Family Ties

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‘Family Ties’ 2019 >>
In Four Stories
Soap by Lu Xun
Storyteller: Shirley Gal
A Dog- Bridegroom
based on Yōko Tawada
Storyteller: Ronen Babluki
Family Ties by Clarice Lispector
Joint Reading
Son, Daughter, Child
based on Kjell Askildsen
Storyteller: Adi Meirovitch

An old man happens to meet his daughter in the street, a young woman riding a taxi with her mother, a man brings a pack of soap as an unexpected gift to his wife, a sleepy suburban teacher tells her pupils a legend that worries their mothers – small incidents crack systems of proximity, control, loathing and love.
Created by: Ruth Kanner and the group’s actors Shirley Gal, Adi Meirovitch, Ronen Babluki, Tali Kark | Ideas Development: Yair Vardi | Design: Kinneret Kisch | Family Dinner Soundtrack: Avshalom Ariel | Image: Ruth Gvili | Translations: Soap, translation: Amira Katz; A Dog- Bridegroom – based on Yōko Tawada, translation and adaptation: Ronen Babluki; Son, Daughter, Child – based on “Thomas F’s Last Notes to the Public”, by Kjell Askildsen, translation: Dana Caspi; Family Ties, translation: Miriam Tivon | Graphic Design: Ohad Hadad | Production: Yair Vardi | Group Management: Shira Yovel
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