Ruth Wieder Magan
New and Retrospective works
Three films can be accessed from 10:00 IST on 6th March 2021 until 10:00 IST on 8th March 2021 below:
Mirror Sky (50 min)
A film by Ruth Wieder Magan, Sara Siegel and Yuval Steinberg
with Michael Shachrur
Come Away O Human Child (6.42 min)
A short film by Ruth Wieder Magan, Dan Lahiani and Shane Vaughan
Kadayil Shabbaso - Desire 10 min)
A short film by Ruth Wieder Magan and Shai Cabili
with Mark Eliyahu
Ruth Wieder Magan is best known for her pioneering work integrating sacred texts into contemporary voice/body theatre. Her unique approach to the somatic and transcendental aspects of voice, text and spatial perception is deeply rooted in Jewish oral tradition and informed by contemporary body approaches.
Independently and together with ‘Theatre Company Jerusalem’, Ruth has created over 20 original works of theatre and music. She has performed in national and international award winning venues.
Ruth has been invited to represent Israel before H.H. the Dalai Lama on a number of occasions. She has a long standing relationship with the India International Centre – performing there with various ensembles on 5 different occasions. Ruth is a senior and respected mentor at The School of Visual Theatre in Jerusalem
She has released two albums ‘Songs to the Invisible God’ and ‘Kadayil Shabbaso’ both receiving critical acclaim.
Kindly please make a note, a webinar discussion with Ruth Wieder Magan will be held on Tuesday, 9th March 2021 from 6 pm to 7 pm:
The Ecstatic Voice. What is the Female Voice?
Films Supported by “The Foundation for Independent Artists”, Ministry of Culture and Sport, Israel
