The story of an old fisherman, who is the embodiment of the human in man, and a giant fish, who embodies the animal in the animal world, come into a fateful confrontation and generate an intense drama. A philosophical parable concerning the power of human will in the face of impossible challenges, old age and society's attitude towards it. Hemingway's masterpiece story, one of the best and best known of his works, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize, receives a new visual and modern adaptation, in the unique stage language of the  'Ayit' ensemble.

A combination of movement, acting without words, contemporary music, advanced video-art projections, puppetry and lighting, create an unusual mix between "live" cinema on stage and "cinematic" theater. An extraordinary adaptation that reveals the relevance of the story to the reality of our world today.

Duration of the show: 55 minutes

Directed and edited by: Yoav Michaeli

Video art: Eli Levy

Original music: Amir Groman

Puppet design and training: Moriah Ben Avot

Lighting: Uri Morag

Actors: Roi Gur, Oren Atias, Avihai Cohen, Kobi Aderet, Reot Gil, Liron Ben Zaken.

Photo: Radei Rubinstein