The Peace Behind the Masks

Conflicts are usually solved these days through politics and diplomacy. Our next story is about a slightly different way to bring about peace. Here is more from our Israeli team.

STORY:
The Arcobaleno-Rainbow Theatre Group uses the universal language of music and dance to convey their massage. Their play "Beresheet" is a call for peace, tolerance and mutual respect.
Edna Angelica Calò Livné is the group's inspirational founder and artistic director. She believes people can use art and theatre to positively influence the society in which they live.

[Edna Angelica Calò Livné, Founder and Artistic Director]:
The most important massage that we can give now to all the humanity is that difference is the richness, that dialog is so important now for everybody, not for us in Israel. This is now the imperative I think.

The prevalent element of the performance is the mask.


[Edna Angelica Calò Livné, Founder and Artistic Director]:
If you know take off your mask, you can be together.




The actors are boys and girls from towns and villages in the Galilee, in the north of Israel. They include Arabs and Jews, Druze and Circassians, religious and secularall with one vision.

[Roni Windholz, Actor of the show]:
We want that people will start to understand the responsibility we have as human beings, especially in Israel, the Holy Land. If here everybody can live together, so why not in other places.




The performance takes place at the Arab-Hebrew Theatre of Jaffa a city where Jews and Arabs live side by side.

Many who watch the show are deeply touched.

[Mary Jane Cohen, Spectator]:
There is a hope for the peace, and to open mind, to welcome to the people, especially to the needy people. Congratulations for the very good show.

The show's organizers and actors share a hope to touch more peoples hearts and contribute to a better future.

NTD, Israel

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[pauljmeyer1]

I have seen the likeness of Janus in the face of Israel. What is done is done and may not be undone. Cluster bombs, white phosphorous, bulldozed homes, the list goes on. Oh! Israel. Yes! yes we are all enriched through valuing and enjoying cultural diversity and not being threatened by it.

[sesetsiku]

There r no Circassians in that project.