Killing Fields

8220;While flying to Delhi, we crossed Afghanistan and Iran and all the while I was thinking, 8216;what if we8217;re forced to parachute down? They hate us because we8217;re Jewish and we8217;d be shot dead,8221; she recalls. On stage, this fear is translated into several dark stories. Amos, for instance, is a tale of a lovable field mouse that is stuck in a pipe and must make a surrealistic decision about death; it8217;s a situation that many young soldiers in the trenches had to confront. Discovering Elijah, about the Yom Kippur War of 1973, shows how war marks its warriors even in times of peace. 8220;These men are used to constant fighting and firing,8221; she explains. The Woman is a grotesque account of a journey through a hunger-stricken country.

Kanner8217;s first brush with theatre was when she was 13. 8220;I was on a scout trip when we came across a building. I peeped through a window and saw a magical world in which actors dressed in colourful costumes were dancing in a fantastical world.8221;

She went on to act with the Israeli Defence Army Theatre before switching to direction and winning several awards; the Landau Awards and the Rosenbaum award among them. Dead bodies and killing fields litter her productions as she pursues different perspectives. 8220;I also love Shakespeare but I8217;ll never do a feel-good, romantic drama,8221; she says. Reality, she adds, will always creep into her works.

The plays will be held at the IIC on October 20. Contact: 24619431

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