Peter Pitzele
www.bibliodrama.com
Peter is the principal founder of the method of Bibliodrama. He has been a faculty member of the Jewish Theological Seminary's Rabbinic Training Retreat for fifteen years, and has taught at Union Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union Seminary. He is the author of "Scripture Windows: Towards and Practice of Bibliodrama" (Alef Design Group, l999).
Bibliodrama:
Midrash and Mischief in the Garden of Eden
Arts & Performance,
Text & Thought
Combining a close reading of biblical texts with searching and imaginative questions, bibliodrama offers people of all ages and levels of knowledge an opportunity to experience a method of creative study that will change the way we read the Bible.
Bibliodrama With Problematic Texts:
Sarah and Hagar
Arts & Performance,
Text & Thought
The relationship between Sarah and Hagar is discussed in depth in both text and midrash, yet remains one of the more difficult stories to understand in the book of Genesis. Learn how the bibliodramatic process can help us relate to these types of difficult narratives.
Bibliodrama with Non-Narrative Texts
Arts & Performance,
Text & Thought
Combining a close reading of biblical texts with searching and imaginative questions, bibliodrama offers people of all ages and levels of knowledge an opportunity to experience a method of creative study that will change the way we read the Bible. Taking a passage from the priestly texts of the Bible, we will look at how the different characters and voices lend themselves to a bibliodramatic process.
