The Appeal
Mis en scène par Orly Noa Rabinyan
rue Münster
L-2160 Luxembourg
Orly Noa Rabinyan, born in Israel to Persian parents, is an author and director based in Zurich. She will presentThe Appeal, a performance developed during a residency at neimënster, which highlights the diversity of voices and identities and aims to create a safe space for political discussion. The Appealis inspired by one of the first public performative acts in Israeli cultural history. In 1936, under British mandate, Tel Aviv’s Habima Theatre staged an imaginary literary trial following its decision to presentThe Merchant of Venicein Hebrew for the very first time. Even before opening night, the announcement sparked intense protest. The community, artists, intellectuals, and concerned citizens, gathered to debate the issue directly: should The Merchant of Venice really be performed "here, of all places, now, of all times"? The accused? None other than William Shakespeare, the Habima Theatre, and the director, Professor Leopold Jessner, who had just fled Nazi Berlin in search of asylum.
.Lineup:
Text: Orly Noa Rabinyan
Direction: Orly Noa Rabinyan
.Cast: Yazan Doubal, Clara Hertz, Rahel Jankowski, Konstantin Rommelfangen, Mö Sbiri
Main organiser(s): neimënster
Free admission
Language: EN
Duration: 60
