Atar Piano Trio Yonatan Cherchy

Original musical theater performance for chamber ensemble and actor, based on the story by S.Y. Agnon

In the town of Shvush lived the Hurvitz family: Baruch Meir, his wife Tsirl and their only son, Hirshl.
There was no great passion between them – when they weren’t busy making money they sat together in silence.
But they had great expectations from their only son: they hoped he would become a teacher, not a grocer.
Hirshl, tucked into a two-room apartment with a mortgage, is married to Mina, a fair girl by all accounts. But his tortured heart cries out for Blume, and his soul suffers in agony. Finally, he goes mad (“Don’t slaughter me, don’t slaughter me, I am not a chicken!”).

The story, a Hebrew classic, is presented by actor Yonatan Cherchy and the Atar Piano Trio, in an original and unusual performance combining live music, storytelling and theater. The performance offers a creative and surprising encounter between the different performing arts and gives the audience a unique experience.

The music serves at times as scenery and at other times as part of the story. The selection includes a chamber classic repertory, contemporary Jewish and Israeli music and improvisation segments for the actor and musicians, from the works of Schubert, Dvorak, Shostakovich, Jan Freidlin and others.

Musicians: Ofer Shelley – piano and arrangements, Tanya Beltser -- violin, Marina Katz -- cello, Yonatan Cherchy -- reading and acting, Michal Ackerman -- writing. Production and publicity: Atar Productions in conjunction with the Shai Agnon House.

This project is presented by the Atar Piano Trio following its special projects that present artistic music in special programs and contexts: A Light in Your Window, The Jewish Cabaret, Chamber Jazz and others, and establishes the trio as one of the prominent musical ensembles in the Israeli cultural landscape.

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