Yael Rasooly Presents PAPER CUT At The Tank

Internationally renowned theater artist, Yael Rasooly, presents her award winning show, Paper Cut, for three performances only at THE TANK. Shows are Saturday, March 16th at 8pm and 10pm, with one show Sunday March 17th at 2:00pm. Tickets may be purchased here: https://papercut.brownpapertickets.com/. The Tank is at 312 W 36th St, New York, NY 10018.

A lonely secretary remains in the office after everyone else has gone home. From her little corner, using photos from old film magazines, she escapes into a world of daydreams. There she is a glamorous movie star from the 1940s and finds her ideal love at last. But as the story unravels, as imagination and reality collide, her romantic tale becomes a Hitchcock nightmare! This one-woman show reveals the obsessions and dangers of romantic fantasies. The language of black and white is transformed to the "low-tech" universe of paper cut-outs and object theatre, creating a tension that is absurd, painful and humorous.

"With her gifts of song, timing, mimicry and puppetry Rasooly deserved every clap of the warm applause and endless curtain calls at this performance." - Edinburgh Guide

"One of those artfully quirky solo performances that make the New York International Fringe Festival worth checking out. Ms. Rasooly deftly combines premise and execution." New York Times

"Paper Cut by Yael Rasooly, is a rare instance in which a wild imagination and impressive improvisational skills are blended with meticulous thought and investment.The love of the medium, which is evident in each and every scene, has reminded me that some experiences can only be had in a theatre" - Etgar Keret

Paper Cut has won several international awards, including the New York International Fringe Festival Award for Excellence, and has toured in over 30 other international festivals, including Charleville-Mézières, Schaubude, Berlin and Festival of Wonder, Silkeborg, The theater boat of the Forman Brothers in Prague, and many others.

Yael Rasooly was born in Jerusalem in 1983, trained as a classical singer and studied theater design in London. Her distinct theatrical language, which she began developing at School of Visual Theatre in Jerusalem, is based on a multidisciplinary approach, combining different forms of theater, puppetry, visual art and music.

Her shows include Paper Cut and House by the Lake, a musical cabaret for actresses, dolls and objects depicting three sisters in hiding during WWII, as well as Bon Voyage, based on the stories and in collaboration with acclaimed author Etgar Keret. Alongside her prolific theatrical career, Yael performs as a singer with numerous ensembles and orchestras in Europe and North America. She was recently seen in New York City at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, with accordionist Iliya Magalnyk, in her critically lauded cabaret, Glamour in the Dark.

Yael Rasooly is a guest teacher for the Spring Semester 2019, at both Trinity College and the University of CT.

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