The mischievous Nearly Lear, a lively take on the tragic King Lear as interpreted by the king’s closest companion, his own fool, used storytelling, music, film— and the Bard’s text— to take audiences of all ages to the heart of the story. Susanna Hamnett’s one-woman performance in March was also programmed in conjunction with The Year of Shakespeare.
The summertime film series Kinema Japan, a showcase of Japan’s rich film history, featured a variety of genres from the past 80 years, including works by revered Japanese directors such as Yasujiro Ozu and Akira Kurosawa, contemporary filmmakers such as Takashi Miike and Hirokazu Kore-Eda, and many others.
“Public higher education is crucial to developing and sustaining a creative, innovative, and highly skilled workforce.… The arts build vibrant and diverse communities. The Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University advances both goals.” —LIMITED BRANDS CHAIRMAN AND CEO, LESLIE H. WEXNER
Architect Elizabeth Diller, a founding member of the innovative interdisciplinary design studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and, with partner Ricardo Scofidio, a 1999 recipient of the MacArthur Foundation “genius award,” delivered the 2011 Glimcher Lecture in November. Diller discussed her renowned design studio’s most significant projects, including Manhattan’s celebrated High Line park and the expansion of the Juilliard School (inset).