Performing history : theatrical representations of the past in contemporary theatre / Freddie Rokem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rokem, Freddie, 1945-

Series:

Studies in theatre history and culture.

Studies in theatre history & culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Historical drama.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.

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

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-236) and index.

ISBN:

9781587293368

1587293366

OCLC:

50175199