By Shulamith Lev-Aladgem

Every one bankruptcy of this e-book offers a unique marginalized group and explores the way it appropriates theatre for its personal wishes, which are frequently at odds with those of the robust sponsoring organisations.  This clean method of the subject offers the reader with an leading edge, severe method of studying group theatre.

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I am always green. I live for a thousand years! Israel: I am an apple tree. Eva: I am an oak tree. Chaya: (declamatory) I am a cedar tree! I asked the birch tree to meet the pine tree. At first Dina refused, saying that she did not know what to do, but she quickly found her way. ) What is this red stuff coming out of you? Do you drink it? Mottereem: No. Dina: Do you paint with it? Motterrem: No. Dina: Do you cook with it? Confronting the Mask of Ageing 29 Mottereem: No! Dina: So what is it? Motterrem: It’s from God.

What is this red stuff coming out of you? Do you drink it? Mottereem: No. Dina: Do you paint with it? Motterrem: No. Dina: Do you cook with it? Confronting the Mask of Ageing 29 Mottereem: No! Dina: So what is it? Motterrem: It’s from God. You don’t use it for anything! Dina: What sort of thing is it? My sap is white, sweet, very tasty... Motterrem: And my leaves are bigger and more beautiful than yours. ) The second encounter was between the olive tree and the apple tree. Ben-David: I will live a thousand years.

He loved the theatre and was always happy to tell me about the performances that he had seen back in Poland years ago before the Holocaust. He recalled stories about the great actors in those days, how he himself had loved to act, and as a youngster had dreamt of becoming an actor. It was obvious he would like to join the group and become a central participant. Surprisingly, the idea of dramatic playing did not seem strange to them. However, they clearly expressed a lack of confidence in their ability to do something meaningful and to become significant again.

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