Contemporary Armenian American Drama

Author : Nishan Parlakian
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0231508506

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Contemporary Armenian American Drama by Nishan Parlakian Pdf

Although ancestral voices have inspired many Armenian American writers of poetry and fiction in the twentieth century, their expression through drama has been limited. The first of its kind, this anthology is a collection of plays by notable Armenian Americans. Written in English largely by artists of Armenian extraction during the latter part of the twentieth century, the plays reflect the outrage of the Armenian Genocide, the forced transplantation that created the Armenian Diaspora, and the desire to maintain the newly established democratic homeland. Including a range of authors from William Saroyan to more contemporary voices, this anthology represents the writers that have stimulated cutting-edge contemporary drama from the mid-twentieth century to the present. The collection includes farce, comedy, tragicomedy, and tragedy (and sometimes blends of all of these). The plays reflect the shared experiences of Armenian family life in Armenia, Turkey, and America. The themes include the joy of freedom to practice their faith and ethnic customs, the turmoil of acculturation, and the feared loss of identity through assimilation. The editor has provided headnotes for each play and an extensive introduction tracing the history of Armenian American drama in the United States.

Author : Nishan Parlakian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Drama
ISBN : 023113374X

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Contemporary Armenian American Drama by Nishan Parlakian Pdf

David Lynch is an anomaly. A pioneer of the American 'indie' aesthetic, he also works in Hollywood and for network TV. He has created some of the most disturbing images in contemporary cinema, and produced startlingly innovative work in sound. If the consistency of his 'vision' suggests he might be approached as an auteur, defining that vision raises many questions. The essays in this collection push toward a fuller account of the cultural and technological contexts within which his works developed during the 1980s and 1990s, and of his intense engagement with the creative and working practices of the industry. They offer an up-to-date range of theoretically divergent readings that demonstrates not only the difficulty of locating stable interpretative positions for Lynch's work, but also the pleasure of finding new ways of thinking about it. Films discussed include Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story, and Mulholland Drive.

Author : Nishan Parlakian
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0231502664

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Modern Armenian Drama by Nishan Parlakian Pdf

Available in English for the first time, Modern Armenian Drama presents seven classic works from the Armenian stage. Spanning over a century (1871–1992), the plays explore such diverse themes science and religion, socioeconomic injustice, women's emancipation, and political reform through the medium of all the major European dramatic genres. Nishan Parlakian and S. Peter Cowe provide a comprehensive introduction to the history of Armenian drama, giving a valuable overview of its importance and development in Armenia, as well as a brief biography for each playwright. A preface to each play helps in placing the work within the context of historical and cultural issues of the time. Like the plays of Ibsen and O'Neill, the plays presented in this anthology are considered modern classics. They have an enduring quality and appeal to audiences who see them today. The editors have collected translations of the best examples of Armenian theater from its renaissance in the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Author : Michael Malek Najjar
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476618654

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Arab American Drama, Film and Performance by Michael Malek Najjar Pdf

Beginning with early Arab American playwright, poet and novelist Kahlil Gibran and concluding with contemporary playwright Yussef El Guindi, this book provides an historical overview and critical analysis of the plays, films and performances of self-identified Arab Americans. Playwrights, filmmakers and performers covered include Ameen Fares Rihani, Danny Thomas, Heather Raffo, Ahmed Ahmed, Mona Mansour and Cherien Dabis. These artists, traditionally underrepresented in entertainment, publishing and academia, have created works that exemplify the burgeoning Arab American arts movement. By addressing cinema, stand-up comedy and solo performance, the author introduces audiences to contemporary genres that are shaping Arab American culture in the United States.

Author : Michael Malek Najjar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350117044

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Middle Eastern American Theatre by Michael Malek Najjar Pdf

Middle Eastern American Theatre explores the burgeoning Middle Eastern American theatre movement with a focus on Arab American, Jewish American, Armenian American, Iranian American, and Turkish American theatres, playwrights, directors, and actors. By exploring the rich religious and cultural heritage of this diverse group - which includes Arabs, Armenians, Iranians, Jews, and Turks - and religions that include the Baha'i faith, Christianity, Chaldean, Druze, Ishik Alevism, Judaism, Islam, Mandaeism, Samaratin, Shabakism, Yazidi, and Zoroastrianism - the rich and paradoxical nature of the term 'Middle Eastern' is interrogated through the dramas written and performed by those in the Diaspora. Featuring a clear introduction and examination of the context and the various push and pull factors that have contributed to the mass migrations to North America - including the so-called “Great Migration” of 1890-1915, the Armenian Genocide, the European Holocaust, the two world wars, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and other social and political conflicts. With chapters devoted to Arab American, Israeli American, Iranian American and Turkish American theatre, Middle Eastern American Theatre traces the history and examines the work of key artists and directors including Heather Raffo, Yussef El Guindi, Jamil Khoury, Mona Mansour, Danny Bryck, Ken Kaissar, Ari Roth, Torange Yeghiazarian, Reza Abdoh, Sedef Ecer, Torange Yeghiazarian, of Golden Thread Productions, and Jamil Khoury, of Silk Road Rising. The volume provides readers with a deeper and more nuanced understanding of millions of Middle Eastern Americans, and how they have contributed to American theatre today.

Author : Allan Arpajian,Susan Arpajian Jolley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351500975

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Out of My Great Sorrows by Allan Arpajian,Susan Arpajian Jolley Pdf

Out of My Great Sorrows is the story of Philadelphia artist Mary Zakarian, whose life and work were shaped by the experiences of her mother, a survivor of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Written by Mary Zakarian's niece and nephew, the narrative examines the complexities of the artist's life as they relate to many issues, including ethnicity, gender, immigration, and assimilation. Above all this is a story of trauma - its effects on the survivor, its transmission through the generations, and its role in the artistic experience. Zakarian painted obsessively throughout her life. As she gained recognition for her artwork, she became increasingly haunted by her mother's untold story and was driven to express the tragedy of the Armenian Genocide in her art. Zakarian's attempt to deal openly with the issues of trauma and guilt caused conflicts in her relationship with her mother. These emotions became a driving force behind her art as well as the basis for her personal difficulties. By examining Mary Zakarian's life and art, the authors bring new insights to the study of the Armenian experience. This moving story will inspire all those who have struggled to express themselves in the face of injustice and oppression.

Author : Rouben Paul Adalian
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0810874504

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Historical Dictionary of Armenia by Rouben Paul Adalian Pdf

The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Armenia relates the turbulent past of this persistent country through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, organizations, and other aspects of Armenian history from the earliest times to the present.

Author : Robert Benedetti
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781478650386

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The Actor in You by Robert Benedetti Pdf

Since the first edition of The Actor in You was published a quarter-century ago, thousands of students have benefited from Robert Benedetti’s decades of experience educating some of the United States’ finest actors. In this Seventh Edition, Benedetti expresses the fundamental elements of acting in simple language, leading readers through understanding their own bodies and voices, acting technique, and the basics of rehearsals and staging shows. Each step includes exercises to aid students in self-discovery and self-development as they grow from novices into practiced actors.

Author : Gerald M. Berkowitz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317901723

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American Drama of the Twentieth Century by Gerald M. Berkowitz Pdf

In this book Professor Berkowitz studies the diversity of American drama from the stylistic, experimental plays of O'Neill, through verse, tragedy and community theatre, to the theatre of the 1990s. The discussions range through dramatists, plays, genres and themes, with full supporting appendix material. It also examines major dramatists such as Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Sam Shephard, Tennessee Williams and August Wilson and covers not only the Broadway scene but also off Broadway movements and fringe theatres and such subjects as women's and African-American drama.

Author : Robert Benedetti
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781478650355

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The Actor at Work by Robert Benedetti Pdf

Countless actors have learned and benefited from The Actor at Work through fifty years and ten editions. Robert Benedetti continues this strong tradition in this Eleventh Edition. Designed for acting courses beyond the introductory level, The Actor at Work takes readers through understanding first their own bodies, voices, and thoughts, then techniques of action, and finally creating fully realized performances. The exercises that accompany each lesson form a program of self-discovery and self-development and are arranged roughly according to a natural acquisition of skills and insights.

Author : Soseh Yekanians
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780429509094

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Finding Identity Through Directing by Soseh Yekanians Pdf

Finding Identity through Directing is a practice-led autoethnographical monograph that provides an in-depth exploration into the field of theatre directing and an individual’s endless creative pursuit for belonging. The book specifically examines how a culturally displaced individual may find a sense of identity through their directing and addresses the internal struggles of belonging, acceptance and Self that are often experienced by those who have confronted cultural unhoming. The first half of the story scrutinises Dr Yekanians’ own identity as an Iranian born Armenian-Australian and how she struggled with belonging growing up in a world that for the most part, was unaccepting of her differences. The second half, looks at how theatre directing, aided her (re)discovery of Self. While evidence shows that within the past decade there has been a growing interest in the vocation of theatre directing, embarking on a career within this field, while exciting, can often be a daunting and experimental vocation. Finding Identity through Directing questions this conundrum and specifically asks, in a competitive artistic profession that is rapidly developing, what attracts an individual to the authoritative role of the director and what are the underlying motivations of this attraction? By uncovering that there is more to the role of the director than the mere finality of a production, we can observe that the theatre is a promising setting for cultural exchanges in dialogue and for personal development. Theatre directing as the vehicle for these expansions and progressions of self can potentially address the internal struggles of identity often experienced by those who, in some form, have encountered cultural displacement.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Armenian literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131528809

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Ararat by Anonim Pdf

Author : Leslie Ayvazian
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Armenian American families
ISBN : 0822216027

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Nine Armenians by Leslie Ayvazian Pdf

THE STORY: Three generations of an Armenian-American family yell, dance, carry food around, play tambourines, rollerblade, cry, scream, laugh and support each other. When daughter, Ani, 21, travels to Armenia, she learns more of her history and tro

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Philology, Modern
ISBN : MINN:31951P00957698S

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Publications of the Modern Language Association of America by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015066043210

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American Book Publishing Record by Anonim Pdf