1. Ben Crystal was born on 1977 and is an English actor, author, and producer, best known for his work on performing and promoting William Shakespeare and adapting original practices.
11 Facts About Ben Crystal
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Ben Crystal studied English and linguistics at Lancaster University between 1995 and 1998, before training as an actor.
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Ben Crystal's acting career included an appearance in the 2006 summer season at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, playing a role in Titus Andronicus.
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Ben Crystal has curated Shakespeare explorations for Shakespeare's Globe, the Savannah Music Festival, and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Ben Crystal created the Passion in Practice Shakespeare Ensemble in 2010 and curated it through 2016.
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Ben Crystal has been the curator of the Shakespeare Ensemble since 2018.
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Ben Crystal has acted in other productions in the original pronunciation with other companies, for example playing the title roles in Hamlet, and Richard II, and produced works through ensembles he has started or is involved in.
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Ben Crystal continued with this project at the Wanamaker with Henry V in 2015 and Dr Faustus in 2016.
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In 2015, his company the Ben Crystal Ensemble performed Pericles at Daniel Harding's Interplay Festival in the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra's Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, with Ben Crystal in the lead role.
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In 2014, to celebrate the 450th birthday of Shakespeare, the British Council and the English-Speaking Union welcomed Ben Crystal to give a talk, "Speaking the Bright and Beautiful English of Shakespeare", which he offered again at York in 2019.
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In 2017, Ben Crystal gave a TED talk, "Original Practice - Shakespeare's Craft".