The same technique was used on a hysterical monologue of a woman, delivered in ABH hospital, who is sure that there were weapons hidden in ABH home.

The term 'collateral damage' (invented in the Vietnam war to justify killing of civilians ) which appears in an official letter from the law authorities to the army was sang as a rap song. With a lot of sarcasm she parodies the hybris of the civilians who thinks the new conquered territories belong to them (they still do).With her daughter, they analyze the names of the operation which is a quote of Hanukah children song. looked into her own biography, starting with a day trip to GAZA, made right after the six days war, and organized for the families of a public transfer company. We couldn't use the book ABH wrote (copyrights issue) ,so N. the whole event was broadcasted live, and that broadcast + other temporary events that involved the new media was the center upon which the play ran. Abu El Heishe (ABH), a respected physician from Gaza who worked in Israel, during a military operation, when he was promised that his house was safe.(2009). WAR TOURISM - The trigger for this play was the death of the 3 daughters of Dr. In the 2nd part, reconstructing Netiva's radio program they came to join her in the last song. Instead of an intermission, a chorus composed of members of the Ruth Kenner Ensemble sang and danced songs taken of Netiva's encyclopedia. I was the pianist, and later violist and composer Ayelet Lerman joined me. reanacted Some ceremonies and rituals ,since Netiva's father was one of the persons who invented them as a school head master and a famous educator. came many times, and slowly built a story, taking only what was needed for the portrait of a young brave girl, a feminist, honest with the sense of criticism, especially about herself. Daily she sat at a grocery store ,in her pocket a harmonica and talked to people who came to see her. met her a radio figure who played songs which were written before 1948 once a week. A revue made of songs, tales, translations and original music.īEIN HASFIROT (Between Calendars) - Netiva Ben Yehuda, once a legendary Palmach fighter ,an author of 3 books ,music encyclopedia of Hebrew songs and co author of ' Hebrew Slang Dictionary 'was, by the time N. 'OLD PEOPLE WITH BACKGROUND DISEASE' - 2020, Dubnov Garden, 2021 Libling House Tel- Aviv. 'KUMU VENAALE' ('RISE AND SHINE' ) - 2018-19, a walk from the mentioned bench to Mount Zion, ending with music on the rooftop of king David tomb.

'TIESTES' - 2018-9, play by Seneca, translated by Doron Tavory, directed and performed by Tavory and Yoeli in Hashomer st.3 Tel Aviv. 'HAPPY TIDINGS' - 2017 ,shidlovsky hall, Tel-Aviv museum. 'MY EX STEP - MOTHER IN LAW '' - 2014, multi media arena, Beit haam Jerusalem. 'AND ESPECIALLY THIS GARDEN' - 2012, ('houses from within' festival) from a bench looking to the old city. 'NAFIZ ,WAR TOURISM', 2011 Acco theatre festival. 'BEIN HASFIROT' ('Between Calendars') - 2009, adaptation of Netiva ben Yehuda's book of the same name. 'THE TABLE' - 2008, Play written by Ida Fink (translated by David Weinfeld), Zavta short play festival. 'AUNT FRIDA' - 2006, Acco theatre festival (1st prize) Vote on recognizing the state of Israel (19.11.47) while I, who was listening to the radio in real time, remembered the results and nothing else. Her vocal talents help her to reenact events that happened years before she was born, like the U.N. We knew the same street songs, mythic figures and experience of Adolescence. We started to work together in early 2006 and discovered we had a lot in common, especially in using our most early memories: Though I am 10 years older, my house was close to her house in Jerusalem in the 50ths and 60ths. She sings, dances, plays harmonica and recorder and in her past she is a successful puppeteer and has a PHD on the subject of ceremonies and Israeli rituals. The other actors take a part in many artistic decisions.

She is not a director for hire : Naomi creates the text and takes a major part in every project, and most of them are autobiographical. But my work with Naomi is totally different. I had at least 5 mutual productions with Hanan Snir, Yossi Israeli ,Mundi Yosef and the English director Michael Alfreds who loved to direct in Israel. As time goes by the relations become more intimate. Musicians love to work with a familiar director.

Quotes from ida fink