Performing History

Released on 2002-04-25 by Freddie Rokem
Performing History

Author: Freddie Rokem

Publisher: University of Iowa Press

ISBN: 9781587293368

Category: Literary Criticism

Page: 256

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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.

Performing History
Language: en
Pages: 256

Performing History

Authors: Freddie Rokem
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-04-25 - Publisher: University of Iowa Press

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”
Performing History
Language: en
Pages: 358

Performing History

Authors: Nancy November
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-25 - Publisher: Academic Studies PRess

The fifteen essays of Performing History glimpse the diverse ways music historians “do” history, and the diverse ways in which music histories matter. This book’s chapters are structured into six key areas: historically informed performance; ethnomusicological perspectives; particular musical works that “tell,” “enact,” or “perform” war histories; operatic works that
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Language: en
Pages: 230

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Authors: Ann E. Birney, Joyce M. Thierer
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-03-20 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Performing History: How to Research, Write, Act, and Coach Historical Performance addresses those areas that are of greatest challenge to novice historical performers. Historical performers must approach the process that is their work with a respect for both subject matter (the people who made the decisions that lead to what
Images Performing History
Language: en
Pages: 300

Images Performing History

Authors: Katarzyna Ruchel-Stockmans
Categories: Photography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-09-18 - Publisher: Leuven University Press

The operative role of the photographic media in making and remaking history History is increasingly made in images, not only because its records are largely photographic but also because our ideas about the past are formed in visual terms. This book offers a discussion of contemporary art practices which question
Israeli Theatre
Language: en
Pages: 224

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Authors: Naphtaly Shem-Tov
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-27 - Publisher: Routledge

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 definition of Mizrahi Theatre that has fluid boundaries and