On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Luigi Pirandello’s birth,
the Italian Cultural Institutes in Tel Aviv and in Haifa present:
The Man with the Flower in the Mouth, a one-act play by Luigi Pirandello
Adapted & directed by Orly Noa Rabinyan
Initiated and produced by the Italian Cultural Institutes in Tel Aviv and in Haifa
In Hebrew, with Italian subtitles.
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A limited number of discounted tickets is available at 40 NIS.
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Missing the train. Answering the phone. Leaving a routine checkup at the doctor’s. How can one moment change the rest of your life? Is there an exact point in time when “before” becomes “after”? And what do you hold on to when the earth moves under your feet? “The Man with the Flower in the Mouth ” was written as a short story before it was adapted to the stage to become one of Luigi Pirandello ’s most popular plays. In this One-Act play the Nobel-winning Italian playwright designs an architecture for transformation. The play, adapted to Hebrew and directed by Orly Noa Rabinyan, was initiated and produced by the Italian Cultural Institutes in Tel Aviv and in Haifa, as part of Pirandello 150 – an international festival marking the 150th anniversary of the playwright’s birth.
ON THE PLAYWRIGHT: Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) was a Nobel-prize winning Sicilian playwright, novelist and poet. He wrote over 40 plays, most notable are “Six Characters in Search of an Author”, “Tonight We Improvise” and “Enrico IV”. Pirandello regarded himself as a writer-philosopher and often dealt with the vicissitudes of fate, change of perception, madness and the blurry line between fact and fiction. He first published “The Man with the Flower in his Mouth ” as a short story in 1918 with the title “Cafe Nocturno”. A few years later the story was re-published under the title “Death Upon Him.” Only in 1923 did Pirandello turn it into this short play that became one of his most popular One-Acts in Italy and abroad. Pirandello died in Rome in 1936. His home became a museum dedicated to his life and work. 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of his birth.
ON THE DIRECTOR: Orly Noa Rabinyan is a theatre maker working in Israel and abroad.Trained as a director in London and in Tel Aviv, Orly Noa is a co-founder/member of the WWLab, an international directors collective; member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, the Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center and the La Mama group in Umbria. Currently running: “A Participatory Persian Tea Ceremony” at Alma; and the Israeli premiere of “Bull” by Mike Bartlett at Mara Theater, Kiryat Shmona – nominated for Best Show & Best Set Design at the 2017 Golden Hedgehog Fringe Awards. Recent credits in Israel include: “Back to Israel” at Itim Ensemble; “Abigail’s Mirror” at Alfred Gallery; “Fleabag” at Merkaz Habama/Israel Festival; “If There is I Haven’t Found It Yet” at the Library Theatre; and “Tipa Bayam” at Tzavta. Recent credits abroad include: Interior, a site specific piece in Mandarin for the 435 Art Zone in Taiwan; “Onions”, a site specific piece in Italian for the beach in Calabria; “HONEYPOT” at the New Diorama Theater, London; “Babel” at the Lark, NYC.
WHEN AND WHERE:
- The Jaffa Theater, *5 + **7 December, 21.00
- The Haifa Theater, Stage 2, December 10, 21.00
* Before the show on Dec 5, at 20:30, at the foyer of Jaffa Theatre, there will be a wine reception sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv.
** Before the show on Dec 7, at 20:00, at the foyer of Jaffa Theatre, a panel in the English language will be held, discussing Pirandello’s world with Dr Mimmo Cangiano (Italy) from the Hebrew University and the director Orly Noa Rabinyan.
CREDITS : “The Man with the Flower in the Mouth” by Luigi Pirandello
Hebrew adaptation, direction, space & book design: Orly Noa Rabinyan
Actors : Yoav Yeffet and Shira Curiel
Original music and live piano : Omri Dagan
Costume Design : Liron Pniel
Video design : Nimrod Zin
Lighting design : Dolev Tzigel
Produced in collaboration with EVE – Independent Theatre Makers Association in Israel. The production was initiated and produced by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv & Haifa.