The Singing Windmills Tickets

In 1949, after the National Jewish Theater of Russia was closed, members of Stalin’s secret police were busy burning down stage sets, props, costumes, and books. The head of the theater, Solomon Mikhoels, did not live to see that day. His life was extinguished a year earlier. He didn’t witness flames eradicate his life’s work - his theater. A theater, which stood at the top of Moscow’s vanguard theater scene, equivalent only to those of Vakhtangov, Meyerhold, and Tairov. A theater, where to get a show ticket was almost impossible, even though the productions were staged in Yiddish and more than half of the audience did not understand the language the actors spoke. Unaware of what they were doing, the NKVD henchmen singlehandedly elevated GOSET Theater to an almost mythical status. "The Singing Windmills" explores the life and work of the legendary Solomon Mikhoels, a Soviet Jewish actor, the artistic director of the Moscow State Jewish Theater, and the chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee. The production attempts to make sense of and restore the lives and art of legendary heroes, whose breath was cut short and whose legacy was erased. This play ponders eternal questions, the fate of an artist, the secrets behind inspiration and the price which one is willing to pay for it.

10% of all proceeds will go to support humanitarian aid efforts for Mariupol Refugees!

The show is in Russian with English subtitles.

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