By and with: Ariel Efraim Ashbel, Ethan Braun, Ruth Rosenfeld, Joseph Wegmann / Featuring, remotely: Michal Govrin, Isabel Lewis, Adam Linder, Susan McClary, Assaf Shelleg, Sarah Thom, Senthuran Varatharajah / Live editing: Daphna Keenan / Production management: Anna von Glasenapp / Production assistance: David Reiber Otálora
Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends
Tikkun Leil Shavu’ot
Durational performance
15.5., 21:00 – 16.5., 5:00
- Dialogue
- Performance
English /
In the week of the Jewish Holiday Shavu’ot, Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends present an event inspired by the medieval tradition of “the Tikkun”. Hebrew for “amending” or “correcting”, it describes in the context of this holiday the tradition of studying the Torah for a whole night.
Ashbel and friends’ version of the Tikkun is the latest step in an ongoing series of performances stemming from rituals of the Jewish calendar that the group has been developing over the last years. In this night-long-happening, streamed live at HAU4, they will discuss this holy day, study, play music, make images and host guests remotely: Michal Govrin, Isabel Lewis, Adam Linder, Susan McClary, Assaf Shelleg, Sarah Thom, Senthuran Varatharajah, amongst others.
Unfolding over eight hours from dusk till dawn, they will address the main issues at the heart of Shavu’ot: the receiving of the ten commandments by Moses, the book of Ruth and the idea of the harvest. Thoughts, bodies, traditions, images, sounds will create a tapestry of emerging performative contemplations.
Schedule
21:00
Introduction, Live music, Torah reading and discussion – Ariel Efraim Ashbel & Friends
22:00
Readings and discussions – Susan McClary and Assaf Shelleg
22:30
Interlude – Ruth Rosenfeld
22:45
Readings and discussions – Isabel Lewis
23:15
Mirror ritual and the 10 commandments, dance and discussions
00:15
Interlude – Joseph Wegmann and Daphna Keenan
00:30
Readings and discussions – Michal Govrin und Senthuran Varatharajah
1:30
Yemeni spiral - Music, dance and prayer
2:00
Interlude – Ariel Efraim Ashbel
2:15
Readings and discussions – Adam Linder
2:45
Shmita hour - time to let go, live music and Thora reading
3:45
Interlude – Ethan Braun
4:00
Morning musical ritual and Nurit Hirsh Tribute Concert
4:30
Readings and discussions – Sarah Thom
Note: This schedule is subject to change during the event.
Cast
Dates
Past
Notes:
For the participation, Zoom needs to be installed on the technical device and headphones are recommended.
Due to an extensive PCR testing regime for SARS-CoV-2, the performers can also move on stage in this production without minimum distance.
Credits
Production: Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends, HAU Hebbel am Ufer.
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