Criticism of the "Inn of Ghosts" in the Jerusalem Khan
Winds and reality at the inn
Natan Alterman's play "The Inn of Ghosts" receives a refreshing incentive from the director Shir Goldberg at the Jerusalem Khan . With the most wonderful language heard on an Israeli stage , the many colorful characters whose text is so clear , and the design of the movement that so infuses rhythm and magic in production , you are completely taken from the surrealistic story - and realistic .
One of our greatest poets in the 20th century , Natan Alterman (1910-1970) also wrote plays . The Inn of Ghosts first appeared at the Cameri Theater in 1962. A few years ago he went up to the university theater , and to compare the last two productions, the current production directed by Shir Goldberg is very well known to all its predecessors . Undoubtedly , the Hebrew language so well will not the find these days among all the plays written in recent decades . Our spoken language so dwindled , such as lip balm Alterman is refined . As N. and Pat expect the Israeli ear .Every sentence in the play - a meaning and beauty in the A contact him . Goldberg's adaptation did not damage this treasure . On the contrary . Bymoya has become a so-called recital - classical work for an extraordinary theatrical event .
This is pure Israeli classics . Visual of pure plot development , while in the background dialogue are colorful characters ranging designed by Ariel Wolfe wonderful , with original music of Shlomi Bertonov , which is an important element further in the story - the story is simplistic seemingly intense love Naomi's husband Hananel , served in expressive and impressive Clothed The words are a wonderful drama . All this , when the author creates Naomi the tormented figure , sacrificing everything for the love of art of her husband . When she sells herself as a slave to the son of the money changer for the 12 years of Hananel's absence, For money to help him as he went out into the world to take his place as a violinist .
Hananel ( Ariel Wolfe captivating direct connection and penetrating his heart every viewer , very Hthbtoto between reality and imagination ) on his way to realizing his dream comes to an inn , where present symbol to the world of human , as host of characters he meets them are externalization of parts of nature - is . But the most crucial figure in his quest for life outside the home , is the image of the devil , as Mephistopheles of Goethe . And so Hannanel actually sells his soul to a sorcerer - the promoter ,For ensuring his artistic success . Just as his wife Naomi (the heartwarming Susannah Papian ) sold herself to the son of the moneychanger in return for gold , which would buy her two sons a living . Thus , both , husband and wife , in fact are two sides of the same mind . Engraved mind sacrificing the mental or physical , in exchange for a promise for another 12 years . That Ananias then promised to return at the end of 12 years .
Some of the scenes in the play unsaturated movement of each island inn , the owner of the subsidiary instrument ( Nir Ron ), a monkey ( Yaniv Segal astonishing in capability movements ) issued by the U s which notes ( like prophecies fortune cookie at a Chinese restaurant ) - Predicting the future of water Who pays for it ; Of light to the colorful and rich movement of the movement , Yehoyachin Friedlander, who is so significant in the drama and impressive as the impresario - the beggar , his rich voice and his expressive play ;Irit Pashtan as the sexy surrogate,beautiful and beautiful, whois on the real side of the story,so too Itai Shor son of the moneychanger, Dudu Ben Zeev as wind and a camper,makes an impression in his appearance; And Aryeh Cherner as a banker ,as a ghost,and as an old music lover - whose monologue's scene completely conquers both his game and the movement around him.
At the end of 12 years , and when it's time to go back , and Cshcnr realizes that everything is bullshit , and sold his soul in vain - he longs to return to his wife . At the end of the dance scene shared by both of them, which is a hallucination , which is a hypnotizing record for Ariel Wolf's movement design in this play , it turns out that his wife is no longer alive . Death ( the image of Mephistopheles , promoter ) has been back up for the exercise of their contract , which whom Hananya managed to avoid all the time in the aid payments of money to the engine from To get to kill Naomi . But as in Goethe 's Mefisto , or in Istvan Szabo 's Memphisto from the eighties, every contract has its due date . And with him - the conclusion : that no contract with the devil will not bring the desired happiness and realization of the artist's desire .
The language of the play written by Alterman is so poetic and magnificent , with Shea in the three songs sung during the play - all of them are first-rate piyyut , one can not help admiring every word of them . All are sung with the excellent voices of the Khan players and Nir Ron at their head. The stage design work that Adam Keller chose to keep clean , so to a need for changed locations within se of props , he designed smarter way , when parts pavement of the platform change shape in one , and thus the significance of the performance . So the stage is not at allSimple and simple . Booty costumes Hit diversity , which has designed tel trident play similarity colors used and their suitability for different actors play characters in the background - this creates a rich visual Henucachat matter more intensely powerful psychological drama means .
The "Inn of the Winds" - not enough words to wail . Is simply a rare work in the current performance , which elevates and elevates Israeli theater to the highest level . Even the legendary critic, Dr. Haim Gamzu, could have watched her - he would not have killed her as he did in 1962. It will be a milestone and a light for all actors and creators in Israel .