of Ottawa on Saturday, January 23, 2016.
CBC Radio host Alan Neal hosts a Q&A on stage with married Canadian stage and screen stars Martha Burns and Paul Gross in Freiman Hall, inside the Perez Building of the University of Ottawa, on Saturday, January 23, 2016, as part of the university’s gala launch for Shakespeare 400.
British High Commissioner Howard Drake, seen with his wife, Gill Drake, was on hand to help launch the University of Ottawa’s Shakespeare 400 at a gala evening held Saturday, January 23, 2016, inside the Perez Building’s Freiman Hall.
Soprano Miriam Khalil, an alumnae of the University of Ottawa, performed Shakespeare-inspired songs at a gala launch, held Saturday, January 23, 2016, for Shakespeare 400, a variety of activities and events happening at the university in the upcoming months to honour William Shakespeare and the 400th anniversary of his death.
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