Because She's Real

Tzavta Theatre

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Creators: Niva Dloomy, Ronnie Brodetzky

Set and Costume Design: Aviah Bash-Sokol

Music editing: Naama Redler

Lighting Design: Uri Weiss

Cast: Hagit Zakai, Doron Dahan, Maor Friedman and Niva Dloomy

Slides and T-shirts: Adar Aviam

Narration: Livia Hachmon Ayaliy

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"Because She's Real" is my first play, which I co-created with  the actress Niva Dloomy, who also played the lead role.

 This is physical story theatre, about a girl growing up in kibbutz society in the early 2000s, told against the backdrop of the disintegration of the kibbutz's economy and values.

 This is a piece in the style of "physical theatre", where the actors create the various imageries with their bodies: flaming letters during youth movement activities, a yellow bus travelling the roads from kibbutz to kibbutz, harvest celebrations at Shavuot.

 In the background we hear recorded messages taken from the kibbutz archive, documenting the slow and painful disintegration of the kibbutz right up until its destruction.

The soundtrack consists of kibbutz music from the Gevatron Chorus.

The show ran for about a year and a half at Tzavta Theatre and received good reviews.

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From the reviews:

​"Is it a coincidence that the show I enjoyed more than any other in the past few weeks was held in Tzavta? Because She's Real is theatre that contains nothing touchy-feely or pretentious or thirsty for gimmicks; just a fresh team, a slide projector and lots of curiosity. The play leaves us hungry for more. Its dimensions and simplicity make it perfect to be performed at a kibbutz. Such a tour would be a bold act."

Yuval Ben Ami, Yisrael Hayom

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“The young cast does a superb job, displaying impressive physicality in their acting. It leaves us wanting more. In the chaotic environment of fringe theatre, managing to make us want more is no small accomplishment ... "

Nurit Horak, Tel Aviv City

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"The internal codes on which the play is based are experienced so intimately by the audience, that more than once they smile at the same time as they shed a tear."

Mayan Nataly Smoler, Hadaf Hayarok