Performing history : theatrical representations of the past in contemporary theatre
In his examination of the ways in which theatre participates in the ongoing representations of and debates about the past, Freddie Rokem concentrates on the ways in which theatre after World War II has presented different aspects of the French Revolution and the Holocaust, showing us that by "performing history" actors bring the historical past and the theatrical present together
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) : illustrations
9781587293368, 1587293366
50175199
Preface; Introduction The Notions of "Performing History"; Refractions of the Shoah on Israeli Stages Theatre and Survival; The Theatrical Modes of Israeli Shoah Performances; Yehoshua Sobol, "Ghetto"; Dudu Ma'ayan, "Arbeit macht frei vom Toitland Europa"; Hanoch Levin, "The Boy Dreams"; Three European Productions about the French Revolution; Peter Brook, "Marat/Sade"; Ariane Mnouchkine, "1789"; Ingmar Bergman, "Madame de Sade"; Three American Productions of "Danton's Death"; Büchner's Play and Its Beholders; The Production Qualities; The Individualized Crowd; The Execution. Theatrical EnergiesTextual Energies; From Textual to Performative Energies; Performance Energies; The Eavesdropper and the Survivor-Witness; Metaphysical Energies; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
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