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Synopsis
Stories of the Holocaust: Art for Healing and Renewal, Volume I: Onstage and in Concert brings together international artists, scholars, survivors, and educators to explore how theatre, music, and dance illuminate the human spirit in the aftermath of atrocity. Edited by Karen Berman, Ph.D. and Gail Humphries, Ph.D., this first of two volumes demonstrates how the performing arts serve as a profound force for remembrance, empathy, and transformation.
Through personal narratives, critical essays, and creative works, contributors examine the role of performance in bearing witness to the Holocaust—transforming trauma into art and despair into resilience. From plays that revive voices silenced by genocide, to symphonic and dance works that embody defiance and hope, each chapter underscores the enduring capacity of the arts to heal and to educate.
Featuring contributions from leading voices in theatre, music, dance, psychology, and Holocaust studies, this volume asks urgent questions about representation, ethics, and artistic responsibility in retelling Holocaust stories.
At its heart, Stories of the Holocaust: Art for Healing and Renewal, Volume I: Onstage and in Concert is a call to action: to remember, to resist hate, and to use creative expression as a means of moral courage. Whether read by scholars, students, practitioners, or general readers, this collection affirms that through art, the legacy of the Holocaust continues to teach empathy, justice, and the imperative to stand against oppression—Never Again.
Editor Bios
Karen Berman, Ph.D. is Dean Emerita, College of Fellows of the American Theatre; Past President of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education; Past Chair of Theatre and Dance at Georgia College; and winner of both Georgia Governor’s Award for the Arts and Hillel Heroes Award. Karen is Co-Artistic Director of Washington Women in Theatre and recently published a 2-volume work she co-edited titled Stories of the Holocaust: Art for Healing and Renewal. She has directed over 150 theatre productions from the Smithsonian to Off-Broadway.