{"id":2908,"date":"2023-10-04T01:20:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T22:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exposure.dramaisrael.org\/?p=2908"},"modified":"2023-12-05T00:14:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T22:14:59","slug":"step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exposure.dramaisrael.org\/2023\/step\/","title":{"rendered":"Step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long ago, Homo sapiens were just another animal of no particular importance. Now, we are masters of the earth, stronger than ever, lords of the universe, self-appointed gods. Gods who don\u2019t realize they are the last human species on earth. Is there anything more dangerous than gods who don\u2019t know what they want?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this new work, an adaptation for seven actors, a movie camera, and a single skeleton, the journey of Homo sapiens, our journey, is brought to life. Our discoveries, our inventions, our abilities explode onto the stage, laid bare in their beauty, wonder, and raw power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his innovative and unique theatre language, PuppetCinema, Zvi Sahar combines theatre, movement, live cinema, and puppetry, and searches for the answer to the ultimate question \u2013 what is our next step going to be?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/871202589?h=46a1f8ce4c&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>PuppetCinema<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Using a cinematographic aesthetic, a documentarian\u2019s eye, and the tropes of cinema verit\u00e9, PuppetCinema productions shape the audience\u2019s focus with a strong and steady hand. What began as a creative experiment in Israel in 2009, has evolved into a mission to explore a dialogue between puppetry, object theatre, film, foley, and live feed. PuppetCinema was born out of a desire to build an artistic synergy between these complementary mediums, where they can happily coexist and thrive and, most importantly, help tell a good story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Zvi Sahar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a director, actor, and puppeteer. He holds a BA in Theatre Studies from University of Haifa. Sahar established PuppetCinema in 2009, presenting <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planet Egg<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Puppet Lab at St. Ann\u2019s Warehouse, NYC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His works \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salt of the Earth<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2014), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gulliver<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2016), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suddenly<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2017), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2019), and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Big Bang<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2021) \u2013 have participated in numerous international festivals, including BAM Next Wave Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Taiwan International Festival of Arts, Theater der Welt Festival, and Charleville\u2019s Festival Mondial des Th\u00e9\u00e2tres de Marionettes. In 2019, Sahar was named Artistic Director of Itim Ensemble, established by director Rina Yerushalmi.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long ago, Homo sapiens were just another animal of no particular importance. Now, we are masters of the earth, stronger than ever, lords of the universe, self-appointed gods. Gods who don\u2019t realize they are the last human species on earth. Is there anything more dangerous than gods who don\u2019t know what they want? 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