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The War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness

2 H 15 – Performed in French, English, Yiddish / Surtitled

ORIGINAL TITLE: La Guerra dei Figli della Luce contro i Figli delle Tenebre

VENICE BIENNALE / OPENING

Italy

June 1993

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Theatrical performance for the opening of the 55th Venice Biennale/International Exhibition of Art in June 1993.

The show is based on the same sources as Gibellina, metamorphosis of a melody: The Dead Sea Scrolls and The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus. The story is told by seven narrators, exiles from different countries and civilizations. They represent the seven stages of the conflict between the sons of light and the sons of darkness.

CREDITS

Directed by Amos Gitai

Texts based on The Dead Sea ScrollsThe Jewish War by Flavius Josephus

Other references Maria Rilke (Elegies), Hans Magnus Enzensberger (The Fury of Destruction), Ecclesiastes, Oscar Wilde (Poems)

Original music Simon et Marcus Stockhausen 

Set design Isika & Gal Gaon In collaboration with Davide Barbini

Images Hudi Aloni 

Metalwork Renato Bonaccin, Luigino Bosello, Augusto Garbato

Staging assistant Antoine Beau

 

With Hanna Shygulla, Samuel Fuller, Enrico Lo Verso, Masha Itkina, Jerome Koenig, Ophrah Shemesh, Ronit Elkavetz, Shull Rand

 

Production Agav production 

Coproduction Gaia Dona, Éléonore Feneux

In association with Laurent Truchot, Simona Vidori, Shuki Friedman, Bartolomeo Suppiej

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