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Epic event marking 400th anniversary of Shakespeare鈥檚 death

William Shakespeare鈥檚 literary work continues to inspire and influence 400 years after his death.

海角直播 is behind a major conference in Denmark which will see academics, actors, writers, historians, comic artists, designers and film makers from all over the world converge to celebrate the legacy of Shakespeare鈥檚 work. The venue for the three-day event, from April 22 to 24, is Kronborg Castle in Helsing酶r, which was immortalised as Elsinore in Shakespeare鈥檚 Hamlet.

The Elsinore Conference, which marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare鈥檚 death, will bring together experts from America, Canada, all of Europe from Russia to Iceland, Africa, the Middle East, India, China, Japan, Singapore and the Philippines, along with the director of an Iranian production of A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream who was forced to flee his homeland and emigrate to America.

The theme of the conference is to explore two main questions; why, after 400 years do we continue to read, study, perform, and enjoy the work of this playwright and poet, and how, in the next 400 years, will we continue to do so?

Conference Co-ordinator Ronan Paterson, Principal Lecturer (Performing Arts), in the University鈥檚 School of Arts & Media, said: 'Shakespeare is the most universally recognised, culturally iconic figure in the world.

'This conference provides an opportunity to be part of a worldwide commemoration of the death of the writer who, ironically, more than any other, deserves the title of immortal.'

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