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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nick Perry

New Zealand arts funder rejects Shakespeare as 'imperialism'

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Is Shakespeare still relevant to today's students?

New Zealand's arts council appears to have its doubts after ending funding for a popular school Shakespeare program, arguing it relied too heavily on busy schools, failed to show relevance to “the contemporary art context” and relied on a genre “located within a canon of imperialism."

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