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Folger Shakespeare Library · Capitol Hill

Per ascoltare la sua voce: le donne nere e Shakespeare (To Hear Her Speak: Black Women and Shakespeare)

Upcoming16 October 2026 – 2 May 2027·Free

A cura di Patricia Akhimie, una selezione di circa 100 fotografie, locandine teatrali, diari e costumi ripercorre 450 anni di dialogo tra le donne nere e Shakespeare, da Phillis Wheatley fino a Maya Angelou e Toni Morrison.

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