From theater of children to theater for children: The development of children's theater in Israel.
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Title
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From theater of children to theater for children: The development of children's theater in Israel.
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Identifier
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AAI9009710
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identifier
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9009710
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Creator
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Amitai, Raziel.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Vera M. Roberts
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Date
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1989
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Theater
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Abstract
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This dissertation is an initial attempt to describe and portray the development of theater of children and for children in Palestine and Israel. This theater grew as did the Jewish community in the country, and its growth centered on people who were and still are considered "Theater nuts".;Theater for children and youth in Israel developed in a chain-reaction pattern. One theater was the outgrowth of another, of a response to the other's activity. The first two links in the chain were the amateur theater in the schools, followed by the Kindergarten Teachers' Association Children's Theater. The latter was a step in the direction of professionalism, and it gave birth to Danya Levine's Urim and Menahem Golan's Tilon. Tilon also marks the start of a professional-commercial approach with large-scale aspirations, and the hoopla that accompanies public relations.;In short, Menahem Golan symbolized the commercial trend, which considered box-office success first and educational value second, if at all. After the professional-commercial approach was accepted as legitimate, additional theater came into being: Eliezernsky's Bamateinu, youth groups under the auspices of Habimah and Ha-ohel, Orna Porat's Cameri Children's Theater, and, after that, the National Theater for Children and Youth under the Ministry of Education and Culture, also spawned by Orna Porat.;Activity in children's theater in Palestine/Israel was quite lively and diverse. First, amateur theaters operated all over the country, in almost every school framework. Alongside them were professional theaters on one hand commercial theaters on the other. For the amateur theaters in their traditional form, educational and national concerns were of paramount importance. The professional theaters considered these of secondary significance, and the commercial ones deemphasized them still further. As the nature of the theaters changed over the years, their repertoire also developed and diversified. Having started with plays based on Bible stories, folk heroes, etc., they branched into the classics, and often called on the cultural treasures of different peoples. These were plays that explored exalted values such as love of humankind, love of nature, etc. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.).
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
