Alliance for Jewish Theatre

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Non-profit organization based in the US

The Alliance for Jewish Theatre (AJT; formerly the Association for Jewish Theatre) is a non-profit cultural and educational organization based in the United States and an alliance of theatres, performance groups, and independent theatre-makers on the creation of Jewish and Israeli theatre.[1] The organization changed its name from the Association for Jewish Theatre in late 2016.[2]

## Organization

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The Association held its first general meeting and first annual Jewish Theatre Festival at Marymount Manhattan College in June, 1980.[3] Norman Fedder and Steven Reisner are credited with being the movers behind AJT's founding. The organization sponsors yearly conferences, which are at times accompanied by theatre festivals.[4]

The President of AJT is Hank Kimmel. Its Executive Director is Jeremy Aluma. The association sees itself as part of the ethnic theatre movement, inspired by the black and Latino theatre movements.[5] According to The New York Times, the Association had "more than a score of members representing theater groups in the United States and Canada, from Phoenix, Ariz., to Winnipeg, Manitoba", by 1989, and was held to exemplify the "comeback" of explicitly Jewish theatre in America.[6][7]

## References

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1. ^ "Association for Jewish Theatre". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
2. ^ Kadimah (20 December 2016). "AJT – the ALLIANCE for Jewish Theatre – Alliance for Jewish Theatre". Alliance of Jewish Theatre. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
3. ^ Fedder, Norman J. "History". Association for Jewish Theatre. Archived from the original on 18 August 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
4. ^ Chack, David Y. "Conference – Alliance for Jewish Theatre". Alliance for Jewish Theatre. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
5. ^ "Jewish Theatre Festival 1980," by Tina Margolis and Susan Weinacht, The Drama Review: TDR, Vol. 24, No. 3, Jewish Theatre Issue (Sep. 1980), pp. 93-95
6. ^ “Jewish Theater Is Making a Comeback, by Richard Shepard, March 24, 1989, The New York Times
7. ^ Shepard, Richard F. (24 March 1989). "Jewish Theater Is Making a Comeback". Section C. The New York Times: 1.

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Jewish theatre and Jewish dance

Theatre|

* Yiddish theatre
* Judeo-Tat Theatre
* Purim spiel

| Organizations|

* Alliance for Jewish Theatre
* Cameri Theatre
* Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre
* Folksbiene
* Habima Theatre
* Hebrew Actors' Union
* Israel National Opera
* Israeli Opera
* Jewish Theatre, Warsaw
* Moscow State Jewish Theatre
* State Jewish Theatre (Romania)
* Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center

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Dance|

* Jewish dance
* Israeli folk dance
* Hora
* Jewish-Yemenite
* Gaga (dance)

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* Bat-Dor Dance Company
* Batsheva Dance Company
* Inbal Dance Theatre
* Israel Ballet
* Jerusalem Academy
* Suzanne Dellal Centre
* Vertigo

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Festivals|

* Jezreel Valley Contemporary Dance Festival
* Karmiel Dance Festival

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## External links

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* Official website

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