Conference on Holocaust theatre Feb. 26-28

In conjunction with the ongoing performances of "Mein Kampf" we mentioned yesterday (performances continung this weekend and Tues. through Sat. next week), the departments of theatre and film studies & German and Slavic studies will host of an international conference on Holocaust theatre featuring the work of playwright George Tabori:

[The] international conference on "George Tabori and the Theatre of the Holocaust" Feb. 26-28. The conference, which will include speakers from Germany, Austria, England, Italy, Israel, Canada and the U.S., will examine political and aesthetic issues related to theatrical representations of the Holocaust.

The conference will highlight the work and influence of Tabori, a Hungarian-German-Jewish playwright who lived from 1914-2007. Events will be held at several locations on the UGA campus.

Tabori lived for extended periods in England, where his novels were best sellers, and in the U.S., where his screenplays were directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Anatole Litvak and his plays performed on and off Broadway. In 1971, Tabori returned to Germany and, in 1992, was awarded the Georg-Büchner-Preis, Germany's highest literary honor. Many other awards and distinctions followed.

 

Please see the full list of events and times at the link. These discussions and presentations represent a true meeting ground of the humanities with the arts - an indepth look at the culture, and cultural implications, of turning tragedy into something beautiful, with a reminder that both are human and enduring. Welcome to our international guests from around the world, and congratulations to professors David Saltz and Martin Kagel for organizing this extraordinary conference.

Image: George Tabori with his wife, Viveca Lindfors, talk during the rehearsals for "Brecht on Brecht" in 1961 in New York City. (Credit: Henry Grossman)