Mine of Materials
credit points: 3
Elective course for Third year
Meital Raz
Meital Raz is a Director and performer
Studied acting, clown and puppetry in various institutes.
Graduated from the School of visual theater ( 2010)
Since 2010 working as an independent artist in the contemporary visual theater scene in Israel and abroad, creating her own work as well as participating as a performer in creations of others.
Her works include:
The Strange Voyage of DOMONGO GONSALES the Man in the Moon - Nonsense paper theater. Based on a science fiction novel written in the 16th century by an English Bishop. Premiered at the International Festival of Puppet Theater in Jerusalem (2013)
Of Course - A Horse! - In collaboration with designer Keren Dembinsky.
An original piece written in rhymes about a journey on a train.
Created for the International Puppet Festival in Jerusalem (2013) with the support of the National Lottery.
The Story Of Dummi & Dumma - In collaboration with designer Keren Dembinsky.
A wild humoristic adaptation for an Indian story about 2 dwarfs and a tiger.
Created for the International Puppet Festival in Jerusalem in (2012)
Elizabeth - In collaboration with director Itay Weiser and designer Keren Dembinsky.
Theater performance without words using paper masks and puppets.
Produced by the Interdisciplinary Arena Theater in 2012
Michael - An ensemble creation of five players and Director (Avi Dangur , Hila Goldenberg , Natalia Faust , Nadav Hollander and Itay Weiser) created through improvisation.
Winner of prizes: " Show of the Year" and " Best Director " in Israel's Fringe Awards competition in 2010.
Zebra - Miniature table show, without any words but with objects, puppets and fingers.
Created in the School of Visual Theater.
Premiered at POCHETTE SURPRISE puppet theater festival in Brussels.
As a performer, Meital Raz participated in various shows, among which:
Palm Tree By Nava Frenkel 2014
Misfits By Bosmat Nossan 2013
They who are about to die By Nava Frenkel 2012
In this course, we will focus on excavating and developing creative materials, primarily in the search for the core, the starting line from which we set off on our journey.
We will experiment with working with written text, with objects, with puppets, with the body, with characters, both individually and in groups.
Together, we will examine materials to decipher which stage moments are effective for us and why, how to clearly convey what we wish to express, what evokes emotion in us, and how to create imagery, humor, and poetics.
