Seminars and Workshops on Theatre by Department’s prominent academics (faculty/associates)

The Department of Theatre Studies of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Short Profile)

The Department of Theatre Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, established in 1971 by Arie Sachs, an Israeli poet, scholar and director, is one of the oldest theatre departments in Israel. It is part of the University’s School of Arts. The department faculty specializes in a broad range of research fields and national cultures with an emphasis on Jewish and Israeli theatre, multiculturalism, and performance art. Its many artistic activities and symposia are open to the Jerusalem public and draw scholars from around the world.

The study of classical Greek theatre is an intrinsic part of the Theatre Studies department’s curriculum. Our BA program includes two mandatory courses on the subject (history and play analysis). The laboratory class Play & Performance Analysis: Greece and Rome, developed by the department’s young teachers, combines academic discussions of the text with staging of selected scenes in the classroom,  and later presented at our annual Theatre Festival, Tutti-Frutti. Many of our optional courses include themes and figures drawn from ancient tragedy and mythology, such as Dr. Malkin’s course Sacrificial Victims from Antigone to Hair. A core course on Jewish Theatre, Jewish Ritual as Performance, developed by Dr. Yair Lipshitz, employs Greek tragedy as a central paradigm for thinking about the relations between ritual and theatre. More specifically, the notion of corrupted or subverted ritual, prevalent in many classical tragedies, is explored in order to illuminate the multiple ways ritual can sustain and charge dramatic performance in the Jewish context as well. These courses are part of the University-wide Art Program offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

The Department’s proposal for this program reflects the range and diversity of its faculty interests.

With the support of the Embassy of Israel in Athens

REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS

Eligible to apply to the Seminars and Workshops are Drama School graduates and students, as well as Theatre, Classical and Pedagogy Studies’ graduates and students. Priority will be given to Schools and Universities authorized by the state. Since the seminar and workshops will be instructed in English, the applicants should be absolutely fluent in English.

The following certificates:

1.    CURRICULUM VITAE
2.    UNIVERSITY DEGREE or STUDIES CERTIFICATE
3.    CERTIFICATE in English (optionally)
4.    REFERENCE LETTERS (optionally)

may be submitted electronically at: adrama@mcf.gr

Application’s submission deadline for the seminars and the workshops: Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Information: www.mcf.gr, +30 2103418572, daily 11:00 – 15:00

The seminars are suited for up to 80 participants (those selected to participate in the workshops are already counted in this number)

The workshops are suited for up to 30 participants.*

Those selected to attend the seminar and the workshops will be informed via e-mail or by phone about how they will receive the kit with the participation rules, the preparation material and the schedule, while the final list of the participants will be posted at the M. Cacoyannis Foundations’ website: www.mcf.gr on August 2nd, 2014.

*it is noted that those selected to attend the workshops will automatically be selected to attend the seminars, while they will also be able to attend rehearsals of the performance.

^{Michael Cacoyannis Foundation
206 Piraeus street, Tavros, Athens 177-78, tel. +30 210.3418 550, fax +30 210.3418 570// Email address:  info@mcf.gr – Webpage:  www.mcf.gr}