 To mark the 90th anniversary of the Habimah Theatre, the Festival is dedicating a series of events to the production most identified with the country's national theatre
TR Warszawa
By S. Ansky and Hanna Krall
Directed and adapted by Krzysztof Warlikowski
The play merges Ansky's "The Dybbuk" with an adaptation of a short story by Hanna Krall about an American man tormented by the spirit of his half-brother who was killed in the Warsaw ghetto. Unlike Ansky's tale, in Krall's story the protagonist is loathe to rid himself of the spirit in order to keep the memory of the Holocaust and pre-war Jewish culture in Poland alive.
One of the most prominent directors of his generation in Europe today, Krzysztof Warlikowski, a student of Peter Brook, has directed many plays and operas around the world. TR Warszawa is a relatively young theatre company whose artistic director Grzegorz Jarzyna regularly provides opportunities for young directors and for innovative projects. Israeli actress Orna Porat also performs in the show, and the lighting designer is another Israeli - Felice Ross.
"TR Warszawa acts with assurance, having no problem projecting emotions across the language barrier due to the impressive acting talent of the cast." The New York Times
"The Dybbuk's cutting, honest voice represents the voice of the second generation of the Holocaust, who did not experience the horrors themselves yet still feel haunted by it." Gazeta Wyborcza
Sherover Theatre
June 3 at 20:30
June 4 at 18:00
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In Polish with screened Hebrew surtitles
Rows 1-5 recommended for Polish speakers
A meeting with Krzysztof Warlikowski will be held in the Sherover Theatre Foyer on June 4 at 17:00
In conjunction with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the Polish Year in Israel 2008-09 and with the assistance of the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Foreign Ministry
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Between Two Worlds |
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Directed and Performed by Shmuel Shohat
A play incorporating puppet theatre as a form of imagery through which the material world is maneuvered by the spiritual world. The stage becomes a s?ance during which characters are raised from the dead. The tension between the actor and the puppet, the manipulator and the manipulated, throws new light on the dybbuk.
Khan Theatre, Stage 2
June 3, 4, 5 at 20:30
In Hebrew
approx. 1 hr 15 mins,
without intermission
Lecture in Hebrew by Prof. Rachel Elior on "The Dybbuk and the Jewish Woman: Spoken and Silenced Voices", June 5, 16:30
Lecture in Hebrew by Prof. Yoram Bilu on "The Woman Who Wanted to Be Her Father - Dybbuks in Ultra-Orthodox Circles", June 5, 17:00
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In the Dead of Night |
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Conceived by Renana Raz and Ofer Amram
Choreographer Renana Raz and actor Ofer Amram create and evening of dance-theatre dealing with the dybbuk myth - "the world above", "between two worlds" and "the world below". These worlds converge inasmuch as "the world below" struggles to raise itself to "the world above", and "the world above" is often occupied with "the world below" - as with the dead bride and groom buried in the synagogue graveyard from Ansky's "Dybbuk". At the same time as the living fear "the world below", they are also drawn towards it and seek it out.
The Lab
June 3 at 16:00 and 20:30
In Hebrew
approx. 1 hr 15 mins, without intermission
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Habimah National Theatre
Written and directed by Mor Frank
With Efrat Aviv, Yafit Assouline, Davit Gavish, Yael Tocker, Ido Rosenberg, Dov Reiser, Yigal Sadeh,
A modern adaptation of a collection of dybbuk tales from various places in Eastern Europe and Israel. The play reveals the dybbuk as the eternal struggle between body and soul, between man and woman.
The Lab
June 5 at 18:30 and 20:30
In Hebrew
approx. 1 hr 15 mins, without intermission
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Seminars and Tours about the Dybbuk (in Hebrew) |
"The 'Dybbuk' or 'Between Two Worlds' and Its Author S. Ansky as a National-Cultural-Social Junction at the Beginning of the 20th Century"
Participants: Participants: Haim Be'er, Oded Zehavi, Prof. David Roskies, Prof. Freddy Rokem, Dr. Rivka Gonen, Dr. Rivka Goldberg, Baruch Brenner
Organized by HaZira Interdisciplinary Theatre, Jerusalem
Leo Model Hall, Gerard Behar Centre June 5-7
מכירת כרטיסים במקום
The full program and ticket purchase are available from HaZira Interdisciplinary Theatre (02) 6783378
or www.hazira.org.il
Conference on "Between Two Worlds - Spirits, Demons and Dybbuks in Israeli and World Folklore"
Organized by the Scholion Centre, Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Jewish Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mishkenot Sha'ananim, June 11-12
For further details and registration: Scholion Centre (02) 5881279, www.scholion.huji.ac.il
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A musical-theatrical performance
Director: Seung Whan Song
For those who really like action in the kitchen and even believe that the television shows "Battle of the Knives" and "The Kitchen" are the ultimate in creativity, think again and revert to the Korean original. Originally called "Nanta", the play has been running for over 10 years and has enthralled more audiences than any other show in Korea.
On the stage, in an authentic professional kitchen, a team of chefs are called on to prepare an elaborate banquet. While cooking they turn all kinds of kitchen utensils - knives, pots, plates, even brooms and each other - into percussion instruments through which the audience is exposed to traditional Korean drum rhythms. This is a humorous, non-verbal play which culminates in a feast which is shared with the audience.
Fans of Stomp and Mayumana will get a delicious and savoury extension of the drumming genre they adore.
"Great fun, presented by a lively and engaging cast which make dicing (and drumming) with ultra-sharp knives look easy. Even so, not a recipe to try at home!" The Herald
Jerusalem, Sherover Theatre
June 5 at 20:30
June 6 at 13:30
Holon, Mediatheque
June 12 at 19:30
June 13 at 13:30
June 14 at 11:30 & 17:30
approx. 1½ hrs, without intermission
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National Theatre, Warsaw
By Witold Gombrowicz Director: Jerzy Jarocki
The National Theatre of Warsaw is appearing in the Festival for the first time with a play by Gombrowicz, one of the great Polish playwrights, nominated for the Nobel Prize. This is a detective story about a bizarre investigation in which the "culprit" turns out to be man's instinctive search for order and meaning in life. The play recounts the story of two young men who become mixed up in a strange incident on the way to a guesthouse in a Polish resort town run by an extremely weird family. The play is intended to expose the mockery of human existence.
The National Theatre of Warsaw, established in 1765, is one of the oldest theatres in the world. Director Jerzy Jarocki is one of the most important directors in Poland who is regularly invited to direct in other countries.
In order to permit the staging of the play, the auditorium will be "remodeled".
"Cosmos is Jarocki's most successful work. In his excellent presentation, the complex novel transforms itself into a clear and logic tale and a profound experience." Rzeczpospolita Daily
"An extraordinary production and amazing experience." Teatr Poland
Rebecca Crown Auditorium
June 10, 11, 12 at 20:30
June 13 at 13:00
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In Polish with screened Hebrew surtitles
A meeting with Jerzy Jarocki will take place in the Rebecca Crown Auditorium on June 12 at 19:30
In conjunction with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the Polish Year in Israel 2008-09 and with the assistance of the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Foreign Ministry
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Marking the 110th year since Emile Zola wrote "J'accuse"
By Pierrette Dupoyet
Director: Stephane Russel
The Dreyfus Affair is more or less familiar to every Israeli citizen. But do we know anything about the man himself and what he underwent during the affair? From his prison cell on Devil's Island, actor David Arveiller reconstructs, in fragments, the episodes and moments in the Dreyfus affair. This reconstruction is like painstaking detective work carried out in a labyrinth of hate, anti-Semitism, cunning and anger, which made Dreyfus their victim. The play evokes the paneling of walls, the tatters of history and the ink blotches which contributed to forge the story of one man. Perrine Dauger acts alongside Arveiller.
"David Arveiller is all the more convincing in his performance as we never imagined the frail captain having such stalwart traits." Le Figaro
The Lab
June 11 at 20:30
June 12 at 21:00
approx. 1 hr 15 mins, without intermission
In French with screened Hebrew surtitles |
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With the assistance of the Israeli Centre for Libraries
A discussion with Prof. Shlomo Avineri on "This Is Not Dreyfus" will take place at The Lab on June 12 at 19:30
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By Joshua Sobol
Director: Aya Kaplan
Performed by Alex Ansky
"I Am Not Dreyfus" is a dramatic penetrating look into the colorful and intriguing soul of the anti-Semitic French military commander Ferdinand Esterhazy, responsible for the famous affair. In a poignant confession, full of humor, the play exposes the treacherous and divided soul of the supreme Jew-hater as it has never been presented before. The play, which premiered in 2007, is being performed as part of an evening on The Dreyfus Affair, and will be followed by a stimulating discussion on anti-Semitism from a historical point of view until the present day.
The Lab
June 12 at 18:00
In Hebrew
approx. 1 hr, without intermission
With the assistance of the Meitar Family Fund
בסיוע משפחת צבי ועופרה מיתר
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Licedei Clown Theatre
Artistic Director: Boris Petrushansky
"The Licedei Theatre from Russia is an amazing troupe which cannot be defined by standard means" is how the theatre critic of Le Parisien described this company founded in 1968 by Slava Polunin the clown.
In its new format, the company has staged, among other works, this entertaining production, suitable for both parents and children (over 8). The play is a crazy family portrait - an alcoholic father, an ever-pregnant mother, and their brood of hyperactive offspring continually threatening acts of violence against mum and dad as punishment for their faults. Naturally, everything ends well in this irresistable performance which combines clowning, pantomime, a pillow fight with the audience, sloshed water, and many other surprises - and all without words.
"It is rare to see a performance in which the whole family has fun, both the kids and the parents. A must see." Le Quotidien
Jerusalem, Sherover Theatre
June 14 at 21:00
June 15 at 17:00
Holon, Mediatheque
June 16 at 21:00
June 17 at 17:30 and 21:00
approx. 1½ hrs, without intermission
For all the family
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Theatre Company Jerusalem
By Aliza Elion Israeli,
Director: Gabriella Lev
With (in alphabetical order): Eran Bohm, Tomer Hoffman, Rafi Kelmer, Dana Koczrowski, Nadav Lev, Tsahala Michaeli, Ayelet Stoller, Gershon Weisserfirer ,Nisso Khavia, Ruth Wieder-Magan, Amir Yerushalmi
Rondo is an original Israeli play which dances the dance of life between dreams and reality, stemming from the Israeli experience.
In a development town by the sea shore one moon-lit night, students from the same graduate class - a typical Israeli class - meet after 30 years. A migrant orchestra which plays dance music, a singer who sings hypnotic songs and characters who commence a revealing journey to discover who they once were and what they have become are part of this school reunion, which is also a surprise party. The group dances the rondo, a circle dance, with recurring steps which symbolize the consolidation of the group, their happiness and strength. However, during the dance the cards are reshuffled and the inner secrets below the bogus surface of success are revealed.
Museum of the Jewish Prisoners of the Underground, Russian Compound
June 16, 17, 18 at 20:30
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June 19 at 21:30
In Hebrew
approx. 1 hr 15 mins, without intermission |
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Outdoor seating; warm clothing recommended
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Beersheba Theatre
By Lion Feuchtwanger, Directed and Adapted by : Yoram Falk
With (in alphabetical order): Shai Egozi, Geula Noni, Yirmi Reich, Anat Samsteigman, Michal Siguora, Yonit Tovy, Tal Yerimi, Ofer Zohar
תThe Beersheba Theatre is premiering a play based on a true story about Alfonso, king of Toledo in Spain, who has an irrepressible zest for war. His Jewish treasurer, Don Jehuda Ibn Ezra, is a pacifist, who in order to achieve his ends prepares his daughter Rachel to become the king's mistress.
Sherover Theatre
June 19 at 20:30
approx. 1½ hrs, without intermission
In Hebrew
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The Israel Festival for Children in conjunction with Israel's 60th Anniversary Celebrations
With the Holon Mediatheque
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Based on the Book by Etgar Keret and Shira Gefen
Director and Choreographer: Moriah Zerachiah
Zohar, a little girl, sets out one night on a journey in search of the moon which has gone missing, and meets a cat, a policeman and a wonky-beaked owl. Will she succeed in giving the night back its light? The play is presented as dance-theatre.
Jerusalem, Rebecca Crown Auditorium
June 4 at 17:30
Holon, Mediatheque
June 18, 17:00 and 19:30
In Hebrew
approx. 1 hr, without intermission
Produced by the Holon Mediatheque
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By Ido Riklin based on the novel by Erich Kastner
Director: Rafi Niv
With: Orr Meir, Rodya Kozlowsky, Assaf Ben-Shimon, Bat-Chen Sabag, Shlomi Tipierrot, Pavel Rimburg, Liron Lessari, Maya Madjar, Udi Ben-David, Gil Weinberg
An enchanting and colorful stage version of K?stner's novel which takes young audiences on a fun-filled adventure full of suspense together with Emil and his friends in search of the robber who stole Emil's money in the train. In the spirit of K?stner, the children in the audience become the actors' accomplices as they turn to them for advice. In the end, both the children in the play and those in the audience succeed in trapping the thief.
Holon, Mediatheque
June 4 at 17:00 and 19:30
Jerusalem
Rebecca Crown Auditorium
June 5 at 17:30
In Hebrew
approx. 1 hr, without intermission
Produced by the Holon Mediatheque
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The Jerusalem Khan Theatre & Holon Mediatheque
Written and directed by Yankele Yakobson
With: Jehoiachin Friedlander, Udi Rothschild, Nir Ron, Erez Shafrir
A rugged crow and a wise old owl live on a tree in the heart of a forest. The crow conducts his life in the day and the owl at night so they are unaware of each other's existence, until one night the crow wakes up and discovers the owl living in "his" tree. Neither of them is prepared to accept the fact that they have to share the same tree, and a struggle breaks out which soon gets out of control
Jerusalem, Khan Theatre
June 20 at 14:00
יJune 21 at 11:00
Holon, Mediatheque
June 19, 17:30
In Hebrew
approx. 1 hr, without intermission
For all the family
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Children's Festival in the Sherover Plaza
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As part of the country's 60th anniversary celebrations, which are saluting Israel's children, free events for all the family, in the fields of science, arts and sports, will be held. For three days, the plaza at the Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts will transform itself into a children's world hosting plays, activities and installations connected to Israel's 60th independence.
Legends (Israel) Conceived, directed and performed by Fyodor Makarov
After captivating audiences in London and Paris, international star Fyodor Makarov and his perennial assistant Sergey Makarov are coming to the Festival with a performance of the classic children's tale "Little Red Riding Hood". We will meet a very fashion conscious mother, a cute little girl, a terrifying wolf, grandma, the hunter, and other characters who pop up at a moment's notice. Makarov changes characters with dizzying virtuosity - the wolf breakdances, and the hunter pirouettes! The show is accompanied by special effects by the father and son team.
Sherover Theatre Plaza | June 10, 11, 12 | from 17:30 until 21:00
Further details of the children's festival will be published on the Festival web site www.israel-festival.org.il
The Israel Festival in Holon
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Performances at the Mediatheque:
Emil and the Detectives
Details on pg. 12 June 4 at 17:00 and 19:30
The Table
Details on pg. 26 June 11, 18:30 and 21:00
Cookin'
Details on pg. 9
June 12 at 19:30
June 13 at 13:30
June 14 at 11:30 & 17:30
The Family
Licedei Clown Theatre
Details on pg. 11 une 16 at 21:00
June 17 at 17:30 and 21:00
A Moonless Night
Details on pg. 12 June 18 at 17:00 and 19:30
The End of the Tree
Details on this page
June 21 at 17:00 and 19:30
Tickets for shows in Holon can be purchased through the Festival ticket sales center or at the box office of the venues:
Holon Theatre
11 Kugel St,
(03) 5023001/2/3
Holon Mediatheque
6 Golda Meir Blvd., (03) 5021551/2
Performances at the Holon Theatre
Dee Dee Bridgewater
"Red Earth"
Dee Dee Bridgewater and her band perform "Red Earth" in which the great jazz singer sets out on a journey in search of her musical roots which combine jazz and African music from Mali. In the concert she also sings selected numbers from her previous albums.
June 3 at 21:00
Tickets for the concert are available only from the Holon Theatre box office, and are not included in the Festival discount packages.
Salsa Celtica
An evening of music combining salsa and Scottish tunes
Details on pg. 25
June 6 at 22:00
The Yemin Moshe Simtaot Theatre Company, Jerusalem
With: Jack Shvilli and Abraham Cohen, Conceived and written by : Shmil Ma'ayan Music: Abraham Cohen
The childhood neighborhood of Jack Shvilli provides the backdrop for this play which takes place in the alleyways of Yemin Moshe, and contains children's games, songs of yesteryear, synagogue melodies, characters which bring tears to your eyes and color to your cheeks.
June 9 at 11:30
June 14 at 11:30
June 16 at 16:30
In Hebrew
For further details and ticket reservations:
(02) 5618514 ext. 5,
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