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From symbolic resistance to social activism and back

Bibliographic Data

ID15080985
AuthorsShulamith Lev-Aladgem (Tel Aviv University), Shulamith Lev‐Aladgem (Tel Aviv University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume22
Issue2
Pages202-215
Publication date2017-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch in Drama Education The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1356-9783 • E-ISSN: 1470-112X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13569783.2017.1286976
OpenAlexW2587207377
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

This article presents a singular historical moment in which the ethnic counter-theatre of the 1970s in Jerusalem, which had emerged out of the Hapanterim Hashchorim (Black Panthers) social movement, generated another social movement. This offers a particular example of a grassroots theatre that directly affected and intervened in the complex social reality in Israel at that time. Moreover, this theatre planned and implemented a unique form of activism based on the combination of on-stage and off-stage non-violent actions. The discussion of this historical-theatrical event presents an alternative socio-aesthetic intervention in conflict-affected situations and places, as well as contributing to the discourse on the multi-faceted relationship between theatre, society, and the community in general, and on the transformative power of theatre in particular

Aesthetics · Art · Grassroots · Media studies · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Social movement · Sociology · Transformative learning · Gender Studies · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Public Spaces through Art · Theatre and Performance Studies

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