Conference Presentations by Marcel Grissmer
In 2012, the German/Swiss theater collective NEUE DRINGLICHKEIT1 facilitated and produced the per... more In 2012, the German/Swiss theater collective NEUE DRINGLICHKEIT1 facilitated and produced the performance Saving Philotas2 in Israel. Based on G. E. Lessing's 1759 play, the performance was developed and performed by Jewish and Arab adolescents in Tel-Aviv and Jaffa. By examining the process of production as well as the presentation of the project, I hope to exemplify wherein the potential chances and pitfalls of (political) inter-group theater lie. To this end I will merge current debates about contemporary political theater with reflections on the theory of inter-ethnic encounter work.
Papers by Marcel Grissmer
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Conference Presentations by Marcel Grissmer
Papers by Marcel Grissmer