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Abstract
In this critical reflection, festival director Shimrit Ron discusses the origins of Isra-Drama, the impact of COVID on the showcase, and the new artistic initiatives that responded to the conditions of performance online for an international audience.
Notes on contributor
Shimrit Ron is the Director of The Hanoch Levin Institute of Israeli Drama, which promotes Israeli playwrighting all over the world. Ron is a dramaturge and lives in Tel Aviv Jaffa. She holds a BA in Theatre Studies from Tel Aviv University and studied screenwriting in The Sam Spiegel Film and Television School. Prior to her current position, Ron worked as a journalist and spokesperson for Gesher Theatre.
Notes
1. This critical reflection is based on an interview on Zoom with Bryce Lease on 3 February 2022.
2. Details of previous programmes going back to 2015 are available on the website: https://exposure.dramaisrael.org/ (accessed March 3, 2022).
3. ‘I Don’t Want to See This’, Isra-Drama, https://exposure.dramaisrael.org/2019/i-dont-want-to-seethis/ (accessed March 3, 2022).
4. Rotem Volk and Dana Etgar, ‘Comfort Object’, Isra–Drama, https://exposure.dramaisrael.org/2021/comfort-object/ (accessed March 3, 2022).
5. For those who are interested in Hanoch Levin, three anthologies of his plays are published by Oberon Modern Playwrights.
6. Isra-Drama will be held in person in November 2022. However, as expectations grow, we might add performances to watch on-line as well as interviews which will be broadcasted. This combined live/broadcast format is our next challenge. I would like to acknowledge the work of the Chair of the Artistic Committee, Dr Roy Horovitz, and the festival producers, Chen Goldfarb (2020) and Sigal Cohen – connecting the dots (2021, 2022).