The Arab in Israeli Drama and Theatre

List of contents

Introduction to the Series List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction I. History 1. The Genesis of The Arab Question, 1911-1948 2. The Emergence of the Arab Image in Israeli Theatre, 1948-1982 3. Proximity and Fear, 1982-1994 II. Aspects Introductory Note 4. The Love Story as a Metaphor 5. Hawajah Bialik: the Double Culture of the Israeli Arab 6. From Competition to Exploitation 7. The Land Dispute 8. The Holocaust and The Arab Question 9. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

Dan Urian, Naomi Paz

Summary

What is Israeli theatre? Is it only a Hebrew theatre staged in Israel? Are performances by Arab Israelis working in an Arabic theatre framework not part of the repertoire of Israeli theatre? Do they perhaps belong to the Palestinian theatre? What are the "borders" of Palestinian theatre? Are not theatrical works created in East Jerusalem by Arab Israeli playwrights and actors, and staged on occasion before Jewish Israeli audiences, part of a dialogue between Palestinian and Israeli cultures? Does "theatre" only include works staged under that title?
These and other similarly absorbing questions arise in Dan Urian's wide-ranging and detailed study of the image of the Arab in Israeli drama and theatre. By the use of extensive examples to show how theatre, politics and personal perceptions intertwine, the author presents us with a model which can be used as a basis for the further discussion and study of similar social and artistic phenomena in other cultures in relation to their theatre and drama.

Product details

• Authors: Dan Urian, Urian Dan
• Assisted by: Naomi Paz (Translation), Paz Naomi (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.1998
• EAN: 9789057021312
• ISBN: 978-90-5702-131-2
• No. of pages: 200
• Weight: 370 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Israel, Ethnic Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity