Houdini - The Other Side I Ballet Jerusalem
The show examines the character of the magician Houdini, who specialized in daring escape tricks. These included freeing himself from handcuffs and deep water tanks, thrilling large audiences. The event addresses the meaning of inner freedom and the freedom of the Jewish people through his story. Duration of the show: one hour and fifteen minutes without intermission.
The show examines the character of the magician Houdini, who specialized in daring escape tricks. These included freeing himself from handcuffs and deep water tanks, thrilling large audiences. The event addresses the meaning of inner freedom and the freedom of the Jewish people through his story. Duration of the show: one hour and fifteen minutes without intermission.
Additional details: The performance examines the character of the magic and stunts artist Erik Weiss, who gained fame under the name Harry Houdini. Bold escape tricks, in which he freed himself from handcuffs, chains, and ropes while hanging upside down from a great height or submerged in a deep water tank, captivated thousands and pushed him to continue and improve his performances even further. What caused Houdini to risk his life like this? To repeatedly present scenarios of tying and untying? What are the true bonds he was trying to break free from? Houdini came from a Jewish home (his father was a rabbi), and the show emphasizes Judaism in Houdini's story. The release from chains is an expression of Houdini's inner freedom, an expression of the freedom of the Jewish people who were bound in chains. Duration of the show: An hour and a quarter without intermission.
