Дисертації з теми "Judaism and theater"

In this study, I worked with an ensemble of teenagers from Ayts Chayim Messianic Synagogue in Boca Raton, Florida to develop an original Purim play to be presented for the congregation and the public. I specifically explored "What is theatre's role as a worship tool in a Messianic Jewish Synagogue?" My ultimate goal in this process was to honor God through the creative arts, and I used the process of creating the play to discover the specific ways that theatre can be used as a worship tool, from script development to theatrical presentation. I hypothesized that theatre could be used as a worship tool if both the attitude of the artists is one of worship and the artists strive for excellence because it is ultimately for God. I furthermore hypothesized that worshipping throughout the process by way of the group's teamwork, attitude, and quality of work would be an integral part of producing a successful product. I sought to discover specifically what theatre as a worship tool looks like in the context of a Messianic Synagogue and what practices I glean from models of Christian drama ministries and what practices emerge from my process that are unique to Messianic theatre when used as a worship tool. How can I infuse my spiritual foundation with my artistic training? The majority of this project focused on the process of creating the play, from writing the script to dress rehearsals. The ensemble met weekly to explore the themes of the biblical story of Esther, brainstormed ideas for our adaptation, developed a script, and executed production aspects such as acting and design elements. Simultaneously, I kept a rehearsal journal with reflections on each lesson and the process as a whole. I completed research on contemporary theories and practices of Christian theatre artists in order to compare and contrast different approaches to faith-based theatre; these approaches are described in this thesis and conclusions are made as to how this research can be applied to my study. At the end of the presentation, I conducted interviews with members of the ensemble and the leaders of the congregation to receive feedback about the process, final presentation, and their perception of how theatre may be used as a worship tool. In this thesis, I write about the experience as a whole, evaluating our ability to use theatre as a worship tool for this specific presentation. I then process the implications this project has for future Messianic Jewish theatre, as well as the project's impact on my growth as a theatre artist. My final conclusions based on this experience are that theatre's role as a worship tool is to create an atmosphere where people are comfortable worshipping. Furthermore, the process of creating the play helped the youth and I discover how to be effective "ministers" and artists that create an atmosphere of worship. Based on my research, I posit that theatre can play many "roles" in the context of a Messianic synagogue: a bypass, sandpaper, or light, to name a few. Finally, artists and places of worship have something to contribute to one another, but both parties must move forward with the understanding that the Scripture provides a theological framework from which to base artistic choices and that artists need to develop their own specific approach to theatre while suiting the mission, vision, and values of the host congregation.
M.F.A.
Department of Theatre
Arts and Humanities
Theatre MFA

This is the first study of the avant-garde Yiddish art theater movement, which flourished across five continents during the interwar period. From Warsaw to San Francisco, Buenos Aires to Winnipeg, Mexico City to Paris, and Johannesburg to Melbourne, the Yiddish art theaters were acclaimed by critics and popular with Jewish and non-Jewish spectators alike. These theaters had a significant impact on renowned theater practitioners around the world, who credited the Yiddish art theaters with inspiring their own artistic practice. In tracing how a small group of Yiddish theater artists developed a modernist theater movement with a global impact, my project provides a key and heretofore missing chapter in the history of the modern stage. I argue that the spirit of innovation that characterized the activities of the Yiddish art theaters and enabled them to become so influential was a direct product of the transnational nature of their movement. Operating in a Jewish cultural context unbounded by national borders, the success of these companies was propelled by a steady exchange of actors, directors, scenic designers, and critics across the world. Buoyed by a global audience base and unconfined by the geographical-linguistic borders that limited the national theaters of their neighbors, Yiddish theater artists were uniquely able to develop a fully transnational modernist theater practice. The global reach of the Yiddish art theaters is best exemplified by the Vilna Troupe (1915-1935), the catalyst for this movement and the primary focus of my study. The Vilna Troupe was the epicenter of the international Yiddish art theater movement throughout the interwar period. I demonstrate how the Troupe remained itinerant throughout its history, enabling it to reach an ever-larger global audience and inspiring dozens of other Jewish actors to create Yiddish art theaters of their own. Where previous generations of Yiddish actors had been subject to the double disapproval of Jewish and non-Jewish intellectuals alike, the Vilna Troupe legitimized the Yiddish art theater movement as a key contributor to the global theatrical avant-garde.
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

The following report is on the point of view, conceptualization, and evolution in its final execution of the lighting design by Elisheva S. Siegel for California State University, Long Beach Theatre Department?s 2015 University Player?s production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis. It is submitted in partial fulfillment for completion of the Master of Fine Arts degree in Lighting Design. I believe that the core of this story is about challenging what we know is to be true. Furthermore, to physicalize the break down of these philosophical walls throughout the court proceedings against Judas Iscariot, a grid of severe lighting angles was employed. This grid evolved from extreme isolation to a blur as these black and white lines of moral principles becomes grey. Other visual metaphors include personifying Judas? despair, a contrasting atmosphere for the Past, and propelling into another dimension during Pilate?s testimony.

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Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior
This dissertation has its main goal on signing the modern Comic Books` narrative development aspects. It goes from its relationship with performing arts, specifically with the Yiddish (Jewish theatre). The research was done from the Will Eisner?s work analysis. He is a cartoonist and has a wide and influent in his area. Moreover he clearly reflects the similarities between Comic Books and Theatre. In this study was adopted the qualitative methodology on historic-comparative procedure through bibliography. The study indicates that, although their media and distinct principles, the Comic Books and Yiddish Theatre have close influence relationship considering their narrative solutions
Esta disserta??o tem como principal objetivo a sinaliza??o de aspectos do desenvolvimento narrativo das hist?rias em quadrinhos modernas (HQs) a partir das suas rela??es com as artes c?nicas, mais especificamente com o teatro i?diche (teatro judaico). A pesquisa foi feita partindo da an?lise da obra do quadrinhista Will Eisner, autor que possui um trabalho amplo e influente na sua ?rea de atua??o. Al?m disso, o autor tamb?m reflete claramente nas suas obras as tang?ncias de aspectos narrativos existentes entre HQs e teatro. A metodologia adotada para este estudo foi qualitativa, com m?todo de procedimento hist?rico comparativo, atrav?s de refer?ncias informacionais. O estudo indica que, apesar de serem formas midi?ticas a princ?pio distintas, as HQs t?m com o teatro i?diche uma estreita rela??o de influ?ncias, no que tange as suas solu??es narrativas

Orientador: Orna Messer Levin
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem
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Resumo: Este estudo reconstitui as condições em que foram representadas as peças de Martins Pena (1815-1848) no Teatro de São Pedro de Alcântara, entre os anos de 1838 e 1855, a partir de informações recolhidas nos anúncios de espetáculos, crônicas teatrais e cartas de espectadores publicadas pela imprensa fluminense oitocentista. A contextualização dos espetáculos - levantamento de dados acerca da mise en scène, do repertório, dos programas e artistas atuantes - iluminou assuntos e propôs respostas possíveis a questionamentos sobre a produção dramática de Martins Pena, tais como as motivações para a composição de suas comédias e as condições em que estas foram recebidas pela crítica e público. Martins Pena escreveu um total de 22 peças cômicas; destas, 18 estrearam entre outubro de 1838 e dezembro de 1846 no São Pedro de Alcântara, em sua grande maioria nos programas de espetáculos beneficentes em favor de atores, dentre os quais Estela Sezefreda (1810-1874), esposa de João Caetano (1808-1863), e os portugueses Manoel Soares (?-1859) e Ludovina Soares (1802-1868). O Judas em Sábado de Aleluia, Os Irmãos das Almas e O Noviço foram as suas comédias mais encenadas durante as décadas de 1840 e 1850. Essas peças, tecidas por recursos farsescos, dialogam com a estética do melodrama francês, adaptam discussões trazidas pelos periódicos do Rio de Janeiro e satirizam as ordens religiosas, a polícia, as leis civis e criminais do Império. A reconstrução do contexto de criação das obras de Martins Pena nos permite concluir que o comediógrafo foi influente na constituição dos benefícios teatrais oferecidos pelos artistas do São Pedro de Alcântara, espectador dos programas desse teatro, leitor e censor de seu repertório, e um autor que, além da busca de divertimento, tinha uma mensagem social para transmitir à platéia
Abstract: This study reconstitute the conditions in which Martins Pena (1815-1848) plays were represented at the São Pedro de Alcântara Theater, during the years 1838 to 1855, using information gathered from spectacles' announcements, theatrical chronicles and letters from spectators published in the fluminense press of the eighteenth century. The contextualization of the exhibitions - data acquisition about the mise en scène, the repertory, the programs and the acting artists - illuminated issues and proposed possible answers to questions about the Martins Pena's dramatic production, such as the motivations to compose his comedies and how was the public and critic reception. Martins Pena wrote 22 comic plays; 18 of these were first time staged between October of 1838 and December of 1846 at the São Pedro de Alcântara Theater, mostly during the programs of the spectacles in benefit of actors, as Estela Sezefreda (1810-1874), wife of João Caetano (1808-1863) and the portuguese Manoel Soares (?-1859) and Ludovina Soares (1802- 1868). O Judas em Sábado de Aleluia, Os Irmãos das Almas and O Noviço were his most staged comedies during the decades of 1840 and 1850. These plays, woven with farcical means, dialogue with the french melodramas' esthetic, adapt discussions present in the Rio de Janeiro daily journals and satirize the religious orders, the police, the civil and criminal laws of the Empire. The reconstruction of the Martins Pena's creation context allowed us to conclude that the comediograph had influence on the organization of theatrical programs in benefit of actors at São Pedro de Alcântara Theater, were spectator of these programs, reader and censor of their repertory, and an author who searched not only to give entertainment to the audience, but also to transmit a social message
Mestrado
Historia e Historiografia Literaria
Mestra em Teoria e História Literária

This Masters by Research project involves two ways of meeting that explore, in complimentary ways, the question of belonging. It comprises this exegesis and a performance at a spot near where I’ve lived for 15 years, on the banks of the Merri Creek in Melbourne. This spot is where John Batman probably met with Wurundjeri elders on June 6th 1835, with the aim of negotiating a treaty for the buying of 500,000 acres of their land. When I walk along the Merri Creek I feel that it is in some way ‘mine’, but know that this is only the case because the original inhabitants were violently prevented from maintaining their traditional lives here. For contemporary Aboriginal people, Australia can be felt as ‘theirs’ and ‘not theirs’; and many immigrant Australians who now ‘belong’ here were, either themselves or their ancestors, violently moved off their own homelands. It could be argued that Australians’ relationship to the land is paradoxical. I am interested in what theatre, specifically site-­‐specific theatre, can do to address the issue of belonging. Neil Leach describes belonging as inherently performative.1 Assuming that the personal, social, historical and spatial are inseparable and interdependent, I have chosen a site that is particularly evocative of my (and hopefully other Australians too), exploration of connection to this country.