Othello | 2018 Behind the Scenes — Tanya Muneera Williams | The Othello Project
by English Touring Theatre
English Touring Theatre and Amal (a programme of the Saïd Foundation) have collaborated on The Othello Project — a series of talks, workshops and artistic responses, curated with host venues and local artists across the 2018 UK tour of Othello.
Writer, performer, poet and facilitator, Tanya Muneera Williams has run a series of workshops across the tour in response to the play.
As journalist and social commentator, Remona Aly, recently highlighted:
‘[It] is crucial to remember is that the relationship between Islam and Britain, although complex, goes much further back than modern history. How uplifting that Twyman wants Muslims to see themselves in Shakespeare. We can only hope that this unique and arguably more authentic approach to Shakespeare may serve to help Muslims to feel less isolated.
‘Now, as then, there is an urgency for all of us to explore themes of masculinity, power, feminism, misogyny, race, and identity — political, spiritual and cultural. The Othello Project, accompanying the play, proposes to do just that.’
Check out our behind the scenes video, filmed and edited by Michal Dzierza, to get a glimpse of the experience.
The Othello Project is supported by Amal — a programme of the Saïd Foundation, and by Saker Nusseibeh.
Find out more at ett.org.uk and amal.org.uk
