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In what ways does political trauma influence the art arising from it? Is there an aesthetic of war and exile in theatrical works that emerge from such experiences? Are there cultural markers defining such works from areas like Eastern Europe and Israel? This book considers these questions in an examination of plays, performances and theater artists that speak from a place of political violence and displacement.
The author's critical inquiry covers a variety of theatrical experimentations, including Brechtian distancing, black humor, pastiche, surreal and hyper-real imagery, reversed chronologies and disrupted narratives. Drawing on postmodern theories and performance studies as well as interviews and personal statements from the artists discussed, this study explores the transformative power of the theater arts and their function as catalysts for social change, healing and remembrance.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Maya E. Roth
Preface
Introduction: Defining an Aesthetic of War and Exile
One. Exile as Ontological Mutation: Theater and Performance about Post-Communist Regions
Aglaja Veteranyi: The Tragi-Comedy of Nomadism
Saviana Stanescu: Balkan Roots, Western Wings
Pavel Zuštiak: All Movement, No Words
Exile Is My Home: Personal Testimonies on Creativity and Exile
Radmila Adamová: Eastern Europe Meets Indochina
Dorota Maslowska: Nomadism on Drugs
Two. Theater of War and Genocide, and Theater Dystopias
Matei Vişniec: Consciousness Raising Through Theater
Biljana Srbljanović: Postwar Dystopias
Milena Markovic: Grand Guignol Horror and Dystopia
Motti Lerner: Playwriting as Resistance to War
Between pages 162 and 163 are 8 color plates containing 12 photographs
Three. Performance as Memory Keeper and Promoter of Peace
Noa Baum: Storytelling as a Way of Understanding the "Other"
Marcy Arlin and the Immigrants Theater Project: Celebrating Diversity
DAH Theater Group: Performance as Promoter of Peace and Repository of Memory
Conclusion: Theater as Survival
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
