Gesher: Russian Theatre in Israel : a Study of Cultural ColonizationGesher Theatre opened in 1990 as a marginal immigrant troupe in Tel Aviv, and soon became one of the most popular innovative theatres in Israel. It has now achieved international acclaim. However, because its bilingual performances and multicultural cast challenge cornerstones of Zionism, the mainstream Israeli media constantly debate Gesher’s position. Gesher: Russian Theatre in Israel – A Study of Cultural Colonization discusses Gesher’s history and analyzes its controversial media reception. What emerges is an extension of postcolonial theory to new cultural contexts, leading to a groundbreaking model of interethnic relations. This book will be of value to scholars of cultural studies and immigration, as well as to anyone interested in contemporary Israeli culture. |
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The play's narrative moves in leaps from the reality of the circus, to entertainment
in a death camp, to the hospital ward. The associative non-linear plot and surreal
imagery blurs borders between reality and nightmare, between God and an SS ...
The play's narrative moves in leaps from the reality of the circus, to entertainment
in a death camp, to the hospital ward. The associative non-linear plot and surreal
imagery blurs borders between reality and nightmare, between God and an SS ...
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Both audio and visual effects are kitsch that "cross the borders of good taste, or
function as effects for the sake of effects." In her conclusion, Avigal uses the same
reprimanding tone of a school principal that Handelsaltz favors: "It's worth it for ...
Both audio and visual effects are kitsch that "cross the borders of good taste, or
function as effects for the sake of effects." In her conclusion, Avigal uses the same
reprimanding tone of a school principal that Handelsaltz favors: "It's worth it for ...
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Contents
Politics of Immigration in Israel | 5 |
RETHINKING COLONIZATION | 11 |
Internal Colonization | 17 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Gesher: Russian Theatre in Israel : a Study of Cultural Colonization Volume 77 of Studies on themes and motifs in literature, ISSN 1056-3970 |
| Author | Olga Gershenson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | P. Lang, 2005 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0820476153, 9780820476155 |
| Length | 214 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / Russian & Former Soviet Union Performing Arts / Theater / General |
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