Dybbuk Clip

First commissioned by the Habima Theater for the Israel festival 2008 The Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds is a puppet theater piece based on Anski's 'Dybbuk' by Vakhtangov and Hannah Robina, paintings by Chagall together with German expressionism and Hanson's 'Muppet Show'. Using various styles to create tensions, with actors portraying some of the characters and operating as the puppets' visible manipulators, an allegory of the material world dominated by the spiritual word is created. The tension between actor and puppet, manipulator and manipulatee, sheds new light on The Dybbuk. The play confronts the individual with society, free thinking with tradition, and raises important questions under the disguise of a funny puppet show.