Unlocking Shakespeare’s verse through rap & hip hop beats!
What is Rapspeare? Rapspeare is a series of ‘Shakespeare through Rap’ workshops for KS2, KS3 and KS4. They are designed to introduce Shakespeare to students in a way that they find exciting, accessible and inspiring. Rapspeare enriches specific areas of the English and Drama Studies curriculum. The workshops focus on a number of different Shakespeare speeches through a variety of games, exercises and improvisations.
Why Rap? Performing Shakespeare in such a way allows us to break any pre-conceived stereotypes we may have regarding the Bard. It literally allows us to smash apart the iambic pentameter by using contemporary beats and rhyme schemes. Most importantly, it will provide students with the confidence to articulate Shakespeare in an energetic way that they are comfortable with.
