Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Naphtaly Shem-Tov is a senior lecturer at The Open University of Israel, Department of Literature, Language and the Arts. Her research interest is in the social aspects of Israeli theatre and applied theatre. Her book Improvisational Teaching, Tel-Aviv: MOFET (in Hebrew) deals with improvisation as pedagogical tool and mode of knowing.
The significance of the Acco Festival as a hub of artistic and social provocations can hardly be overestimated. Naphtaly Shem-Tov’s book offers an overview of three decades of avant-garde performances, including their controversial themes and innovative settings. Politics is the analytical key to the repertoire as well as to the organization of the festival. In addition, the role of Acco as the host community is carefully investigated. Altogether, an exemplary way of presenting this influential theatre festival.”
- Willmar Sauter, Professor of Theatre Studies, Stockholm University,
“This book is the first comprehensive inquiry into “marginal” theater in Israel, whose dimensions—in terms of number of productions—have long equaled that of “mainstream” theater. The exploration of the Festival repertoire focuses on several topics: Jews and Arabs, the Holocaust, and women. The work is interesting, clear, innovative, and well-documented. The chapter on the organization of the Festival is fascinating and unique and is only the second study of Israeli theatrical organizations since the study of Emanuel Levi on Habima in 1981! While this work “dialogues” with “Festival” research and the related field of the sociology of theater, it never gets lost in the fog of jargon; Shem-Tov clearly shows the artistic and social story of a central institution in Israeli culture.”
- Dan Urian, Professor of Theater Arts, Tel Aviv University,
Introduction
Chapter One: Artistic Direction and the Political: Exception Takes the Stage?
Chapter Two: Performance Repertoire: Representations of Social Conflicts
Chapter Three: Organization, Budget, and Infrastructure: Between Center and Periphery
Chapter Four: Festival Reception: Judgment, Criticism, and Audience
Chapter Five: Host Community: Policy and Resistance
References
The significance of the Acco Festival as a hub of artistic and social provocations can hardly be overestimated. Naphtaly Shem-Tov’s book offers an overview of three decades of avant-garde performances, including their controversial themes and innovative settings. Politics is the analytical key to the repertoire as well as to the organization of the festival. In addition, the role of Acco as the host community is carefully investigated. Altogether, an exemplary way of presenting this influential theatre festival.”
- Willmar Sauter, Professor of Theatre Studies, Stockholm University,
“This book is the first comprehensive inquiry into “marginal” theater in Israel, whose dimensions—in terms of number of productions—have long equaled that of “mainstream” theater. The exploration of the Festival repertoire focuses on several topics: Jews and Arabs, the Holocaust, and women. The work is interesting, clear, innovative, and well-documented. The chapter on the organization of the Festival is fascinating and unique and is only the second study of Israeli theatrical organizations since the study of Emanuel Levi on Habima in 1981! While this work “dialogues” with “Festival” research and the related field of the sociology of theater, it never gets lost in the fog of jargon; Shem-Tov clearly shows the artistic and social story of a central institution in Israeli culture.”
- Dan Urian, Professor of Theater Arts, Tel Aviv University,
Introduction
Chapter One: Artistic Direction and the Political: Exception Takes the Stage?
Chapter Two: Performance Repertoire: Representations of Social Conflicts
Chapter Three: Organization, Budget, and Infrastructure: Between Center and Periphery
Chapter Four: Festival Reception: Judgment, Criticism, and Audience
Chapter Five: Host Community: Policy and Resistance
References