Del i serien Israel: Society, Culture, and History

Acco Festival

Between Celebration and Confrontation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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This research follows the history ofthe Acco Festival for Other Israeli Theatre from 1980-2012, chronicling it as a site of celebration as well as confrontation. The Acco Festival is presented as a borderland that brings together established mainstream directors and actors, alternative artists from the fringes, and Acco’s Jewish and Arab residents. The book explores the festival’s artistic direction; repertoire; organization, budget, and infrastructure; reception; and the Acco host community.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-09-08
Mått155 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt534 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieIsrael: Society, Culture, and History
Antal sidor244
FörlagAcademic Studies Press
ISBN9781618115119

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Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Artistic Direction and the Political: Exception Takes the Stage? Chapter Two: Performance Repertoire: Representations of Social Conflicts Chapter Three: Organization, Budget, and Infrastructure: Between Center and Periphery Chapter Four: Festival Reception: Judgment, Criticism, and Audience Chapter Five: Host Community: Policy and Resistance References

The significance of the Acco Festival as a hub of artistic and social provocations can hardly be overestimated. Naphtaly Shem-Tov’s book offers an overview of three decades of avant-garde performances, including their controversial themes and innovative settings. Politics is the analytical key to the repertoire as well as to the organization of the festival. In addition, the role of Acco as the host community is carefully investigated. Altogether, an exemplary way of presenting this influential theatre festival.”