Dina, one of my roommates, is studying art and graphic design. Her work is pretty impressive and diverse. If you want to check it out she has a web page and flickr site below:
http://www.dina.co.il
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinakof/
One of Dina’s teachers was hired to create some of the props for a performance in one of the villages in Jerusalem. Dina and Tal (her husband) were invited to attend and asked me to join. They are determined to show me all aspects of Israel which is wonderful because I get to see cultural events such as this.
This was such an amazing experience and right up my ally. When we arrived, everyone was divided into three groups and you saw certain skits depending on the status you received. Tal, Dina and I were wardens, I’m not sure about the second status, but the third was slave. The entire performance was based off a carnival side show and when we got there everyone was in character. The skits we saw included the smallest women, a man being eaten by a vulture, a man who’d gone insane, the world’s biggest bachelor, and a group of five dancers who lived on the roofs of the village.
The skits were very dark and creative. This was emphasized by the fact that the building we were in was a prison which had been turned into a museum dedicated to preserving the prison’s history. Each performance took place in a different part of the prison. Pictures of the art work done by Dina’s teacher are posted below.
It was hard for me to understand fully what was going on because it was all in Hebrew (despite Tal’s attempts to translate for me), but the whole thing evolved around the idea that there was only one prisoner in the prison. Tal said he was a prisoner in his own mind so I assume this was supposed to be metaphorical. The performances culminated with the prisoner carrying out his own execution. We saw his performance last (my personal favorite; the use of lighting, scenery and props were incredibly well balanced making it by far the most disturbing). After his character performed the entire audience, regardless of rank, met in the quad of the prison for a live music performance and dance that portrayed his suicide.
The entire thing was very organized and you the combination of music, lighting and acting very well coordinated. It was easy to find yourself lost in the show.
http://www.dina.co.il
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinakof/
One of Dina’s teachers was hired to create some of the props for a performance in one of the villages in Jerusalem. Dina and Tal (her husband) were invited to attend and asked me to join. They are determined to show me all aspects of Israel which is wonderful because I get to see cultural events such as this.
This was such an amazing experience and right up my ally. When we arrived, everyone was divided into three groups and you saw certain skits depending on the status you received. Tal, Dina and I were wardens, I’m not sure about the second status, but the third was slave. The entire performance was based off a carnival side show and when we got there everyone was in character. The skits we saw included the smallest women, a man being eaten by a vulture, a man who’d gone insane, the world’s biggest bachelor, and a group of five dancers who lived on the roofs of the village.
The skits were very dark and creative. This was emphasized by the fact that the building we were in was a prison which had been turned into a museum dedicated to preserving the prison’s history. Each performance took place in a different part of the prison. Pictures of the art work done by Dina’s teacher are posted below.
It was hard for me to understand fully what was going on because it was all in Hebrew (despite Tal’s attempts to translate for me), but the whole thing evolved around the idea that there was only one prisoner in the prison. Tal said he was a prisoner in his own mind so I assume this was supposed to be metaphorical. The performances culminated with the prisoner carrying out his own execution. We saw his performance last (my personal favorite; the use of lighting, scenery and props were incredibly well balanced making it by far the most disturbing). After his character performed the entire audience, regardless of rank, met in the quad of the prison for a live music performance and dance that portrayed his suicide.
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