Achinoam Mendelsohn’s debut work premiered in 2022 at the Akko fringe theatre festival, where it won the best play and directing award. Having entered our repertoire, we are thrilled and excited to open a new year with a festive first performance in Hazira Theatre, Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In her poetic horror ritual, Mendelson oscillates between the sensual-pagan realm and the autobiographical sphere. She burns a sacrificial lamb \u2013 the Great Mother, who is not only a symbol but also her own personal mother, who has been a devout worshipper at the altar of theatre her entire life. On her journey to reclaim the stage and the theatre, Mendelson uses everything but the kitchen sink: excerpts from classical plays, musical traditions, a purloined taxidermy crow, and a chandelier of mysterious origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMom took me to a show. \u201cYou\u2019ll love it, it has masks.\u201d
An actor in a mask got off the stage and started going through the audience.
I was four.
He had a huge grin plastered across his face.
I tried to disappear into my seat, but he reached out, swung me in the air and declared: \u201cFound it!\u201d My limbs dangled all over the place and I screamed \u201cDown!\u201d The audience laughed in delight.
My mom also laughed. \u201cNo need to panic,\u201d she\u2019d always say. \u201cIt\u2019s only theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Achinoam Mendelson is a multidisciplinary artist, director, musician, and performer. She creates theatre, video art, and works for the public space, and collaborates with other artists as a performer, musician, and dramaturg. Her works have been featured, among others, at Hanut31 Theatre, Hazira, Habait Theatre, and Jerusalem Festival. She holds a BA from Shalem College (2017), and graduated from the School of Visual Theatre. Mendelson is a member of the Quantum Choir ensemble and Gal Amoyal\u2019s Ensemble. She co-curated with Shira Segal cultural events in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, co-founded with Nurit Dreamer a performance incubator for Orthodox women at HaTurim Arts Center, and taught performance at the Oman Center for Visual Arts for the Ultra-Orthodox public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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