xiii, 226 pages : 30 cm

"Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater illuminates the Jewish mythical and folkloric plays produced at Habima to the daring, expressionistic Yiddish dramas presented at the Moscow State Yiddish Theater (goset), this illustrated book chronicles the flourishing of Soviet Jewish theater in the 1920s and 1930s. The productions, which combined Russian folk art with elements of Cubo-Futurism and Constructivism, attracted large, diverse audiences and garnered international critical praise. Spanning Jewish culture and history in the Soviet Union from 1919 to 1949, the volume includes stunning reproductions of Chagall's celebrated theater murals; fascinating archival materials such as posters, prints, and playbills; designs for costumes and sets; and many other breathtaking works."--Jacket

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Jewish Museum, N.Y., Nov. 9, 2008-Mar. 22, 2009 and at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, Apr. 19-Sept. 7, 2009

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-218) and index

Soviet Jewish theater in a world of moral compromise / Susan Tumarkin Goodman -- The political context of Jewish theater and culture in the Soviet Union / Zvi Gitelman -- Habima and "Biblical theater" / Vladislav Ivanov -- Yiddish constructivism : the art of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater / Jeffrey Veidlinger -- Art and theater / Benjamin Harshav -- Habima and Goset : an illustrated chronicle

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