An immersive, interactive performance, which transforms the audience into active participants in a high-stakes journey, inspired by the life of Alexei Navalny. Rather than watching passively, spectators become players in a theatrical game of resistance. Divided into teams, participants move through a series of stations, each representing a pivotal chapter in Navalny’s story: exposing corruption, organizing protests, surviving poisoning, facing trial, and enduring imprisonment. At each stage, the teams must complete tasks, make strategic decisions, and confront moral dilemmas that shape the course of the narrative. The format blends spy missions, role-playing, group discussions, and tactical challenges. The outcome depends entirely on the audience’s choices: will they build a resilient resistance network and mobilize support, or falter under the weight of systemic pressure? This is not just a play. It is a theatrical experiment that invites reflection on personal agency, collective responsibility, and the fragile power of solidarity. The experience is as unpredictable as it is urgent, echoing the real-life stakes of dissent.
Danielle Cohen Levy is an independent director, writer, performer, and educator, based in Tel Aviv. Her work spans experimental and repertory theatre, and has been showcased across Israel, as well as internationally. She is the recipient of the 2024 Rosenblum Performing Arts Award, and multiple Kipod Hazahav Fringe Theatre Awards, including Best Play and Best Direction for On the Way Home | Return Sign, selected for Isra-Drama 2024.
Her creative process is rooted in devised theatre, often deconstructing and reassembling traditional formats, drawing inspiration from autobiographical material and real-life stories. Her production Worst Case Scenario (2015), created with Namer Golan, won awards at the Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre and the Kipod Hazahav Fringe Theatre Awards, and toured festivals in England, France, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Estonia.
Cohen Levy serves as artistic director of Teatronetto Festival for Solo Performances, and is a member of the artistic committee at Tmu-na Theatre. She is co-founder of the WCS group, a collaborative platform for experimental stage work, founder of PostcardPlay, an independent publishing initiative, and co-founder and co-editor of Tmu-na Theatre’s play publishing project (T:M). She leads the Acting Preparatory Program at Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts, where she also teaches in the Directing and Acting Departments.