To Be an Actress

Informationen zum Autor By Nava Shean - Translated by Michelle Fram Cohen Klappentext In To Be an Actress, Nava Shean tells about her life on the stage: from children's theater in Prague to traveling theater in the Czech countryside, to performances of prisoners in Terezin concentration camp, to Israel's national theater, Munich State theater, and her one-woman shows. The common theme that runs through the memoir is Ms. Shean's passion for the theater and her dedication to acting despite excruciating circumstances. The memoir provides first-hand account of life in Terezin concentration camp and the incredible artistic activity under the shadow of the transports to the death camps. It also portrays the author's reconnection with her Jewish heritage against the background of her family's assimilation. Upon her arrival in Israel in 1948, Ms. Shean took part in the development of the Israeli theater, an alliance that continued into the 1980s and culminated in her one-woman show Requiem in Terezin. Zusammenfassung This book traces Nava Shean's life on the stage! providing a first-hand account of life in Terezin concentration camp and the incredible artistic activity under the shadow of the transports to the death camps. It also portrays the author's reconnection with her Jewish heritage. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 "The Historical Context of To Be An Actress Chapter 2 "Nava's Two Names" Chapter 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 1. Youth Chapter 5 2. Terezin Chapter 6 3. Back in Prague Chapter 7 4. New Life Chapter 8 5. Hubert Chapter 9 Notes

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nava Shean, Nava/ Cohen Shean, Shean Nava
• Con la collaborazione di: Michelle Fram Cohen (Traduzione), Cohen Michelle Fram (Traduzione)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.05.2010
• EAN: 9780761850274
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5027-4
• Pagine: 196
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, General & world history, The Holocaust, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women & girls, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust