(Newsday) Peter Goodman- Bat Sheva Ravensari is an actress, a member of the unique Israeli theater troupe Nalaga'at ("Do Touch"), which just completed its first North American tour. Every member of the company is deaf and blind. As far as is known, it is the only deaf-blind theater company in the world. The show, called "Light is Heard in Zig Zag," is a series of sketches developed by the actors as an expression of their dreams. There is a lot of touching in this awkward but deeply moving ballet. Company founder Adina Tal, a theater director and actress, initially assembled a drama class at a Tel Aviv center for the disabled. Tal describes the performance: "I saw it like going through a boundary of silence and darkness, opening a little window, seeing that everything is possible. It is about the human spirit: There is nothing that cannot be done. And doing it onstage is an important message for seeing and hearing people."
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