The Taste of Bread My Theatrical Experiences in Lebanon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14998985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raif Karam (Raif Karam is a theatre director who has devoted his creative life to bringing experimental performance to Lebanon. He has studied abroad and, in 2001, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts/NYU. He will stage Taziyeh-a traditional Iranian performance depicting the martyrdom of Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's nephew-in Beirut in February 2004., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 128-143 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TDR/The Drama Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1054-2043 • E-ISSN: 1531-4715 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/105420403322764070 |
| OpenAlex | W2152753266 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Conditions in Lebanon, material and psychological, during the long years of war from 1975 to 1990 devastated the culture. Karam's very personal story is one man's attempt to make an experimental theatre in Lebanon. His work was interrupted, and the experiment—adapting traditional performance for an epoch permeated by modern technology—never had the chance to prosper or to spread beyond a few limited circles
Aesthetics · Art · Epoch (astronomy · Taste · Visual arts · Computer Science · History · Middle East Politics and Society · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2024 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |