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"We cried out and there are no more words, do not listen to us": A year for Corona - 4 monologues by desperate cultural figures

Tzipi Pines is sad ("In the Holocaust it was worse and they put on plays"), my father-in-law Rodner is furious ("Killing us for politics"), soundman Hanan Goldstein is desperate ("I was almost kicked out of my house because of debt") and producer Autumn Maron is upset ( "): 4 industry representatives painfully recount a year without culture

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Friday, 05 February 2021, 00:00

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In the video: Tzipi Pines, CEO of Beit Lessin, at the Corona Committee, July 27 (Photo: Knesset Channel)

Tzipi Pines, director of the Beit Lessin Theater named after Baruch Ivcher:

"A year ago, on March 14, when we went home after a general rehearsal of a play called 'The Lovers and Pleasures' by Bashevis-Singer, we did not even say goodbye to the actors because we were sure we would meet another week. I thought, 'Virus, what could it be?'

No one imagined it would take a year. And I wish it would only take a year. We walked in complete unconsciousness, and even rejoiced that there would be some freedom. Everything was canceled in one day. Our Bible, which is the play board, became a white board, without knowing what a day would bring. .

"When I look back - it's awful. When I look ahead, I say 'God what will happen here?'. Two weeks ago they announced that they would open in two weeks. Because I am learning from experience I did not return anyone to work because I knew I had no reason to return them to work. This year in doing special events, to keep the theater alive with rehearsals and readings of plays. Cautious optimism that we are in the most beloved profession in the world, and can not live without it. And condemned to collective punishment for no injustice on our part.

"Theaters can open.

The audience can buy tickets over the phone, we know who is coming, we know how to sit in capsules and distances, we have large halls of 400 and 900 seats, all in masks, no buffet, everyone looking in one direction, no hugs and kisses, everyone coming to a cultural event.

Existence in the world of culture and in the world of theater all the ways to be preserved.

We may not be given a chance to prove it.

Pilot, check.

But do not do it.

No one does it.

I have no words.

I already cried.

Unfortunately, no one listens to us. "

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"No one listens."

Tzipi Pines (Photo: PR, Eitan Tal)

"If they did a differential closure, and if they really checked - they would find that the theater did not get infected and I do not believe they will get infected. Tel Aviv, relative to other cities, is an almost green city. Why punish such a large sector of people and economy of all places around theaters, and not Let us work, and not let us make a living and not give this small and simple word - to live? I will never understand that.

"When I see the huge funerals of the ultra-Orthodox that take place almost without police enforcement - it is outrageous, it is angry, I have no rational explanation To it.

I do not understand why there is yes and why not here.

I do not understand it.

I see the artists, Katorza, Rita and the people who come with tears in their eyes.

We do not understand why it is destined for us, even now that there are already three million vaccinated people, a large part of whom are our audience.

Why does no one talk to us and say, let's say - open in May.

Give us some notice when ever.

I know the situation is difficult and I know what the situation is in the world, and there is still no reference to us.

It seems like everyone in the government has lost the ability to decide.

As if they had raised their hands.

And we're just very angry.

"Now people are already vaccinated and there is already some sunbeam in the sky, but still do not give us any forecast ahead so we know how long. Until when? The feeling is of despair, and yet at the end opens, will not help anyone - we will not disappear, we will continue to exist "We will continue to work. We will persevere. Listen, it was much worse in the Holocaust and they still did plays there and there are works that were born there. So we will persevere until something else happens."

Tzipi Pines and the stars of the Beit Lessin Theater on happier days (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Musician Hemi Rodner:

"This year has been a harassment of the culture by the government which to me is not a coincidence. So much injustice has been done here to the world of culture, not only to the performers but to the hundreds of thousands of people living under EVIL and folly. Harassment of the government is done for very obvious reasons. I hope they will come to terms with the neglect, contempt, hostility and resentment against culture and against Tel Aviv. There is something anti-Tel Aviv here.

"I treat the government and politics in Israel like the Corona - it is a virus that attacks the world and must somehow be vaccinated and fought.

In Dizengoff Square, people are screaming for evacuation.

And all the guys Bibi sent to Dubai, wow, like he said - come, go, bring us some corona from there.

It's so transparent and outrageous and vicious.

Anyone who does not see this is a sick person.

Anyone who does not understand the immense injustice in this is insane.

"However, for me this year also came out as a year of inspiration and opportunities. What I mostly discovered was yard performances. It was a curse for me that brought me a blessing, because it was wonderful for me and for people. I was told I might be the artist who performed the most in the yards. I took it "In both hands. It created a silver wedding with the audience. I knew the people who love me. I turned the alcohol into whiskey."

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"Get vaccinated against the government."

Hemi Rodner (Photo: Reuven Castro)

"But there are people here with very difficult financial, mental and family difficulties. Killing them, not only as artists but also as human beings. Killing us for shitty politics. It's unforgivable. All bribery cheats and breaches of trust on my cock, but this thing is unforgivable. Everyone is busy licking the wounds. People have nothing to live for and how to live. Killing us here is oppression. Oppression always starts from within. We have begun to internalize that we are oppressed subhumans.

"This is an injustice but unfortunately most citizens of the country do not care.

I believe in the initiatives of local authorities.

Believes in community initiatives.

That is where the hope for Israel lies, and not in the rule of the parties.

I saw some great local initiatives.

That is the hope. "

Hemi Rodner at the Independence Day Demonstration, Charles Clore Park, Tel Aviv July 18, 2020 (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Autumn Maron, film producer:

"I am Autumn, 32 years old from Even Yehuda, I am a graduate of Sam Spiegel, a producer and entrepreneur. Among other things, I produced the short film series 'Love Letter to the Cinema' with Nadav Lapid, Avi Nesher, Eran Riklis and more; documentaries including 'Papa's Last Battle' directed Michael Allo; and the most notable and central thing I produced was Danny Rosenberg's The Death of the Cinema and My Dad too. We wished for him, we were the official choice of the Cannes Film Festival. No side frames, official choice. It's huge, a dream. Then the Cannes Film Festival did not happen physically because of the corona. It was really frustrating that we could not fulfill the dream of going on the red carpet. At least the glitter. And there was no glitter. So on the one hand there was huge joy in the choice, and on the other hand there was something very cruel.

"There was only an announcement of the choice, no competition.

There was an internal market for industrialists.

Good things happened to us like distribution in France.

But it sucks that the first time I saw the film on a big screen was almost a year later, recently at the Jerusalem Festival with ten people.

My parents have not yet watched a movie on a big screen.

This unbearable idea of ​​adapting to online screenings is both painful and inappropriate.

I understand the power of television but we are not giving up on the place of the big screen yet.

As time goes on Danny and I are constantly in dialogue about when this will happen.

A very confusing situation is created, a very deceptive feeling, especially when you call the movie 'The Death of the Cinema', while all the cinemas in the world are closing and Netflix is ​​alive, it hits you.

"In addition to this film, I was supposed to do some documentary projects that were supposed to be filmed abroad - and because of the corona they were rejected. And there are also works that suddenly felt irrelevant."

Because Corona could not walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival who chose the film she produced.

Autumn Maron (Photo: courtesy of those photographed)

"In recent days I have realized how cruel reality and corona have been especially for women. I am the first to pay the price as a mother. Being a mother and careerist was difficult even before the corona, and the corona became harder. The corona took many women steps back. By all polls the main victims are women. To a lot of work I could do.It did give me more time to develop projects and relax from the race, but I think I will feel the damage more in a year.Creating things takes time.Now there is a feeling of freezing, but if you do not work on ten projects then what will you have Next year? I will not feel the great damage tomorrow morning.

"I see creative mothers and it is very difficult for them.

I see families being destroyed, the mental disintegration of people, the depression of a lot of creators.

Television is less damaged and digital alternatives have been created but cinema has no substitute.

They say all the time send a link, send a link.

But there are works written for the big screen and intended for the big screen, and require darkness and concentration.

Any thought of making a transformation for it seems wrong to me.

"Unfortunately there is no answer from the government and the Ministry of Culture, there is no future thinking. Like me there are over 30 films in which millions have been invested and do not know what will happen with their distribution. No one thinks about it. No one in the Ministry of Culture has future planning. "The cinema will open. There is a feeling of unclear drowsiness that people dive into. The day after is very disturbing to me."

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Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Bnei Gantz goes out to demonstrators from the world of culture who demonstrated outside his home in Rosh HaAyin following the freeze on the world of culture in the days of the Corona (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Hanan Goldstein, amplifier and lighting man:

"I am Hanan, 52 years old from Kiryat Bialik, divorced with three children, doing amplification and lighting, admiring children's plays by Rinat Gabay and musicals, among other things. Unfortunately, on Purim we stopped working and we haven't worked at all for a year. From the rented apartment because I could not pay rent. It was dragged to eviction letters and such and such unpleasant things. I also do not have money to pay rent for a building I rent to keep the equipment. Where will I keep the equipment, on the street? What will I do another month, they tell me to evacuate The warehouse? Where will I put my equipment? And my work truck is cursed, I have no money to repair it, it's stuck, and it's hard to pay for insurance and tests. So I can not use it for work like deliveries. Everything I built goes down the drain, and no one cares, And no one supports me.

"In order to survive, I worked for Rami Levy for a while, I made all kinds of deliveries, but I did not succeed because I could not withstand the pressure of this job.

I'm 52 and it's a little hard for me physically to do things.

In 2002 I had a malignant cancer, although I recovered from it but I also had three brain events that affected me adversely.

I got to the point where I no longer had food at home to give at home to my children, ages 7, 18 and 20.

I can not pay alimony that I have to pay. "

"We are not interested in anyone in government" (Photo: Reuters)

"There is also a state of mind not in heaven. Hard, very hard. It affects the children. And no one helps and no one cares about it. It happened in one day. The corona stuck everything, if it were not the corona I would be on the king's road. Before the corona I went back to work, after I was previously bankrupt but got out of it and started working, the court helped me and people empowered me. And until I got out of bankruptcy and started living like a human being I am on the verge of bankruptcy again. Otto I am there again, not missing much. Bankruptcy, so what did I do? The situation is very bad, very bad.

"I was helped a little from here and a little from there, I also took money from places I should not have taken from, so my debts tapped.

I am currently in the red and owe suppliers money I have not paid.

Help me a little from the 'Order of Eight for Cultural Workers', which also helps with food.

The problem is that the food I get is less suitable for what I can eat because of my condition.

Unfortunately we are not interested in anyone in government.

We are put in a corner and we do not interest them.

Just like that.

All my struggles do not help me in any way, because no one cares.

The ultra-Orthodox do what they want, funerals and weddings, and it works for them - no one tells them anything.

But we keep the law, and here we come to this situation.

Not easy.

I hope they wake up and start doing what needs to be done. "

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