This performance is fantastic! Highly recommended.
Coming to Jerusalem in July!
Theater and Theology and Theatre Company Jerusalem present master storyteller Gabriella Lev’s astonishing tale: Shards of Laughter.
The shows are followed by a discussion with Gabriella. On July 9, the discussion will include Rav Gideon Sylvester who will talk with Gabriella about Destruction and Rebirth.
Created and conceived by Gabriella Lev, with direction by Yael Valier, Shards of Laughter will play at Beit Mazia in Jerusalem, on July 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 8pm.
For details and tickets to all shows: www.TheaterAndTheology.com
In Shards, Gabi Lev, a master performer and storyteller, pieces together her family’s Holocaust
history from the fragmented stories and mysterious references she heard as a child and
explored as an adult. The result is at once a deeply personal portrait of her family’s struggle,
and a microcosm of the European Jewish experience during the Shoah. Told with honesty,
artistry, and lifesaving humor, Shards leaves its impression in the intellect and in the spirit.
Sneak preview of the Jerusalem Post review: “Shards of Laughter tempers tragic material with
genuinely funny moments and surprising twists. I would definitely see this show again”
~Yael Unterman
* Shards of Laughter treats themes that are compatible with the atmosphere of the Three Weeks. The
performance includes recorded music, some upbeat and some sad, but all in service of a story
that explores how we as individuals and as a People absorb and learn from histories of personal
and communal destruction to build anew. On July 9th, after the show, Rabbi Gideon Sylvester
will hold a conversation with Gabi and the audience on these themes.
Gabriella Lev is a recipient of the Kipod Hazahav Award for Lifetime Achievement in
Performance, and the Jerusalem Award for Unique Contribution to Cultural Life. Gabi, raised in
Australia, usually directs and performs in Hebrew. Shards provides a rare opportunity for
English-speakers to experience her magic on stage.
