‘Shakespeare Was A Rapper’  workshop by Julian Alexander, 7 p.m., Aug. 15 in Santa Fe. Courtesy/ISC

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The International Shakespeare Center (ISC) presents a workshop by Julian Alexander: “Shakespeare Was A Rapper” at 7 p.m., Aug. 15 at the International Shakespeare Center, 3209A Calle Marie in Santa Fe. Donations are requested.

This talk is presented in conjunction with the production of Othello: The Remix at the Santa Fe Playhouse (Aug. 12-15) and is part of the International Shakespeare Center’s Santa Fe Summer Shakespeare Festival programming.

Shakespeare Was A Rapper is a performance based lecture that showcases the relationship between Shakespeare and his contemporaries and rap music today. By exploring classic literature through the hip-hop lens, this session will deepen your understanding and expand your appreciation for Shakespeare, Poe, Coleridge, rhyming language and the hip-hop genre. 

Alexander is a filmmaker, performer and educator from Las Cruces. He received his MFA from the Northern Film School in Leeds, UK, producing and directing numerous film projects including the Royal Student Television Award nominated short, Léo. Throughout his career, Alexander has fused his love of hip-hop with film and is pursuing a PhD at the University of East London researching the use of rap as dialogue in film. When he is not directing on a film set, Alexander is leading a classroom at various colleges and universities. Othello: The Remix directly influenced his PhD pursuit and he is excited to perform it again a few years later with his research in mind.