Details

Haim - In the Light of a Violin is a theatrical and musical show that retraces the true story of Ha?m Lipsky - a Polish Jew born in 1922 into a poor working-class family, who became a passionate violinist, and survived the hell of the death camps thanks to music. This musical tale, mixing classical pieces and klezmer melodies, is a testimony of survival through art, of hope preserved in the heart of darkness, and of the importance of musical heritage. On stage, his life-story is emotionally expressed by Melanie Doutey (two-time-nominee for the Cesar-award for Most Promising Actress) and a musical quartet: the virtuoso violinist Ya?r Bena?m, the international classical concert pianist Dana Ciocarlie, and the striking klezmer duo The Mentshs, Alexis Kune and Samuel Maquin.

Cast/Performers

Melanie Doutey, Yair Benaim (violin), Dana Ciocarlie (piano), Alexis Kune (accordion), Samuel Maquin (clarinet)

Creatives/Company

Author: Gerald Garutti
Presented by: Print Room at the Coronet
Translation: Christopher Hampton
Director(s): Gerald Garutti, Leonard Matton (assistant), Raphael Joly (assistant)
Lighting: Jerome Delporte
Sound: Olivier Renet
Costume: Thibaut Welchlin