Theatre events
Sławomir
Mrożek’s ‘The Emigrants’ performed by the Malenki Theatre
5 – 7 August
 ‘The
Emigrants’ (1974) presents a confrontation between the
representatives of two social classes – the intelligentsia and the
working class - who are forced to live under one roof during
emigration. The two have only each other’s company which leaves them
no alternative but to depend on one another. The results of Igor
Berezin’s direction is a production that references different types
of population movement –
such as Jews departing for Israel under the principle of ‘the right
of return’, which are traditionally not classed as emigration.
Date:
05-07.08 at 21.00
Venue:
Ha’Simta Theatre,
8 Mazal Dagim St., Old Jaffa.
03-6812126
Further
information:
www.hasimta.com
The Animation
Theatre presents ‘Musical Box’ at the International Puppet Theatre
Festival in Jerusalem
11 – 13
August
 The
plot is simple: focussed on a couple whose lives are dominated by
work – they spend more time buried in their tools of trade than with
their child, resulting in constant arguments. The only thing that
can bring them back together is the long lost sound of a music box
which once filled their home with joy. Will the little boy’s
ingenuity help to fix the broken down mechanism?
Established in 1945, this famous
Poznan puppet theatre has virtually become a
Polish institution.
Its high
standard of artistic performance has been confirmed by the numerous
awards and prizes received both by the entire team and by its
individual members at national festivals and presentations. The
theatre makes use of both classic pieces and contemporary Polish and
foreign literature. Due to its careful selection of the repertoire
and cooperation with outstanding artists, its productions hold the
interest of both children and adult audiences.
Date:
11.08
(for invitees only) & 12.08 at 21.30
Venue:
Khan
Theater
2 David Remez Square, Jerusalem
Date:
13.08 at
21.00
Venue:
The Lab, 28 Derech Hebron, Jerusalem
Further information:
FFestival’s webpage:
www.traintheater.org.il
Animation theater’s webpage:www.teatranimacji.pl
Premiere of the Polish-Jewish musical ‘The Magician from
Lublin’ at the Yiddishpiel Theatre
September - October
 Fresh
from a successful European tour, the Polish producers of a musical
based on Isaac Bashevis Singer’s ‘The Magician from
Lublin’ come to Israel
to collaborate with Tel Aviv’s ‘Yiddishpiel’ theatre actors. The
plot revolves around a Jewish magician and acrobat torn between
earthly pleasures (among others, his five mistresses) and spiritual
life. Szurmiej’s play features Brechtian songs whose lyrics were
based on Chassidic tradition. The musical score ranges from a choir
singing to moving solo performances which lay bare the inner world
of the characters.
This outstanding
production benefits from the contributions of a number of
distinguished professionals from the world of Polish theatre:
director and choreographer Jan Szurmiej; renowned composer of
theatrical and orchestral music, Zygmunt Konieczny; veteran stage
designer Wojciech Jankowiak; and costume designer Marta Hubka. The
religious rites scenes were prepared by writer / journalist Michal
Komar together with director Jan Szurmiej and the songs written by
eminent Polish poet, Agnieszka Osiecka.
*The play will be performed
in Yiddish with translation into Hebrew and Russian.
Running time:
2.5 hours
Date:
Premiere 05.09 at 12.00 (by invitation only)
1, 2, 3, 4,
6.09 at 20.00
1, 2, 22, 23,
25.10 at 20.00
4.10 at 21.00
24.10 at
12.00
Venue:
ZOA House,1 Daniel Frisch St.,Tel Aviv 03-5254660
Further
information:
www.yiddishpiel.co.il
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