Brett Singer & Associates, LLC
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, March 20 @ 7:30pm
Friday, March 21 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 22 @ 3pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, March 23 @ 3pm – Added Due To Popular
Demand!
The Internationally acclaimed Gesher Theatre
from Tel Aviv, Israel will present the play MOMIK
at The Tribeca Performing Arts Center at Borough of Manhattan Community
College (BMCC), 199 Chambers Street, on Thursday March 20 at 7:30pm, Friday March
21 at 7:30pm, Saturday March 22 at 3pm and 7:30pm. MOMIK is based on
the first part of the novel See Under: Love by best-selling Israeli
author David Grossman. This American-Canadian tour of “MOMIK- 2008” is dedicated to the 60th
Anniversary of the State of Israel.
Momik,
a nine year-old boy, is one of the main characters of the show, and a
member of a very loving and close family. His father and mother are Polish Jews
and Holocaust survivors, who immigrated to
Israel after World War II. This powerful
and inspiring play brings the story of Momik's childhood in 1950s Jerusalem and
of his investigations into the Holocaust, triggered by the sudden arrival of
his long lost grandfather Anshel, a survivor. Momik is the only child who is
raised in an atmosphere of love and kindness, but along with silence and hidden
pain. Grown-ups determinately refuse to answer Momik's questions about their
life and he creates an imaginary land where his family happily lived before the
war. Momik is a visually rich, sad, funny and moving production played by
Gesher’s most acclaimed actors. The
story does not deal directly with the subject of the Holocaust; it speaks about
disturbing memories that become part of everyday life.
“A powerful exposed experience leaves the audience
astounded. Something impressive and interesting occurs on the stage every
single minute,” wrote the leading Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
The
play was adapted by Yevgeny Arye and Elena Laskina, and is directed by Gesher
Theatre Artistic Director / Founder Yevgeny Arye.
Gesher
Theatre is famous not only in Israel, but around the globe, having successfully
performed in 15 foreign countries, a desirable guest and regular winner of the
most prestigious international theatrical festivals: at Lincoln and Kennedy
centers, in Edinburgh, London, Avignon, and Berlin. For years, Gesher has been
regarded as an inseparable part of the Israeli culture and is one of the only
successful bi-lingual theatres in the world. Gesher has also
received numerous Israeli theatre awards since its founding in 1993, including
The Meir Margalit Award for Best Show, The Israeli Academy Award, and a Special
Israeli Award for "Best Quality Initiative."
MOMIK combines
David Grossman’s story-telling qualities with the unique stage visions of
Israel’s top director Yevgeny Arye and the fantastic design of Michael
Kramenko. Gesher’s entire troupe manages to transport the magical atmosphere of
the book to the stage with great success.
This
show will be performed in Russian with English super-titles.
BMCC Tribeca Performing
Arts Center at BMCC, 199 Chambers
Street
SCHEDULE: Thurs March 20 @
7:30pm, Fri March 21 @ 7:30pm, Sat March 22 @ 3pm & 7:30pm, Sun March 23 @
3pm
TICKETS: $45, $55 and $65 Call (212) 220-1460 or order online: Tribecapac.org or
Smarttix.com
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