Author: GOODMAN, SUSAN TUMARKIN (ED)
Title: Chagall and the artists of the Russian Jewish theater / edited by Susan Tumarkin Goodman; essays by Zvi Gitelman ... [et al.]
Description: New York New Haven; London: Jewish Museum. under the auspices of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America; Yale University Press 2008. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xiii. 226 p.: ill. (some col.); 30 cm. Notes; Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Jewish Museum. N.Y. Nov. 9. 2008-Mar. 22. 2009 and at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. San Francisco. Apr. 19-Sept. 7. 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-218) and index. Contents; Soviet Jewish theater in a world of moral compromise / Susan Tumarkin Goodman -- The political context of Jewish theater and culture in the Soviet Union / Zvi Gitelman -- Habima and 'Biblical theater' / Vladislav Ivanov -- Yiddish constructivism : the art of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater / Jeffrey Veidlinger -- Art and theater / Benjamin Harshav -- Habima and Goset: an illustrated chronicle. Summary; Shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution. Soviet Jewish theaters became catalysts for modernist experimentation. Working with avant-garde playwrights. actors. and producers in a new political environment. artists such as Marc Chagall. Natan Altman. Robert Falk. and Aleksandr Tyshler combined Russian folk art with elements of Cubo-Futurism and Constructivism into a bold new style. This collaboration gave rise to extraordinary productions with highly original stage designs that redefined the concept of theater itself. From the Jewish mythical and folkloric plays produced at Habima to the daring. expressionistic Yiddish dramas presented at the Moscow State Yiddish Theater (GOSET). this beautifully illustrated book chronicles the flourishing of Soviet Jewish theater in the 1920s and 1930s. Spanning such topics as Jewish culture and history in the Soviet Union. the volume includes stunning reproductions of Chagall's celebrated theater murals; fascinating archival materials such as posters. prints. and playbills; designs for costumes and sets; and many other breathtaking works. Subjects; Chagall. Marc 1887-1985 - Exhibitions. Jewish theater - Soviet Union - History - Exhibitions. Theater. Yiddish - Soviet Union - History - Exhibitions. Theaters - Stage-setting and scenery - Soviet Union - History - Exhibitions. Scene painting - Soviet Union - Exhibitions. Theater. Yiddish - Russia (Federation) - Moscow - Exhibitions. Theatre. Russian - 20th century. Technical & background skills; Jewish studies. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -. Former Soviet Union. USSR (Europe). Inter-war period. 1918-1939. ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945). ART / European. PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism. Weight in Kg appr.:

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