The Food of Love: Music and Song in Shakespeare,

a bit of a hybrid work—half performance, half lecture & discussion

Led and performed by Aron Dunlap, Ph.D

from the Shimer Great Books School

Music is everywhere in the works of Shakespeare, most obviously in the songs which grace so many of his plays but also in powerful metaphors that drive and give shape to the dramatic action. In this lecture/discussion/performance Aron Dunlap plays original musical settings of songs from the plays and talks about the meaning and use of music in the Renaissance and in Shakespeare's drama.

Aron Dunlap is a songwriter, academic and author. He has a Ph.D. in religion from Temple University and is currently an assistant professor in the Shimer Great Books School at North Central College, where he has been since 2017. He has published a book, Lacan and Religion, and academic articles on topics ranging from the films of David Cronenberg to psychoanalytic themes in the Harry Potter series. For two decades, he has been writing songs under the moniker Good Dust and has also toured and performed with She-Haw, Kandy Whales and Sidney. His academic and musical sides come together in lecture/performances on Shakespeare (The Food of Love), W.H. Auden (Playing in Earnest), and various poets (Lives of the Poets). He has presented these hybrid works—featuring original musical settings of poetry alongside critical commentary—in universities, churches, artist retreats, bookstores and high schools across the country.

Free & open to the public, free tickets at foodoflove.bpt.me

Or email:  info@kibbitznest.org

For more info please visit Shimer Great Books School and kibbitznest.org and gooddust.com