vrijdag 7 november

My Phantom Limb

Aryeh Hasfari

storytelling

After years of fighting for his country, protesting, and creating resistance art, Aryeh finds himself caught between his past convictions and a growing sense of cynicism.

My Phantom Limb is a political autobiography, a story told through fragments, songs and verses that travel through time, woven together with video and visual art. The piece draws deeply from Aryeh's years of opposition to Israel's far-right government as a political artist and activist, his family's Holocaust experiences and his military service.

These personal, historical and political threads converge at a critical moment—on the cusp of regional war, as Israel launches a hysterical retaliation to a terror attack. It is then that Aryeh's brother and musical collaborator, Avshalom, makes the decision to return to Israel just a week before their performance in Amsterdam. Aryeh, however, chooses to remain in Europe, no longer willing to sacrifice himself for the ideal of a Jewish state. After years of fighting for his country, protesting, and creating resistance art, Aryeh finds himself caught between his past convictions and a growing sense of cynicism.

"De verdwaalde protestkunstenaar in een rauwe, emotionele vertelling" Nuno Blijboom, Theaterkrant

At the heart of the performance is the metaphor of a "Zionist Phantom Limb"—a haunting pain from a lost part of his identity. In this dance of devils, ghosts from Aryeh's past confront him, demanding answers about survival, self-sacrifice, and solidarity, as he grapples with his identity and the meaning of his journey.

Aryeh is joined by Alkistis Misouli on viola and additional vocals.

credits:

Written and directed by: Aryeh Hasfari
Dramaturg: Farnoosh Farnia
Artistic advisor: Ori Gold
Original music by: Aryeh Hasfari, Avshalom Hasfari and Alkistis Misouli
Artwork by: Ori Gold

Originally created in October 2023 for The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival

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online: €15,00/€10,00
door: €17,50

datum:
vrijdag 7 november
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n.v.t.
aanvang:
20:15 uur
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all languages
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duration 60 minutes

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