“Skill‘d in each art”: Royal Consorts, Culture, and Politics at the Eighteenth-Century Court

Exhibition Opening Program
February 1, 2017

 

Joanna Marschner, Senior Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, London, and Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World

This lecture by Joanna Marschner, Senior Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, London, and Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World exhibition lead curator, is heightened with performances by actors Baize Buzan, Anna Crivelli, and Elizabeth Stahlmann from the Yale School of Drama (YSD), ’17. Directed by Kevin Hourigan, YSD ’17, the event is also supported by Yana Biryukova, video design, YSD ’17; Cole McCarty, costumes, YSD ’18; and Carolina Ortiz, lighting, YSD ’17.

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Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World

February 2–30, 2017