Event

(dis)Place[d] by foolsFURY (2018 Fury Factory Festival)

In (dis)Place[d], foolsFURY co-artistic director Debórah Eliezer cracks open the assumptions of her own identity through the story of her father, Edward Ben-Eliezer, an Iraqi Jew born in 1930, a member of the Zionist underground, a refugee, an Israeli spy, and an immigrant to America. The story follows the little-known history and tenuous position of Arab Jews in Baghdad in the years leading up to, during and following World War II. The powerhouse solo performance combines story, movement, music, song, recordings and segments of Edward Ben-Eliezers 2007 video interview with the National Holocaust Organization. Eliezer creates several different characters, including her father at three different ages, her great grandmother, their Iraqi neighbors, historical figures and The Land itself.
http://foolsfury.org/fury/displaced-2/

The mission of foolsFURY Theater Company is to revitalize the American theater by creating ground-breaking visceral performances that inspire audiences and artists to reconsider and reconnect with the world around them, emphasizing qualities of the theater that can only be experienced live, and advancing artistic dialogue through training, research and presentation.

One of the most exciting theatrical events in San Francisco Bay Area, the FURY Factory is a national hub for ensemble theater work on the West Coast. Staged every other year by foolsFURY theater company, it features: Mainstage productions of fully crafted works by some of the countrys most innovative, exciting theater makers, Raw Materials Polished sections of new works in development, Workshops in creation techniques led by participating artists and other master teachers, as well as panel discussions and more.

Once every two years, we stage an electrifying gathering of collaborative theater makers from around the country. We are thrilled to announce this years line up!

FURY factory redefines live theater! Jean Schiffman, SF Arts Monthly