Photography and editing: Eran Merav, Presenter: Hadas Ben Artzi
The 27th International Children's Play Festival in Haifa began today, April 12.4.2017, XNUMX, in the morning hours in a number of centers around the city: in the Haifa Theater, in the Hadar neighborhood, as well as in the Carmel Center, in the Rappaport Hall, where youth plays were held.
Thousands of families of all ages flocked today and filled the theater square and the various halls despite the strange weather and the traffic jams on all the roads. In Haifa, the general public can expect three days of an international carnival, including street performances, guest performances and performances participating in the competition.
The plays and performances came here from 9 different countries, original productions, children's plays from theaters in Israel and abroad, plays for toddlers and every family.
The street shows spread out on the theater square are intended for all ages and speak all languages. The street shows are free. The performances in the various halls are paid, so it is recommended to purchase tickets in advance at discounted prices.
When you come to the theater square you will feel the magic above you. You can see aerial acrobatics, on the sides changing shows and even behind you.
Definitely an event suitable for the whole family.
Most of the artists do not speak the language, but they say that the Israeli audience understands and loves and they enjoy every moment.
Thatt Tarbut - a festival of plays for youth
This is the second year of the adult branch of the "That Culture" festival (original name by the way!)
in the center of Carmel and is very successful.
A little about one of the shows:
Arabs and Jews) who work together in a hamburger restaurant in the "Smileburger" chain that exploits them and violates their rights. The girls and boys who decide to fight for their rights and form a labor union. They enlist the help of Sivan, a former employee at the branch who is involved in establishing unions and encounter resistance from the chain's charismatic CEO, Uri Gefen, who does not take any measures to stop the young workers' committee.
Youth rights: This year the rights of the child and youth received a big stage and an important emphasis. We, at Hai Pe, recommend that you also see the shoebox show of the kibbutzim seminar, which detailed those rights that many manage to violate and may not even know in the first place.
For toddlers: For the new moms who missed the toddler show that was just yesterday, don't worry. There is another excellent show: on a rainy and overcast evening, Mollykipod, the spiny hedgehog, loses his way in search of a friend to play with. He finds himself in the room of a sick child, who quite by chance is also looking for a friend... but what about the hedgehog and the child? It's prickly and it's got the flu! He speaks Hebrew and he speaks Arabic! Will they be able to be friends?
We bring you a video of some of the magic that happened today for those who missed it...
