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Edna Mazia | |
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עדנה מזי"א | |
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| Born | 24 July 1949 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Died | 10 December 2023 (aged 74) Tel Aviv, Israel |
Burial place | Nahalal Cemetery |
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Edna Mazia (Hebrew: עדנה מזי"א; 24 July 1949 – 10 December 2023) was an Israeli playwright, author, screenwriter, and director.[1]
Biography
[edit]Mazia, born in Tel Aviv as Edna Kutlovitch, was the only child of parents who were deeply involved in the underground militant Zionist movements before the establishment of Israel. Her mother, a Vienna native, was active in Lehi (Lohamei Herut Yisrael, or Fighters for the Freedom of Israel), and her father, a lawyer by profession, commanded the Irgun (Etzel, or National Military Organization) cell in South Africa.[2]
Her parents ideological and underground background provided her the dramatic foundation for the play "The Rebels" ("המורדים"), which was staged at the Cameri Theatre (1998).[3]
Career
[edit]She completed a Master's degree at Tel Aviv University, with a dual focus on philosophy and theatre.
Mazia began her career as a screenwriter, working with film director Amos Guttman on several films in the early 1980s. She transitioned to playwright in the 1990s, with her first play premiering in 1991 at Haifa Theatre.[2]
Mazia was considered as one of the top playwrights in the Israeli theatre, as well as finding success as a theatre director and directing all theatre plays by her friend Anat Gov.[4]
Mazia died in Tel Aviv on 10 December 2023, at the age of 74. She was buried at Nahalal Cemetery.[3]
Awards
[edit]Mazia received several awards for her work:
- The Meir Margalit Award in 1997, for the play "Family Story" ("סיפור משפחתי").
- The Leah Goldberg Award, for the play "Family Story."
- Playwright of the Year by the Israeli Theatre Prize Association for 1998/1999, for the play "The Rebels" ("המורדים").
- The Meir Margalit Award in 1999, for the play "The Rebels."
References
[edit]- ↑ "המחזאית והבימאית עדנה מזי"א נפטרה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Davar1. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- 1 2 "המחזאית עדנה מזי"א הלכה לעולמה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Ynet. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- 1 2 "הבמאית והמחזאית עדנה מזי"א ("משחקים בחצר האחורית") הלכה לעולמה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Walla. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "הבימאית והמחזאית עדנה מזי"א הלכה לעולמה" (in Hebrew). Israel Hayom. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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