"Dybbuks, Golems, and Messiahs: Alternative Bodies in the Beginning of Hebrew Theatre"

Name: "Dybbuks, Golems, and Messiahs: Alternative Bodies in the Beginning of Hebrew Theatre"
Start: 2018-01-23T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2018-01-23T18:30:00-06:00
Location: Kresge Hall, room 1515

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CT

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Yair Lipshitz
Department of Theatre Arts, Tel Aviv University

Yair Lipshitz is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts at Tel Aviv University. He explores the various intersections between theatre, performance and Jewish religious traditions. He is the author of two books in Hebrew: The Holy Tongue, Comedy's Version: Intertextual Dramas on the Stage of 'A Comedy of Betrothal' (2010) and Embodied Tradition: Theatrical Performances of Jewish Texts (2016).

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