Taking the Bard "Down Under"
Amanda听Giguere, Colorado Shakespeare Festival Director of Outreach, recently traveled to Australia as a featured guest of the听Melbourne Public Humanities Initiative听at the University of Melbourne. Giguere听was invited to share research about the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program (a collaboration between the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF), the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, and the Department of Theatre and Dance), and to discuss her new book:听Shakespeare & Violence Prevention: A Practical Handbook for Educators听(University Press of Colorado, 2025).听 听听
During her week in Australia, Giguere听delivered an interactive keynote, featuring professional actors from Melbourne, participated in a documentary video series,听On Humanities,听and conducted training sessions at the University of Melbourne and at Bell Shakespeare (Australia鈥檚 leading Shakespeare theatre). While in Sydney, Giguere听met with Bell Shakespeare leadership about CSF鈥檚 innovative project, and hopes that the work which originated at CU 抖阴传媒在线 can impact people in Australia.听
鈥淚 wrote the book about Shakespeare & Violence Prevention so other educators could learn from what we鈥檝e done here in Colorado,鈥 said听Giguere. 鈥淚t鈥檚 so inspiring to hear, when I share this work with people outside of Colorado, that it resonates with others in meaningful ways.鈥澨
For more information about Giguere鈥檚 new book:听听
For more information about the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program, currently touring Colorado鈥檚 K-12 schools:听 听