Michael Handelzalts

Director Lev Dodin's adaptation of Chekhov's 'Three Sisters' infuses the characters with new meanings by making subtle changes to the text

A captivating ceremony in St. Petersburg, thanks not only to the winners, but the spectacular setting.

The Bible has a serious contribution to make to latter-day discourse surrounding leaks, both literal and figurative.

The Cameri theater has used local people down in Sderot in two productions, but their choice of plays raises questions

Dramatist and screenwriter Sir Ronald Harwood looks back on a career full of success and awards, and explains how one knows when a play is working on an audience

Reflections on the core issues of our times

Israelis may find it difficult to handle an hour and forty minutes of Ibsen's play, with no intermission, involving characters who are not of this time and from this place.

On 'The Case of the Fascist Designer' and its semantic and Semitic spin-offs

On going with the flow in times of change.

The mass extermination of Jews defies all proportion. That is why it has come to serve as a standard unto itself; there would seem to be nothing to compare it to. But it seems perhaps the approach is changing.

After speaking out, I received a surprising upgrade in access for myself and my scooter at the theater hall.

The balance between artistic right of expression and the right to privacy is not one for the courts, but for artists themselves.

The dangers lurking for democracy, whether from within or without, were already known in ancient times.

What is the real meaning of 'Happy New Year'?

On the words that made 2010 memorable

In my embarrassment over recent events, I sought refuge in study

Of all natural catastrophes, fire is the one most associated throughout history with divine forces.

What does walking have to do with oil lamps burning for eight days?

Ariel's citizens are sophisticated and aware of the precariousness of their de jure status, but the jury is still out on this affair

On prophets past and present whose predictions have been unsettling, not soothing

On the superfluousness of loyalty-oath legislation.

Stephen Sondheim, the lyricist instrumental in shaping the stage musical, turns 80 this year.

How sincere was God when he promised Noah not to destroy humanity again by bringing another flood onto the earth?

Itay Tiran's production of 'Woyzeck,' set in an insane asylum, proves he is the rare actor who can double as director without letting his ego take over

Entertainer-writer Stephen Fry sheds some thought-provoking light on the Torah portion of the week