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Lecture

Professor David Peimer
The Poetry of the Psalms

Saturday 4.09.2021

Summary

Professor David Peimer offers some context for the Psalms and explores the overall perspective of the Psalms as poetry and literature and the varied and rich interpretations that they hold. From there he goes on to share some of his favorite recordings of the Psalms as read by superb Jewish actor, David Suchet.

Professor David Peimer

head and shoulders portrait of david peimer looking at camera, smiling

David Peimer is a professor of theatre and performance studies in the UK. He has taught at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and New York University (Global Division), and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing. He has written eleven plays and directed forty in places like South Africa, New York, Brussels, London, Berlin, Zulu Kingdom, Athens, and more. His writing has been published widely and he is the editor of Armed Response: Plays from South Africa (2009) and the interactive digital book Theatre in the Camps (2012). He is on the board of the Pinter Centre in London.