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A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A show that blends grace, poise and strength

Updated: Nov 19, 2016 10:32 IST

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Members of the Mexican National Dance Company perform William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Fine Arts Palace in Mexico City on November 17, 2016.  (AFP)
Written by William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is a comedy which shows the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens to Hippolyta.  (AFP)
The play was written between 1590 and 1597. (AFP)
It is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays and is often performed across the world. (AFP)
The play has four interconnecting plots, all associated with the Duke’s wedding. (AFP)
The story involves the adventures of four young Athenian lovers. (AFP)
Critics have often spoken about the existence of ambiguous sexuality in its text. (AFP)
The play features three main fairies (Oberon, Titania and Puck) and four fairies as servants to these three. (AFP)
Some critics see the play as carnivalesque -- literary form that deals with a dominant atmosphere using humour and chaos.  (AFP)
Some also opine that the play explores the dark side of love. (AFP)
The play has been adapted as a film several times, some prominent works being Woody Allen’s A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982) and Dead Poets Society where the play was dramatised as part of the film. (AFP)
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Members of the Mexican National Dance Company perform William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Fine Arts Palace in Mexico City on November 17, 2016. (AFP)

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