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{{Short description|Theatre in Jerusalem, Israel}}
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'''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 first Artistic Director of the English Theatre was Jacqueline Kronberg. The first Artistic Director of the Hebrew Theatre, 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▼
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| accessdate = 2009-11-21▼
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>
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 /> ▼
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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]] . ▼
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}}</ref> The current artistic director is the theatre actor and director [[Udi Ben-Moshe]].
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▲The theatre produces
▲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
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.
▲[[File:JerusalemKhan.jpg|thumb|left|South-Western entrance of the Jerusalem Khan before reconstruction. The signboard indicates: "wood and refrigerators factory, and also electrical ones"]]
==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100110101715/http://www.khan.co.il/home_english.php The Khan Theatre website]
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