Jewish Theater Through the Eyes of Chagall

On August 27, 2009, Mel Gordon, professor of theater at UC Berkeley, discussed how the Russian Jewish theater adopted Chagalls vision - literally and figuratively - for its groundbreaking productions.

MEL GORDON is Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of California, Berkeley. A director and writer, he is the author of thirteen books and one hundred and thirty articles on popular culture and American, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Yiddish theatre. This spring he published two short pieces on Weimar Berlin in Cabinet Magazine and Harpers Monthly. His Online articles include "Why Madonna's Kabbalah Is the True Kabbalah" (Jewcy.com).

Видео Jewish Theater Through the Eyes of Chagall канала Contemporary Jewish Museum