Oh, Else! Marking 80 Years Since the Death of Else Lasker-Schüler-event 2

A Performance in Collaboration with the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance & Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Else Lasker-Schüler (1869–1945) was one of the most significant and influential poets in th German language, as well as a painter, writer, and a central figure in the Expressionist movement. Born in Germany to a Jewish family, she became known for her poetic language, blending mystical visions with autobiographical elements. In 1939, she fled the Nazi regime to Israel, spending her final years in poverty and isolation in Jerusalem.

This commemorative performance is an original production for the Writers Festival, in collaboration with the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.

Students of composition, instrumental performance, vocal arts, and dance were invited to

participate in a unique creative residency at Mishkenot Sha’ananim, where they developed an interdisciplinary project merging text, music, and space. The outcome: live ensembles of musicians, singers, and dancers will be spread throughout the unique settings of the Yael Garden, performing a site-specific production of original compositions inspired by Lasker-Schüler’s biblical poetry.

Additionally, the performance will feature an original drawing installation depicting Lasker-Schüler, created by students from the Screen Arts Department at Bezalel.

Musical Direction: Prof. Michael Klinghoffer & Prof. Tzvi Semel

Dance Direction: Prof. Neta Pulvermacher

Composition Mentorship: Prof. Boaz Ben-Moshe

Director: Dr. Yael Greenblatt

Producer: Shira Hofman

Composers: Amit Boyum, Noam Bartov, Yishai Brookstein, Yonatan Atarya, Gadi Stern,

Daniel Schwarzvald, Dani Schnitzer, Emily Jacoby, Uri Regev

Musicians: 

Avner Emanuel Bach – Recorder
Ohad Batat – Recorder
Isaac Bouvier – Cello
Emil Guseinov – Viola
Antonina Denisova – Violin
Desiree Yaar – Violin
Hananel Yaakov Gonen – Viola
Yahav Yana Lazurenko – Cello
Alma Theron – Guitar

Talor Herstik – Viola

Singers:

Amit Amar – Tenor
Rita Tawil – Soprano
Tamar Arnon – Mezzo-Soprano
Dagan Gersht – Mezzo-Soprano

Liam Beck – Soprano

Dancers: Andrea Isabel Aguila Solis, Uriya Oliel, Carmel Hacohen, Yahav Zehavi, Veronica Judith Tosto, Hee Lee Lazara, Natalia Machlina, Eliora (Grace) Morris, Yahli Zuf Salomon, Omri Sela, Shaked

Sela, Tal Shani

The event is held in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Israel 

This project is supported by the Beracha Foundation and the Kaplan Foundation