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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819827803321

Autore

Rokem Freddie

Titolo

Performing History [[electronic resource] ] : Theatrical Representations of the Past in Contemporary Theatre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2002

ISBN

1-58729-336-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Studies Theatre Hist & Culture

Disciplina

792.9

809.2/9358

Soggetti

France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Literature and the revolution

Historical drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature

Historical drama - History and criticism - 20th century

Drama

Music, Dance, Drama & Film

France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Literature and the revolution

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.