Program

• Prof. Gad Kaynar, Tel Aviv University: The issue of branding Habima as a “National Theatre” in the repertoire and artistic policy (1931-1958)

• Dr. Elena Tartakovsky, Tel Aviv University: Nahum Zemach - the founder of Habima
• Prof. Marie-Christine Autant-Mathieu, Sorbonne Paris: Habima’s Tour in Paris (Summer 1926)
• Dr. Shelly Zer-Zion, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Habima in the 1920s - Delineating the coalescence of a pan-European Jewish institute

• Dr. Donny Inbar, Israel Center San Francisco: From The bimah to the "bine" and back to Habima - The relationship of early Jewish theatre with the religious establishment
• Dr. Olga Levitan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Aesthetic representations of the nation - Habima and GOSET
• Prof. Ahuva Belkin, Tel Aviv University: Goldfaden on stage - nostalgia versus ideology

• Prof. Mel Gordon, University of California Berkeley: “Habimaism” and American performance art
• Prof. Edna Nahshon, Jewish Theological Seminary New York: Always Habima - the path of Benno Schneider from an Habima actor to director of the ARTEF theatre in New York
• Prof. Katarzyna Osinska, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw: Traces of Habima’s Dybbuk in Tadeusz Kantor’s theatre

• Prof. Yael Feldman, New York University: Is Ashman the forgotten “great grandfather” of the psycho-political aqedah of contemporary Israel?
• Mr. Mashav Balsam, Tel Aviv University: “And the sons have returned” - On the play Heine Family by Sammy Gronemann
• Mr. Yair Lipshitz, Tel Aviv University: Habima reads the Talmud through itself - Repertory intertextuality in On This Night by Nathan Bistritzky

• Prof. Avraham Oz, Haifa University: Models of National Theatre
• Dr. Liora Malka-Yellin, Tel Aviv University: The National Body and its representations in Yehu
• Dr. Diti Ronen, Center for Academic Studies: The Crowning of Habima as national theatre - Circumstances, meanings and implications
• Dr. Leah Gilula, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Here, there, and back - the interrelationship between Habima and the Cameri theatre, 1945-1958

• The Girl Who’s Actually a Wheelbarrow, an original play by Oded Lifshitz, directed by Prof. Edna Shavit, performed by students of the Theatre Arts Department, Tel Aviv University; Gilman Building, Schotländer Auditorium (140)

Confirmation – 03-6407484 or by e-mail: habima90@post.tau.ac.il

• Dr. Pnina Porter, Independent researcher: Shakespearean plays at Habima - intention versus reception
• Dr. Bilha Blum, Tel Aviv University: Classics now - The work of Hanan Snir at Habima
• Mr. Matthias Naumann, J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main: “Look into the past to foretell the future“ - Habima’s productions of stories and threats of political and national violence
• Prof. Freddie Rokem, Tel Aviv University: A national hero returns home - Peer Gynt at Habima

• Ms. Hanna Vazana Grinvald, Tel Aviv University: The representation of marginal groups at Habima
• Ms. Keren Cohen, Tel Aviv University: Stereotypes of Oriental Jews at Habima according to the model of Salakh Shabati
• Mr. Marat Parkhomovsky, Tel Aviv University: National Reconstruction – On Rescue and Success – Yaacov Agmon as Habima’s General Manager (1995 – 2005)
• Ms. Gilit Hols, Tel Aviv University: Marketing methods of Habima in the 1930s, 1960s and 2000
• Ms. Liat Fassberg, Tel Aviv University: Dramaturgy for Aunt Liza, directed by Guy Cohen, Theatre Arts Department, The Tel Aviv University

• Prof. Nurit Yaari, Tel Aviv University: Habima as a habitus - the case of Nissim Aloni
• Dr. Zahava Caspi, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: Hanoch Levin at Habima
• Dr. Dorit Yerushalmi, Tel Aviv University / Haifa University: The writing enterprise of the actor Shimon Finkel
• Dr. Daphna Ben-Shaul, Tel Aviv University: The first home - Cultural establishment of Habima’s buildings

• Prof. Shimon Levy, Tel Aviv University: New directions in the study of Habima

• Jews and Shoes, Edna Nahshon ed. (Oxford: Berg Publishers) 2008.

Participants: Prof. Tamar Elor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dr. Ber Boris Kotlerman, Bar-Ilan University and the artist Ms. Nechama Golan

The event will take place at the “Bookworm” bookstore (“Tola’at Sefarim”), 9 Rabin Square, Tel Aviv

Mr. Micha Ynon, Cultural Director, Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport

Prof. Gad Kaynar, Tel Aviv University

• Dr. Edina Meyer-Maril, Tel Aviv University: The Habima building designed by Oskar Kaufmann
• Prof. Ram Karmi, The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa: Delineating the image of the new Habima building

Moderator: Ms. Tali Yitzkhaki, stage designer

Participants: Ms. Ruth Dar, Prof. Miriam Guretzki, Mr. Eitan Levi, Ms. Rakefet Levi, Mr. David Sharir and Prof. Roni Toren

The stage-director, Mr. Ilan Ronen, former head of the Youngsters Group at Habima, and Ms. Miki Ben-Kena’an, stage designer for the group’s works: Lecture and demonstration of the work of the Youngsters Group

Mr. Hanan Snir, Director in residence, Habima.
Lecture: Director-actor, therapist-patient

Moderator: Prof. Gad Kaynar, Tel Aviv University

Participants: Mr. Yaacov Agmon, Mr. Shlomo Bar-Shavit, Mr. Gary Bilu, Mr. Omri Nitzan, Mr. Shmuel Omer and Mr. Hanan Snir

Moderator: Dr. Shulamit Lev-Aladgem, Tel Aviv University

Participants: Ms. Davit Gavish, Mr. Rami Hoiberger, Mr. Dov Reizer, Ms. Idit Teperson, and Ms. Nelly Thagar

Concluding lecture: Mr. Ilan Ronen, Artistic director of Habima

Key Actor: a multi-media performance written and performed by Shlomo Bar-Shavit, adapted and directed by Moshe Becker

Confirmation – 03-6407484 or by e-mail: habima90@post.tau.ac.il