THE THIRD CABARET. THE BURNING BUSH
About the project
This genre serves as a marker of disaster. If the first two cabarets represent its premonition and assertion, "The Third Cabaret" endeavors to fathom how to survive a catastrophe.
Yale University houses the Fortunoff Archive, containing over four thousand videos documenting the memories and songs of Shoah witnesses. This material serves an example of both the humanity of art and its redemptive capabilities.
The theatrical team chose 20 songs from the archive, reinterpreting them collaboratively and infusing them with contemporary sound. As it turned out, these songs possess an uplifting power.
The production also incorporates texts from the book "Jewish Letters," a compilation of genuine letters from the Jews in Israel to the Diaspora — from ancient times to the mid-20th century. A half-century ago, the esteemed Israeli archivist A. Yaari compiled and published these letters, in which the authors share with their family and friends their impressions, successes, and challenges of life in a new country.
The Russian edition of the book was released at the close of 2022 (Mesto Vstrechi Publishing House, translated by Galina Maizel).
“The Third Cabaret” is simultaneously a historical exploration, a musical endeavor, and an artistic reflection on contemporary global events.
The performance is presented in Hebrew with Russian and Hebrew subtitles.
Featuring songs in Russian, Ukrainian, German, Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish with Russian and Hebrew subtitles
Yale University houses the Fortunoff Archive, containing over four thousand videos documenting the memories and songs of Shoah witnesses. This material serves an example of both the humanity of art and its redemptive capabilities.
The theatrical team chose 20 songs from the archive, reinterpreting them collaboratively and infusing them with contemporary sound. As it turned out, these songs possess an uplifting power.
The production also incorporates texts from the book "Jewish Letters," a compilation of genuine letters from the Jews in Israel to the Diaspora — from ancient times to the mid-20th century. A half-century ago, the esteemed Israeli archivist A. Yaari compiled and published these letters, in which the authors share with their family and friends their impressions, successes, and challenges of life in a new country.
The Russian edition of the book was released at the close of 2022 (Mesto Vstrechi Publishing House, translated by Galina Maizel).
“The Third Cabaret” is simultaneously a historical exploration, a musical endeavor, and an artistic reflection on contemporary global events.
The performance is presented in Hebrew with Russian and Hebrew subtitles.
Featuring songs in Russian, Ukrainian, German, Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish with Russian and Hebrew subtitles
The show debuted
The show debuted in March 2023 in the Gesher Theatre.
Cast and crew
Director: Dasha Shamina
Music: Fulcro
Artist: Vanya Bowden
Assistant artist: Beata Fershtman
Costume designer: Lena Blaunstein (Frau Blau).
Video art, projection design: Nick Dreyden
Choreographer: Polina Dreyden
Actors: Alya Goldman, Nikita Goldman, Nastya Gordymanova, Katya Tikhonova/Katya Bogucharskaya, Sasha Drugov/Misha Rakhlin, Grisha Katsenelson/Nikita Oleynikov, Polina Pakhomova, Zhenya Natanova/Polina Vingorodova
Musicians: Anya Grinfeld, Alexey Dragunsky, Leon Zeiger
Light: Alexey Filimonov (Gesher), Daniil Moskovich (Fulcro)
Sound: Felix Shaposhnik (Gesher), Andrey Mirny (Fulcro)
Producers: Sonya Gromova, Anya Ginzburg, Liza Shkolnik
Assistant director: Misha Buder
Translation into Hebrew: Polina Brukman
Music: Fulcro
Artist: Vanya Bowden
Assistant artist: Beata Fershtman
Costume designer: Lena Blaunstein (Frau Blau).
Video art, projection design: Nick Dreyden
Choreographer: Polina Dreyden
Actors: Alya Goldman, Nikita Goldman, Nastya Gordymanova, Katya Tikhonova/Katya Bogucharskaya, Sasha Drugov/Misha Rakhlin, Grisha Katsenelson/Nikita Oleynikov, Polina Pakhomova, Zhenya Natanova/Polina Vingorodova
Musicians: Anya Grinfeld, Alexey Dragunsky, Leon Zeiger
Light: Alexey Filimonov (Gesher), Daniil Moskovich (Fulcro)
Sound: Felix Shaposhnik (Gesher), Andrey Mirny (Fulcro)
Producers: Sonya Gromova, Anya Ginzburg, Liza Shkolnik
Assistant director: Misha Buder
Translation into Hebrew: Polina Brukman
