Definitions for cheek by jowl
cheek by jowl

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1. cheek by jowladverb

   in close proximity

   "the houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl"

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1. cheek by jowladverb

   In close proximity; crammed uncomfortably close together.

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1. Cheek by Jowl

   Cheek by Jowl is an international theatre company founded in the United Kingdom by director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod in 1981. Donnellan and Ormerod are Cheek by Jowl's artistic directors and together direct and design all of Cheek by Jowl's productions. The company's recent productions include an Italian-language version of Thomas Middleton's The Revenger's Tragedy, Russian-language productions of William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Francis Beaumont's The Knight of the Burning Pestle, an English-language production of The Winter's Tale and a French-language production of Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Cheek by Jowl is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation and an Associate Company of the Barbican Centre, London.The company has performed in the UK since 1981 and internationally since 1984, when its productions of Vanity Fair and Pericles were invited to the Almagro, Valladolid, and Jerusalem festivals. Between 1985 and 1993, Cheek by Jowl performed 13 productions at the Donmar Warehouse. This marked the company's West End debut, which led Cheek by Jowl to receive 4 Laurence Olivier awards out of 10 nominations. As of 2017, Cheek by Jowl has performed in over 400 cities in over 40 countries, including Peter Brook's Bouffes du Nord in Paris, the Chekhov International Festival in Moscow and New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music. The core of Cheek by Jowl's work has always been Shakespeare; by the time of their production of The Winter's Tale in 2015, Cheek by Jowl had produced thirteen of Shakespeare's plays. The company has also consistently produced other classical works of European drama, both in translation and in their original language. Cheek by Jowl have given the British premiere of 10 works of European classics, including Le Cid, by Jean Racine and Andromaque, by Pierre Corneille. In 1989, Cheek by Jowl also produced Donnellan's own play Lady Betty, which was based on the true story of a hangwoman in the West of Ireland around the time of the French Revolution.Cheek by Jowl is notable for producing work in English, French and Russian.

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1. cheek by jowl

   "Cheek by jowl" is an idiom meaning in close proximity, side by side, or closely packed together. It implies a very close, intimate position or relationship.

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1. Cheek by Jowl

   Cheek By Jowl is a theatre company founded by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod in 1981. The company has performed across the world and, with their 1986 production of Twelfth Night, were the first to bring a Shakespearean play to The Swan. An international theatre company working in English, French and Russian, Cheek by Jowl has toured to over 200 cities in 40 countries, including Peter Brook's Bouffes du Nord in Paris, the Chekhov International Festival and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Cheek by Jowl is an Associate Company of the Barbican Centre, London.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cheek by jowl in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cheek by jowl in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek_by_Jowl
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5. ^ Wikidata
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