Gesher : Russian Theatre in Israel: A Study

Olga Gershenson is Assistant Professor of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

List of Figures

ix

List of Tables

xi

Acknowledgments

xiii

CHAPTER ONE: GESHER THEATRE AND THE MAKING OF ISRAELI CULTURE

1

(10)

What's Wrong with This Picture?

1

(4)

The Social Context: Politics of Immigration in Israel

5

(3)

The Cultural Context: Theatre Production and Reception in Israel

8

(3)

CHAPTER TWO: RETHINKING COLONIZATION AND IMMIGRATION

11

(10)

Mutual Colonization

13

(4)

Internal Colonization

17

(1)

Mutual and Internal Colonization

18

(3)

CHAPTER THREE: IN THE FIELD AND IN THE ARCHIVE

21

(4)

In the Field

21

(1)

In the Archive

22

(3)

CHAPTER FOUR: THE FIRST STEPS

25

(38)

Setting up a Stage

26

(9)

Behind the Scenes

35

(3)

The First Production: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

38

(9)

The Jewish Play: Dreyfus File

47

(4)

From Russian to Hebrew: Molière

51

(12)

CHAPTER FIVE: ON THE ROAD TO FAME

63

(36)

The First Triumph: The Idiot

63

(9)

Stardom in Immigration

72

(3)

Mimicry Turns into Menace: Adam Resurrected

75

(14)

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Again

89

(4)

The Mockery in Mimicry: The Lower Depths

93

(6)

CHAPTER SIX: THE FIRST PITFALL

99

(10)

The Crisis at Gesher

99

(2)

The Marketing Breakthrough: Tartuffe

101

(8)

CHAPTER SEVEN: THE PEAK OF FAME: FROM VILLAGE TO CITY

109

(18)

A Perfect Israeliana: Village

109

(8)

From Russia with Love Redux: City (Odessa Stories)

117

(10)

CHAPTER EIGHT: INTO THE VALLEY

127

(22)

Accented Stars

127

(4)

The Mutual Disappointment: Three Sisters

131

(7)

A New Generation on Stage: Don Juan

138

(11)

CHAPTER NINE: ALL THE WAY DOWN

149

(14)

The Critical Demolition: Eating

149

(10)

Yevgeny Arye vs. Critics

159

(4)

CHAPTER TEN: THE END OF THE OLD ROAD, THE START OF THE NEW

163

(14)

The Season of Love and Death: River and Love and Intrigue

163

(10)

Postscript: Gesher after 2000

173

(4)

CHAPTER ELEVEN: RETRACING THE JOURNEY

177

(6)

Appendix

183

(12)

Glossary

195

(2)

Bibliography

197

(12)

Index

209

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Gesher : Russian Theatre in Israel: A Study of Cultural Colonization

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials