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This book conceptualizes Mizrahi (Middle Eastern Jewish) theatre,
unfolding its performances in the field of Israeli theatre with a
critical gaze. It covers the conceptualization and typology, not
along a chronological axis, but rather through seven theatrical
forms. The author suggests a defi nition of Mizrahi theatre that
has fl uid boundaries and it can encompass various possibilities
for self-representation onstage. Although Mizrahi theatre began to
develop in the 1970s, the years since the turn of the millennium
have seen an intense flowering of theatrical works by second- and
third-generation artists dealing with issues of identity and
narrative in a diverse array of forms. Mizrahi theatre is a
cultural locus of self-representation, generally created by Mizrahi
artists who deal with content, social experiences, cultural,
religious, and traditional foundations, and artistic languages
derived from the history and social reality of Mizrahi Jews in both
Israel and their Middle Eastern countries of origin. Critically
surveying Mizrahi theatre in Israel, the book is a key resource for
students and academics interested in theatre and performance
studies, and Jewish and Israeli studies.
This book conceptualizes Mizrahi (Middle Eastern Jewish) theatre,
unfolding its performances in the field of Israeli theatre with a
critical gaze. It covers the conceptualization and typology, not
along a chronological axis, but rather through seven theatrical
forms. The author suggests a defi nition of Mizrahi theatre that
has fl uid boundaries and it can encompass various possibilities
for self-representation onstage. Although Mizrahi theatre began to
develop in the 1970s, the years since the turn of the millennium
have seen an intense flowering of theatrical works by second- and
third-generation artists dealing with issues of identity and
narrative in a diverse array of forms. Mizrahi theatre is a
cultural locus of self-representation, generally created by Mizrahi
artists who deal with content, social experiences, cultural,
religious, and traditional foundations, and artistic languages
derived from the history and social reality of Mizrahi Jews in both
Israel and their Middle Eastern countries of origin. Critically
surveying Mizrahi theatre in Israel, the book is a key resource for
students and academics interested in theatre and performance
studies, and Jewish and Israeli studies.
This research follows the history of Akko Festival for Other
Israeli Theatre in the years 1980-2012 as a site of a celebration
as well as a confrontation. Thus Akko Festival is a borderland
bringing together established directors and producers from the
center of the field with young and alternative artists outside of
it, as well as bringing together the center's cultural hegemony and
Akko's residents periphery lower-class Jews and Arabs. The research
is based on approach of five aspects and their tight links and
interrelations to investigate the festival: 1) artistic direction;
2) performance repertoire; 3) organization, budget and
infrastructure; 4) reception; 5) host community.
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