Preface
Introduction The Notions of “Performing History”
Refractions of the Shoah on Israeli Stages Theatre and Survival
The Theatrical Modes of Israeli Shoah Performances
Yehoshua Sobol, "Ghetto"
Dudu Ma’ayan, "Arbeit macht frei vom Toitland Europa"
Hanoch Levin, "The Boy Dreams"
Three European Productions about the French Revolution
Peter Brook, "Marat/Sade"
Ariane Mnouchkine, "1789"
Ingmar Bergman, "Madame de Sade"
Three American Productions of "Danton’s Death"
Büchner’s Play and Its Beholders
The Production Qualities
The Individualized Crowd
The Execution
Theatrical Energies
Textual Energies
From Textual to Performative Energies
Performance Energies
The Eavesdropper and the Survivor-Witness
Metaphysical Energies
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index