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Line 1: {{Short description\|Theatre in Jerusalem, Israel}} '''The Jerusalem Khan Theatre''' is the only [[Repertory\|repertoire producing theatre]] in Jerusalem. The theatre is located near the [[Jerusalem Railway Station]], in an old [[caravanserai]] building. {{Infobox theatre/wikidata}} '''Jerusalem Khan Theatre''' (תיאטרון החאן – Teat'ron HaKhan, lit. "The Caravanserai Theatre") is a [[repertory theatre]] based in [[Jerusalem]]. The theatre is located near the [[Jerusalem–Khan railway station\|Jerusalem Railway Station]], in an old [[caravanserai]] building.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=v_tXKyDG5j4C&pg=PA22 Patterns and Trends in Israel Drama and Theater, ''Theater in Israel,'' Linda Ben-Zvi ]</ref> ==History== The khan was built on the ruins of an ancient inn from the Crusader period. It served caravan travelers who arrived in Jerusalem after nightfall when the gates of the [[Old City (Jerusalem)\|Old City]] were locked. In later years, the building housed a beer-cellar and a carpentry workshop.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.jewish-theatre.com/visitor/article_display.aspx?articleID=1672 \|title=Theater in Spotlight \|access-date=2014-10-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021044617/http://jewish-theatre.com/visitor/article_display.aspx?articleID=1672 \|archive-date=2013-10-21 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ~~The Khan Theatre was opened on 26 October 1967, at the initiative of Mayor of Jerusalem, [[Teddy Kollek]].~~ The first artistic director was Phillip Diskin; but a year later, the theater company disbanded and the building was used for different cultural events such theater and concerts. In early 1973 a new theatre company was established. LAter artistic managers included: Michael Alfrds, [[Ilan Ronen]], Ada Ben Nahum, Yossi Izraeli, Amit Gazit, Eran Niall and Ofira Hoenig.<ref name=AboutUs>{{Citation▼ \| title = The Jerusalem Khan Theatre - About us▼ \| url = http://www.khan.co.il/about/index_english.php▼ \| accessdate = 2009-11-21▼ ~~}}</ref>~~ The Jerusalem Khan Theatre opened its doors in October 1967 at the initiative of then Mayor of Jerusalem, [[Teddy Kollek]], who secured money from the Gestetner Family Fund to restore the crumbling building. The picturesque arches and courtyards were preserved, while 230 seats and a modern sound and light system were installed.<ref>[http://www.jweekly.com/includes/print/31925/article/eclectic-israeli-theater-hits-its-stride/Eclectic Israeli theater hits its stride ]</ref> ~~==Productions==~~ The theatre produces 3-4 new shows annually. The current artistic director is [[Michael Gurevich]], who writes and directs some of the plays. In recent years its prominent productions included: "a passing shadow" (2000), "war on Home" (2002), "[[The Miser]]" (2003), "Happiness" (2004), "Life Is a Dream (2005). Over all, the theater has about 200 performances a year in house and about 70 in other halls, mainly in the Mann Auditorium in the [[Jerusalem Theater]] complex.<ref name=AboutUs></ref> ▼ ▲The ~~first~~artistic director of the English theatre was Jacqueline Kronberg and the artistic director of the Hebrew theatre was Phillip Diskin~~; but~~. aA year later, the theater company disbanded and the building ~~was~~became a ~~used~~venue for ~~different~~local cultural events ~~such theater and concerts~~. In early 1973 a new theatre company was established. ~~LAter~~Over ~~artistic~~the ~~managers~~years, ~~included:~~[[Mike Alfreds\|Michael ~~Alfrds~~Alfreds]], [[Ilan Ronen]], Ada Ben Nahum, Yossi Izraeli, Amit Gazit, Eran Niall, [[Ofira Henig]] and ~~Ofira~~Michael Gurevich have served as artistic ~~Hoenig~~directors.<ref name=AboutUs>{{Citation The Khan Theatre is a [[non-profit organization]]. The theatre's executive committee consists of public figures and representatives of organizations that support it financially - the Jerusalem Municipality, the [[Jerusalem Foundation]] and the [[Culture and Sport Minister of Israel\|Ministry of Culture and Sportץ]] . ▼ ▲ \| title = The Jerusalem Khan Theatre - About us ▲ \| url = http://www.khan.co.il/about/index_english.php ▲ \| accessdate = 2009-11-21 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811081440/http://www.khan.co.il/about/index_english.php \|archivedate=2010-08-11 }}</ref> The current artistic director is the theatre actor and director [[Udi Ben-Moshe]]. [[File:JerusalemKhan.jpg\|thumb\|Southwestern entrance before reconstruction. The sign reads: "wood and refrigerators factory, also electric"]] ▲The theatre produces 3-4-5 new shows annually. The ~~current~~former artistic director, ~~is [[~~Michael Gurevich]], ~~who writes~~wrote and ~~directs~~directed some of the plays. ~~In recent years its prominent~~Prominent productions included: "aA passing shadow" (2000), "~~war~~War on Home" (2002), "[[The Miser]]" (2003), "Happiness" (2004), "Life Is a Dream (2005). Over all, the theater has about 200 performances a year in house and about 70 in other halls, mainly in the Mann Auditorium in the [[Jerusalem Theater]] complex.<ref name=AboutUs>< /~~ref~~> ▲The Khan Theatre is a [[non-profit organization]]. The theatre's executive committee consists of public figures and representatives of organizations that support it financially - the Jerusalem Municipality, the [[Jerusalem Foundation]] and the [[Ministry of Culture and Sport ~~Minister of~~ (Israel)\|Ministry of Culture and ~~Sportץ~~Sport]] . In 1998-2001 the Khan Theater hosted the International Festival of Chamber Music. The Khan compound includes two halls - the main hall with 238 seats, where most of the major productions of theater are shown, and a second hall with 70 seats used for concerts and meetings. ~~==The Theatre building==~~ The theatre building was constructed during the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]] period as a factory for producing silk. Later it was converted to a hostel used as a nightly stopping point of pilgrim convoys, providing protection against attacks by robbers that were common in the area. The hostel served mainly Christian pilgrims on their way from [[Jerusalem]] to the [[Church of the Nativity]] in [[Bethlehem]], and [[Hebron]], but also Jewish pilgrims on their way from Jerusalem to [[Rachel's Tomb]] in Bethlehem and the [[Tomb of the Patriarchs]] in Hebron. Additionally, it served convoys, which arrived in Jerusalem after dark once the gates of the old city of Jerusalem were shut, which usually happened each evening at sunset, and opened the next day after sunrise. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External link== ▼ [http://www.khan.co.il/home_english.php The Khan Theatre website]▼ ~~{{coord\|31\|46\|6.70\|N\|35\|13\|28.61\|E\|region:IL_type:landmark\|display=title}}~~ ▲==External ~~link~~links== ~~[[he:החאן הירושלמי]]~~ {{commons category}} ▲* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100110101715/http://www.khan.co.il/home_english.php The Khan Theatre website] {{authority control}}{{Tourism in Jerusalem}} [[Category:Theatres and concert halls in Israel]]▼ [[Category:~~Jerusalem~~Theatres ~~culture~~in Jerusalem]] [[Category:Theatre companies in Israel]] [[Category:Culture of Jerusalem]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Jerusalem]] ▲[[Category:Theatres ~~and concert halls~~completed in ~~Israel~~1967]] [[Category:Organizations based in Jerusalem]]