Abstract
Gannit Ankori - ""The State of the Arts in Israel: VISUAL CULTURE.""
This conference on April 5-7, 2017, will bring Israeli scholars and artists together to examine critical issues in Israeli society through the arts. Drawing on music, film, theater, dance, and visual culture, the conference will focus on the meeting and mixing between social groups, identities, and art forms. The participants will engage with each other and the audience through discussions and performances to explore how the arts express and shape Israel today.
Panel I: The State of the Arts in Israel
Scholars will explore and discuss many of the current exciting creators in the Israeli arts scene and the ways in which they are addressing topical social and political questions through their art. Art highlights social themes in specific ways and through specific forms; the lenses of art can allow viewers and participants to experience critical issues in Israeli society in new ways. The speakers will provide scholarly overviews of “the state of the arts” in the visual arts, in music, in theatre, drama, and performance studies.
Panelists will include Sharon Aronson-Lehavi, Motti Regev, and Gannit Ankori.
Moderator: Francesco Spagnolo