The International Festival of The Train Theater Presents: Puppet Theater

Jerusalem MANAGEMENT and STAFF The 2014 Festival Fellowship

Director General of the Train Einbinder-Dahari, Dani Knoller, Yoel Disenchik - Mayor's Consultant, Yossi The Board of Directors of the Train Association and Artistic Director: Makov, Tami Molad-Haio, CPA Ruchama Sharabi - Director of Culture Society and Theater Association is proud to grant Dalia Yaffe-Maayan Salman, Yael Shefer-Nahari, CPA Hillel Leisure Administration, Shemi Amsalem this year’s Honorary Fellowship to two Co-Artistic Director: Shahar Marom Steinberger, Dr. Ashley Tobias, Yoram - Director of Culture and Performing Arts people: author Uri Orlev – the magician Direction: Eduardo Hübscher Yaeer-Pur, Dr. Uri Strizover, Zvi Yochanan Department, Eyal Azari - Deputy Director of words; and artist Yitzhak Pecker – Production: Eduardo Hübscher, Culture Division, Haim Ben Shimon - the magician of puppets, in special Neta Shlezinger Artistic Committee: Alina Ashbel, Director of Special Events Department, recognition of their contribution to their Production assistant: Natalia Saied Amit Drori, Dalia Yaffe-Maayan, Guy Yoram Braverman - Director of Social unique artistic activity. Public relations: Filizer Communications Biran, Galia Levy Grad, Hadas Ophrat, Activities Department, Eli Zitok - City Festival image: Timor Cohen Jonathan Ben Haim, Dr. Naomi Yoeli, Treasurer, Aharon Ben-Nun - Director Image photograph: Uri Grun Roni Mosenson Nelken, Shahar Marom, of Public Building Department, Milka Animation: Michal Abulafia, Zvi Yochanan Burshtin - Director of the Cultural Moran Somer, Zaz Animation Institutions Department, Eli Cohen, Graphic design: Maya Wine Legal Advisors: Gilead Sher, Kadari & Assaf Edri, Mazal Shazu Mordechai, Marketing: Bimot Co. Law Offices. Mali Feder, Tania Michanovsky, Ilan Internet content: Noy Shlezinger Certified Public Acccountant: Hershkovitz, Sheli Lahman, Kobi Sadan Video: Yonathan Zur KMPG Somech- Chaikin and members of the Municipal Council. Stills: Dor Kedmi Program translation: Tamar Cohen Special thanks to the following people The Foundation and institutions for their assistance: Mark Sofer – President, Daniel Mimran, “Public Works” Project Alan Freeman, Eyal Sher Project development, curation and Ministry of Culture & Sport Instituto Cervantes guidance: Marit Ben , Limor Livnat – Minister of Culture and Embassy of Spain in Tel Aviv Dr. Naomi Yoeli, Dalia Yaffe-Maayan Sport, Orly Fruman – Director General, Institut français de Jérusalem Romain Gary Producer: Kobi Frig Shimon Elkabetz – Head of Culture and Technical Direction: Dan Karger Arts Administration, Dr. Irit Fogel-Geva – The Khan Theater Danny Weiss and staff Director of Theater Department, Anat Gigi The First Station Eyal Levit and staff Train Theater Staff: Asher Buaziz, Ella – Festivals Coordinator, Shlomo Yitzhaki, Venue Directors On Arviv, Roni Cohen, Gil, Etti Sa’ado, Jonathan Ben Haim, Sigal Davidian, Kalanit Shamir, Yelena Yair Milanov, Reuven Laytush, Etti Sa’ado Karin Siboni, Marit Ben Israel, Mor Lolko, Miryam Danino Keisar, Naomi Miller, Natalia Saied, Hospitality for international guests Dr. Naomi Yoeli, Neta Shlezinger, Shahar Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Division for Mishkenot Sha’ananim International Exposure Avramovits, Shoshi Feld, Vered Haleprin Cultural and Scientific Affairs: Prima Royale Hotel Raphael Gamzou - Deputy Director The Festival is pleased once again Financial Management: Eldad Brik General, Ofra Ben-Yaakov – Director of to host festival directors from around Accounting: Dalia Gilboa Arts Department, Rachel Nir – Performing the world, in the framework of the Arts Section International Exposure project, initiated The Train Association in Memory of Mario and supported by the Division of Kotliar - Management and Committees: The Jerusalem Municipality Scientific and Cultural Relations of the Chairman CPA: LL.M Jacob Amster, Nir Barkat - Mayor, Kobi Kachlon - Israel Foreign Ministry. Chairman Finance Committee: Michael Deputy Mayor, Ofer Berkovitch - Deputy Gur, Alina Ashbel, Israel Bargil, Benny Mayor and Culture and Arts Portfolio, Ben-Zvi, Rachel Bilsky-Cohen, Rami Michal Shalem - Chief of Staff, Amnon Erez, Advocate Jacob Hirsch, Liora Merhav - Director General, Nava Dear Audience and Guests, Dear Audience, Dear Guests, Dear Guests,

This is a personal invitation to the 23rd As with every year, at the height of For the 23rd year in a row, we celebrate Welcome to Israel and to Jerusalem, on International Festival of Puppet Theater. summer, the Train Theater brings us the the Jerusalem International Festival of the occasion of the 23rd International Artists and puppets are making their way International Festival of Puppet Theater, Puppet Theater, which has long since Festival of Puppet Theater. from around the world and the country, one of the leading and most important become a tradition and an internationally The Division of Culture and Scientific for their annual meeting in Jerusalem. events in the world of puppet theater. The recognized Jerusalem trademark. The Relations of the Israel Foreign Ministry This year, the Festival casts a spotlight Festival provides a wonderful opportunity Festival is the most important event in is proud to be a dedicated and long- on elderly protagonists: Mathilde, who for the general public to experience a rich its field in Israel, combining quality with standing partner of the Festival, and this escapes from an old people’s home; variety of puppet-theater performances originality to provide a meeting place year we are honored once again to bring the Grandmother in Go! tapes together from Israel and around the world. for the best of local and international festival directors from around the world, fragments of memories; and Grandma Puppet theater is a magical, moving, production and an enjoyable experience who over the course of the week of the and Grandpa’s gift train, which carries and fascinating art, for children and for children and adults alike. The Festival will be exposed to Israeli artists, magical gifts to their grandchildren. adults alike. Beyond being a source of Festival is an important contributor to veterans and young artists, as well as Many works this year incorporate New pleasure and an experience for all of the the development of puppet theater in recent graduates of the local art schools. Media and YouTube, live video and senses, puppet theater also plays an Israel – a fascinating genre that enables This exposure has already proven itself Facebook – young works in the spirit of important role in cultural and educational creativity and the expression of ideas in and led to a tightening of relations and the 21st century. frameworks, both formal and informal. a unique medium – and is an integral cultural collaborations between Israel In the evening – in the Khan courtyard, The Festival’s performances cross part of Jerusalem cultural calendar. and the world. musical cabaret, with drinks, dessert, borders and nations, break down The Train Theater – the initiator and and accordion. cultural barriers, and bring us closer The summer months in Jerusalem are a producer of the Festival – is a gem of to one another. The Festival is also an time full of festivals and events. In every creativity and originality and a main As with every year, the Festival is opportunity for people from around the corner of the city you can find unique engine behind the export of Israel’s pleased to host festival directors from world to come to Jerusalem and get to and interesting events – international artistic offerings. Its productions are around the world in the International know Israeli culture and society. festivals, intimate performances, new regularly invited to leading festivals Exposure project, supported by the The Festival’s organizers have created a exhibitions, street parties, neighborhood around the world, winning awards and Division of Culture and Scientific program including the best new Israeli activities, and outdoor events. Jerusalem bringing prestige to Israeli culture. Relations of the Israel Foreign Ministry. works in the field along with a selection never ceases to surprise us with its Pulling the strings behind the important We extend our heartfelt thanks to the of works from around the world, diverse cultural offerings, which reach activities of the Train Theater, including members of the General Assembly of which overcome language barriers to out to a wide variety of audiences. this wonderful festival, are Dalia Maayan the Train Theater, the Board of Directors, communicate in a universal language A fitting role for the capital of Israel, and her dedicated staff, who deserve and its chairman Kobi Amster. And to shared by all: the art of the soul. Puppet which has become a cultural center that thanks and praise. all our friends, the artistic board, the theater conveys with clarity, complex attracts visitors from around the country To all the visitors, artists from Israel foundations and institutions who have social and emotional messages, finding and the world. and abroad, and Festival directors who helped make the Festival possible. its way into the hearts of viewers of all join us from overseas, I wish much ages, and providing a rich and enjoyable I would like to thank the Train Theater for enjoyment and an exciting artistic Warm greetings to the artists and guests experience for all. its initiative and its creativity and for the experience, and to all of us – peace and of the Festival, and thanks to the staff of I congratulate the Train Theater for this Festival’s important contribution to the tranquility here and everywhere. the Train Theater and the Festival. prestigious tradition, a shining gem in assortment of cultural events in the city. the chain of Israel’s summer festivals, Wishing all of us much enjoyment from Sincerely, Yours, and wish the visitors of the Festival the festival. Dalia Yaffe-Maayan Shahar Marom enjoyment from all of the performances Raphael Gamzou Director General Festival Co-Artistic around the capital city of Jerusalem Sincerely, Deputy Director General and Artistic Director Director Head of the Division for Cultural and The Train Theater Sincerely, Nir Barkat Scientific Affairs. Limor Livnat Mayor of Jerusalem Israel Foreign Ministry Minister of Culture and Sport Photo : ‏ Photo : ‏ Photo: Viktor Antonov Photo : Dor Kedmi L’HOME DIBUIXAT Pierre Grosbois

[Spain] [Russia] [France] The Rain Bird - A Paper Tale ‏Stone by Stone Circus on Strings Mooooooooonstres The Train Theater El Teatre de L'Home Dibuixat Viktor Antonov Label Brut “...In an evergreen forest lived the most One day, walking barefoot on the beach, A clown with a talking bird; a fakir Have you ever looked under your bed beautiful bird in the world – the Rain I discovered a treasure! Not gold, not who changes faces and grows flowers before going to sleep to check that there Bird. People came and settled there; they diamonds, a treasure of… stones. Have before the audience; a family of trained aren’t any monsters hiding there? Green sang and danced in honor of the bird, you ever noticed how many unique monkeys and acrobats; a fire-blowing monsters, covered with scales and but...” stones there are on the beach? Each has flying camel; and an oriental belly mucous! Monsters with wings and fangs! What happens when a little village a special shape, a special color. dancer dancing on the head of a Don’t fear – our actor has more than becomes a big city? When the song and If you look carefully, you can discover hookah-smoking man… one trick against monsters (even for the the story of the bird are forgotten? And new friends who whisper their stories. Viktor Antonov returns to the repertoire kind that hide under your blanket). He’ll what happens when a child believes that All you have to do is listen. Poetic and forms of the classical puppet theater. catch them, tickle them, menace them, there is still a place for the Rain Bird? In imagination-awakening object-theater for He channels the 19th-century masters of and maybe in the end they’ll become a unique theatrical language, combining children, using materials from nature. Russian , bringing theatrical and our friends. Make-believe object-theater traditional Origami with the art of story- technical magic to the stage. using a bed, blankets, and teddy bears. telling, the artist instills life into the Production and performance: Tian Gombau paper, and the folded heroes realize the Director: Rosa Díaz | Music: Mariano Design, performance, and manipulation: Concept and performance: Laurent dramatic plot. Lozano-P. | Scenography and crafts: Viktor Antonov Fraunié | Artistic consultation: Harry Isa Soto | Costumes: L’Home Dibuixat Holtzman, Babette Masson | Set design: Creation, concept, design, performance, Grégoire Faucheux | Prop design: Elodie and manipulation: Galia Levy-Grad Supported by the Cervantes Institute Grondin | Lighting design: Sylvain Séchet Adaptation and direction: aNaomi Yoeli and the Embassy of Spain in Israel Sound: Laurent Fraunié, Xavier Trouble Original music:Ittai Rosenbaum | Lighting design:Dov Mielnik | Costume design:Noa Supported by the Institut français de Vidman | Construction: Yuri Suchanov Jérusalem Romain Gary 1 2 3 4 For the entire family from age 2 For the entire family from age 3 For the entire family from age 3 For the entire family from age 4 30 minutes / Hebrew – few words 45 minutes / no words 45 minutes / no words 45 minutes / Hebrew The Khan Theater - Stage 3 The First Station Gallery The Khan Theater The Train Theater Mon. 11.8 | 16:30, 18:00 Mon. 11.8 | 11:30, 16:00, 17:30 Wed. 13.8 | 16:00,18:00 Sun. 10.8 | 16:30, 18:00 Tues. 12.8 | 11:00, 16:30, 18:00 Tues. 12.8 | 11:30, 16:00, 17:30 Thurs. 14.8 | 11:30, 16:00 Tickets: 55 NIS Wed. 13.8 | 16:00, 17:30 Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS Thurs. 14.8 | 11.00, 16:00, 17:30 Tickets: 35 NIS www.homedibuixat.com www.agence-sinequanon.com www.traintheater.co.il Photo : Eldad Masestro Photo : Daphi Sapuner Photo : Daphi Sapuner Photo : Gerard Alon

[Premiere] Yoel Said Pirate in the Bath The Cubes Circus The Chelem Legend The Train Theater The Train Theater The Train Theater Fool Moon The Train Theater A musical based on Yoel Hoffman’s book Smee the Pirate sails in his bath, with How would you train a dog-cube? "It’s a Good Idea to Buy Elephants in his beloved ducklings. One day, he At the Cubes Circus, anything can A theatrical adaptation based on the February", "Yoel Said" is a journey that receives a call from the International happen! A couple of clown-dancers set in humorous stories of Chelem and begins with an imaginary friend and Union of Pirates, informing him that in motion a wondrous world of cubes. They Eastern-European Jewish folklore. ends with friendships that are present order to receive a pirate certificate, he wear cubes, dance with them, and create Lemech and Layzer set out on an here and now. must begin behaving like one. Smee a joyful world. adventure to find a new moon for the On stage, Ronit and Simon sing and tries, but it turns out to be much more An original performance combining town of Chelem, to replace the one that play double bass, guitars, woodwinds, difficult than he thought. puppetry, visual art, and dance-theater. was stolen. and toys. And of course, there is a third A funny and moving show that makes The plot unfolds via a pop-up book, character, imaginary and invisible but surprising use of the most familiar of The show has won many prizes and combined with puppets and shadows, very present – Yoel, who started it all in all settings – the bathroom. The play performs in festivals around the world and incorporating original Klezmer music the first place … takes the audience on a suspenseful and by Eyal Talmudi of the band Oy Division. The play took the four major awards at imaginative adventure. Creation, concept, and design: Galia the 2014 Haifa International Children's Levy-Grad | Direction: Galia Levy-Grad, The show has won many prizes and Theater Festival. Created by Tzipor Frumkin, Miryam Marit Ben Israel | Artistic language performs in festivals around the world Salzberg | Direction: Tzipor Frumkin development and script: Marit Ben Israel Music and Lyrics: Ronit Kano | Text Acting, manipulation, and design: | Music: Avi Benjamin | Lighting design: Creation, design, performance, and editing and direction: Marit Ben Israel Miryam Salzberg | Artistic consultation: Dov Mielnik | Actors: Nir Landa, Renana manipulation: Galia Levy-Grad | Play by: Acting, singing, and live music: Simon Marit Ben Israel | Music: Asaf Matityhu Lotem-Ophir / Anat Arbel / Talia Dor Naomi Yoeli, Galia Levy-Grad | Direction: Star and Ronit Kano | Lighting Lighting design: Shahar Marom Naomi Yoeli | Original music: Eyal design: Omer Sheizaf | Costume and Planning and construction: Mario The show was produced with the support Talmudi | Lighting design: Noa Elran object design: Tom Krasny | Artistic Kaizman | Costumes and crocodile- of the Israel Lottery Council for the Arts consultation: Naomi Yoeli puppet design: Natalia Rosenthal 5 6 7 8 For the entire family from age 4 For the entire family from age 3 For the entire family from age 4 For the entire family from age 4 About 50 minutes / Hebrew 45 minutes / Hebrew 45 minutes / no words 45 minutes / Hebrew The Khan Theater The Khan Theatre – Stage 2 The First Station Gallery The Train Theater Sun. 10.8 | 17:30 Sun. 10.8 | 16:30 Sun. 10.8 | 16:30 Mon. 11.8 | 11:00 Tues. 12.8 | 16:00, 18:00 Mon. 11.8 | 11:00 Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS

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Planet Egg ‏Peter Rabbit Madam Kloom Sleeping Beauty Zvi Sahar, PuppetCinema Bell Theater The Train Theater The True Story Tal Ben Bina A small robot sets out on a secret An adaptation of The Tale of Peter Rabbit A modern adaptation of the legend of the outer-space mission. To his dismay, his by Beatrix Potter. Fisherman and the Golden Fish. A fresh adaptation of the well-known spaceship is hit by a meteor and crashes Peter is a mischievous rabbit who lives Madam Kloom lives on the street and fairytale! into Planet Egg. On the planet live the with his mother and brothers in a burrow she’s actually quite happy. She tells A funny, wicked, and not so very vegetable aliens. Most of them are under the roots of a cypress tree. One stories to all passers-by. successful witch, uselessly plots friendly, but there is also a herd of nasty day his mother, Mrs. Rabbit, goes out By means of entertaining object-theater against the beautiful princess. Her failed mushrooms. Will our robot manage to shopping, but not without warning her and a clownish pace, she brings to life attempts at destruction, contribute some escape from the planet? Will any one of children not to go near Mr. McGregor’s the legend of the fisherman, his wife, grate achievements to humanity… the vegetable aliens be able to help him? garden. Despite her warnings, Peter and the golden fish who grants all their A smart and sweet show that creates Filmed with live score of Foley Sound sneaks into the garden. There, danger, wishes, until… an entire world, and provides a and projected video feed, Puppet adventure, and a happy end await him surprising point of view to the classic Cinema’s Planet Egg creates a cinematic and the audience. Creation, writing, acting and fairytale. epic space odyssey with miniature The actress creates an imaginary world manipulation: Rinat Sterenberg puppets. on a tiny stage, carried on her body Direction: Alina Ashbel | Design: Rinat Writing, puppet design and performance: and allowing mobility among the young Sterenberg, Alina Ashbel | Lighting and Tal Ben-Bina | Stage, prop, and costume Created and directed by: Zvi Sahar, crowd. prop design: Keren Dambinsky | Visual design: Marbeh Yadaim Studio | Music: PuppetCinema | Development team: concept development:Sharon Silver- Amit Poznansky | Voice-over: Yuvalal Michal Vaknin, Justin Perkins, Ien Concept, design, manipulation and Merrett | Music: Gai Sherf Liron | Artistic consultation: Noga Algom Denio | Puppet design: Zvi Sahar, Michal performance: Nili Dvir | Direction: Iky Lightning design: Gil Hendelman Abulafia, Eti Sahar, Ien Denio | On Gilad | Artistic consultation: Sharona Produced with the support of the Israel stage: Zvi Sahar, Ayelet Golan | Live Shapira | Music: Eldad Lidor Lottery Council for Culture and Art Produced with the support of the music and sound effects: Kobe Shmueli Yeoshua Rabinovich Tel Aviv Foundation for the Arts 9 10 11 12 For the entire family from age 6 Ages 3-6 For the entire family from age 4 For ages 4-9 55 minutes / no words 45 minutes / Hebrew 45 minutes / Hebrew 50 minutes / Hebrew The Khan Theater The Khan Theater – Stage 3 The Train Theater The Khan Theater – Stage 2 Mon. 11.8 | 11:30, 16:00 Mon. 11.8 | 11:00 Mon. 11.8 | 16:00, 17:30 Mon. 11.8 | 16:00, 17:30 Monday 5.8 at 11:00 Tickets: 55 NIS Ticket price: 55 NIS Ticket price: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS www.puppetcinema.com www.belltheater.co.il www.traintheatre.com www.benbina.co.il Child Who Didn’t Want to Sleep Alone Sleep to Want Didn’t Who Child Nemirovsky Dov Mielnik| Artisticconsultation:Maria puppet: Tzipor Frumkin| Designoftheboy- manipulation: Nathalia Rosenthal| Performanceand Adaptation, direction,anddesign: shadow theater. incorporating actors,puppetsand about dreams,fearsandanimals, A sweetshowforthelittleones– the bedthatheoncehadalltohimself… whole bed!Untilthechildbeginstomiss away hisfears,butalsotakingupthe join himinhisbedonebyone,taking comfort intheanimalshisroom.They A childisafraidtosleepaloneandfinds Mira Meir. www.traintheater.co.il Tickets: 55NIS Tues. 12.8 |11:00 The Train Theater 45 minutes/Hebrew Ages 3-6 Based onthebook The Train Theater Dreaming Animals 13 Revital Arieli| Lightingdesign: | Music:Yulia Dukhovny Nathalia Rosenthal, Once There Was a a Was There Once

by by Photo : Eldad Masestro Eldad : Photo www.youmakeremake.com Tickets: 55NIS Tues. 12.8 |11:00 The KhanTheater 45 minutes/Hebrew Ages 3-9 Bloomfield ScienceMuseum,Jerusalem Created incooperationwiththe Maimoni Rimoninio, Ltd. Laor |Originalscore:OrMoran Amram, ShaniBenHaim,Tali Peretz Raz |Onstage:RenanaRaz,Ofer Created andchoreographedby:Renana in aspecialeditionforchildren. Israel andabroad,isnowpresented show earnedpopularpraisebothin fascinating new-stagecreation.The which resultsinaninnovativeand two worlds:digitalmediaandthestage, The concept,isanencounterbetween to YouTube clips. children, consistingofstagedresponses first-of-its-kind interdisciplinaryshowfor YouMake, ReMakeKids isauniqueand Renana RazDanceGroup An interdisciplinarydanceperformance YouMake ReMakeKids production: 14 Ziv Moran | Production: | Videoprojection: Yael

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Eli Ben Boher Ben Eli ‏ : Photo www.fartheatre.com Tickets: 55NIS Tues. 12.8 |11:00 The KhanTheater–Stage 2 45 minutes/Hebrew For theentirefamilyfromage4 Design: SharonSilverMerrett Adaptation andperformance:Yossi Taib Creation: imagination. A showfilledwithhumorand ending inaking’s castle. journey beginninginalittlecabinand This time,hehasmadeupastoryof from materialshefindsinthegarbage. Street cleanerYossi makesupstories Far Theatre Telling Rubbish 15

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www.traintheater.co.il Tickets: 35NIS Wed. 13.8 |11:00 The KhanTheater–Stage 3 30 minutes/Hebrew For theentirefamilyfromage4 16 Grad |Musicediting:MarceloPilewsky Design andmanipulation:GaliaLevy- last partoftheshow. Children areinvitedtoparticipateinthe shadows inasmallwoodentheater. The showcombinesmarionettesand composition bySergeiProkofiev. A newadaptationoftheclassical The Train Theater Peter andtheWolf

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Tailor Made Mud Boy Kav, Nekooda! When All Was Green The Train Theater Poopik Theater The Train Theater The Key Theatre

On a morning just like any other, a A folk tale of the Tanzanian Wagogo tribe. A dot, a line, a triangle and a square are The story of a boy and a tree is told from little tailor gets a note. It reads: “Your At the beginning of every month, the heroes of this story. Together they old books, recycled book covers, and mission is to sew a coat by midnight. Mantauba, Makuba, and Muba meet create a magical theatre that speaks in the yellowing papers. A story about childhood The size does not matter, but it must fit together to tell a story. The entire village language of animation. and growing up, about natural expanses perfectly…” At precisely midnight the assembles – children and adults alike. Inspired by the masters of modern art, disappearing among grey projects, and tailor completes his mission, but then… They knead stories and weep chants, and sequences of abstract compositions about one green bud of hope. Where is the sewing machine running off Mantauba answers them with tunes. They appear to tell a simple story of identity and A wordless puppet performance, inspired to? Why are the scissors wearing a skirt? create an entire village and into it they human relationships. by Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree and What has the thimble turned into? weave the story of Ninangoya – a child The dot and the line discover one another Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax. With live piano Come join in the magical adventure of who has not stopped crying since the day in an ever-changing celebration of accompaniment. the tailor. of his birth. imagination. In the heart of every child, A play with few words, combining Puppet theater made of living materials: there is an invisible ocean. Our story is a Adaptation, direction, puppet design, and puppetry, object-theater, textiles, and straw, earth, water, singing, and live little boat to sail away on. manipulation: Avi Zlicha, Dikla Katz music. music – about the possibility to change Props and set construction: Hands Studio one’s point of view at any given moment. The show has won many prizes and Original music and live piano: Johnny Tal Adaptation, stage design, music, and performs in festivals around the world. Lighting design: Ziv Voloshin manipulation: Ornan Braier Creation: Shirley Goldstein, Lee Aloni, Artistic consultation: Marit Ben Israel Assaf Levinbuk | Stage design: Shirley Concept, design, and direction: Alina The show was produced with the support Costume and fabric design: Vali Mintzi Goldstein | Costume and set design: Ashbel | Manipulation: Shani Wisman, of The Israeli Culture Ministry and the Israel Puppet design: Sharon Silver-Merrett Limor Tal | Prop and set design: Maya Hila Cohen-Nitzan | Artistic consultation: Puppet Center - Holon. Lighting design: Shahar Maron Bersky | Mud puppets & lighting design: Marit Ben Israel | Music: Nadav Vikinski Mechanical constructions: Shaul Ori Goldstein | Musical director: Assaf Lighting design: Shahar Marom Mograbi-Berger, Ornan Braier Levinbuk 17 18 19 20 For the entire family from age 4 For the entire family from age 4 For the entire family from age 3 For the entire family from age 5 50 minutes / Hebrew – few words 50 minutes / Hebrew 50 minutes / Hebrew - few words 45 minutes / no words The Train Theater The Khan Theater – Stage 2 The Train Theater The Khan Theater – Stage 2 Tues. 12.8 | 16:00, 17:30 Tues. 12.8 | 16:00, 17:30 Wed. 13.8 | 11:00 Wed. 13.8 | 11:00 Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS

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[Premiere] The Gift Train [Premiere] See you at the Little Red Riding Hood Knitting Stories The Train Theater South Pole Liora Shukran The Train Theater Noa Becker How did Grandma wrap up a white The timeless fairy tale comes to life in a Based on the book by Uri Orlev, cloud? And how did Grandpa fit a sound A unique paper-theater play with new adaptation. Little Red Riding Hood Grandma Knitting. A story about into a box? Nechamka and Albert are entertaining music, inspired by the wishes to be big already. With a basket Grandma, who knitted an entire world waiting for the train to go visit their eponymous book by Nurit Zarhi. in hand and a brave heart, she sets out of wool: the house, the garden, the grandchildren, spread all over the Mr. Zoom is a lonely single photographer out for her Grandmother’s house. What bed, even the tea and the cake, and country. With them are colorful, exciting in Tel Aviv who longs for a family. One adventures await her? Everyone (except finally her grandchildren as well. But boxes – a present from Grandma for day he receives an unexpected package. her) already knows. But in this new the world around doesn’t easily accept each grandchild! Grandpa Albert and the When he opens this package, he adaptation, everything that happens is woolen grandchildren... A show about children manage to convince Grandma discovers an egg! Zoom decides to sit on refreshing and amusing. Even you will be the courage to create, the power of Nechamka to open up and show each of the egg. He sits and sits… will something surprised. imagination, and the passion for books the presents. Each time Grandma opens hatch out of it and change his life? and stories, which brings the generations a box, Grandpa breaks out in song and The story is set in the bustling city of Tel Writing, design, and performance: Liora closer to each other. music and a piece of magic unfolds on Aviv, only intensifying the loneliness and Shukran | Stage design: Uri Mizrachi the stage… desire for human contact and intimacy. Music: Boris Martsianu Baski | Costume The show won the Show of the Year Lyrical object-theater with original music The figures and sets depicted by the toy- and map design: Mellany Lombard and Puppet Design awards in the 2006 and live singing. theater and paper dolls, along with the Artistic consultation: Ilan Savir, children and youth theater competition. swing music, are a tribute to the swinging Bella Shaktov Concept, adaptation, performance and 50s. Concept, performance, and manipulation: Nathalia Rosenthal, Produced with the support Holon Puppet manipulation: Tzipor Frumkin Avraham Cohen | Design: Nathalia Concept, direction, performance, and Theatre and the Yeoshua Rabinovich Tel Set design and props: Erika Sapir Rosenthal | Music: Avraham Cohen stage design: Noa Becker | Original music Aviv Foundation for the Arts Nathalia Rosenthal | Grandma Artistic consultation: Marit Ben Israel and soundtrack editing: Gary Bonanni puppet design: Revital Arieli “Merav’s Puppy” box: Keren Dembinsky Prop design: Elite Avni-Sharon, Shlomi Music: Ittai Rosenbaum | Thanks to Dan Grodzinski and Uri Bitan Asher, Efrat Hasson Lighting design: Uri Rubinstein 21 22 23 24 For the entire family from age 4 For the entire family from age 5 For the entire family from age 4 For the entire family from age 4 45 minutes / Hebrew 45 minutes / Hebrew 40 minutes / Hebrew 45 minutes / Hebrew The First Station Gallery The Train Theater The Khan Theater – Stage 2 The Train Theater Wed. 13.8 | 11:00, 16:00, 17:30 Wed. 13.8 | 16:00, 17:30 Wed. 13.8 | 16:30, 18:00 Thurs. 14.8 | 11:30 Thurs. 14.8 | 11:00 Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS

www.traintheater.co.il www.noa-story.com www.traintheater.co.il For the entire family www.traintheater.co.il Tickets: 55NIS Thurs. 14.8|11:00 The KhanTheater–Stage 2 50 minutes/Hebrew For theentirefamilyfrom age5 Music: RachelYatzkan and manipulation:PatriciaO’Donovan Concept, writing,design,performance, performs infestivalsaroundtheworld. The showhaswonmanyprizesand drama, love,andhumor. play basedonhislife–combining actress presentsapoeticandenriching pencils, sticks,andshadows,theartist- In asandboxfullofpapercuttings, the blind. his marvelousinvention:analphabetfor him, ledLouis,atagefifteen,tomake with theloveandsupportofthosearound write? Histhirstforknowledge,coupled sight. Would heeverbeable toreadand At theageofthree,Louislosthiseye- the braillewritingsystem. The True StoryofLouis Braille,inventorof The Train Theater A Touch ofLight 25

Photo : Dor Kedmi Dor : Photo Tickets: 55NIS Thurs. 14.8|16:00,17:30 The Train Theater 45 minutes/Hebrew For theentirefamilyfrom age4 26 Production: Ramirez |Soundandlighting:DanKerger Brecher |Originalmusic:UziFeinerman- Puppet designandmanipulation:Moti with atouchofnostalgia. A truecelebrationofpuppetsandmusic trick ortwo? and resistjumpingontothestagewitha mischievous monkeylikehimsitnicely watch thespectacularshow, butcana Nakanuku managestosneakinsideand monkeys allowed!”Usingaclevertrick, circus, onlytodiscoverthatthereare“no Moti andhismonkeyNakanukugotothe Moti Brecher Nakanuku

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Asaf Ezra Asaf ‏ : Photo www.traintheater.co.il Tickets: 55NIS Thurs. 14.8|16:30,18:00 The KhanTheater–Stage 2 50 minutes/Hebrew Ages 5-10 Set construction:MenachemDvir Gurevich |Voice-over: and Emperor’s costumedesign:Maria Patricia O’Donovan Elran |Stage-languagedevelopment: Anna Segal Nili Dvir Dvir |Writingandadaption:IkyGilad, Concept, designandperformance:Nili performs infestivalsaroundtheworld. The showhaswonmanyprizesand objects fromtheworldofsewing. treasury… All thecharactersaremadeof can see,inexchangeforthekingdom’s magic clothes,whichonlywisepeople arrives andofferstheEmperora“deal”: the ministersareworried.Apairoftailors The kingdom’s treasuryisemptyingand shopping forluxurioussewingmaterials. for newclothing;theEmperorisbusy and toiltosatisfytheEmperor’s appetite The emperor'ssubjectsliveinpoverty The Train Theater The Emperor’s NewClothes 27 | Direction: | Lightingdesign:Noa Iky Gilad | Artisticconsulting Ami Weinberg | Music:

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www.meytalraz.com Tickets: 55NIS Thurs. 14.8|16:00,17:30 The FirstStationGallery 50 minutes/Hebrew For theentirefamilyfrom age4 for theArts. of theIsraelLotteryCouncil “Public Works” withthesupport in theframeworkof Theater Jerusalem- International FestivalofPuppet The showspremieredatthe Meital Raz,KerenDembinsky Concept andperformance: that? Lifewillneverbethesame! Two showsoneafteranotherAnd hungry tiger. Andmore! cooking withfourhands,twodwarfs,one Flying mustaches,Indiandancing, and inventivepuppettheater. Two shortperformancesoforiginal,funny, and see! Wonderful ladies,lovelygentlemen,come Meital Raz,KerenDembinsky Of CourseaHorse! 28 Photo : Meital Raz Meital : Photo For Children and the entire family Photo : ‏ Photo : ‏ Photo : ‏ Photo : ‏ Polina Borisova Wim Sitvast Zoz Studio

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[Netherlands] [France] [] The Strange Voyage of Mathilde Go! Happy Bones Domingo Gonsales, The Stuffed Puppet Theatre Polina Borisova Teatro Matita Man in the Moon [Premiere] Mathilde is a very old lady. Life is getting ...When I finally arrive, tired and older, I A bunch of bones, collected from Meital Raz hard to bear. She vividly remembers what drop my luggage, I fall into the soft bed different parts of the world, a small happened in her life 60 years ago, but now and close my eyes. But before I peacefully coffin, and a stuffed panda. Like a Francis Godwin, an English bishop from she keeps forgetting where she put things fall asleep, I revisit again and again the cheerful alchemist, the puppeteer makes the 16th century, wrote the first science- just moments ago. She keeps accusing the fragments of my journey. characters, emotions, and entanglements fiction story ever published: “The Man in nurses of stealing from her. The other patients A slight sadness comes over me, and it pop out of inanimate matter. Simple the moon”. in the home are not in a much better state. seems to me that this long day is over, bones, without using a single word, tell Now! 400 years later Godwin is back! The managing director of the home has other perhaps a bit too quickly… their stories about solitude. Who is the And he wants to make theater. worries. How can he maximize the home’s puppet and who is the animator? Who is He might not have all the skills. But, he profits? A funeral director is willing to offer The play employs a hypnotic stage dead and who alive? has a lot of passion. With only a piece him some advice. A tragi-comedy about the technique combining virtuoso acting, old- Object theatre in its most raw form, of paper, a pair of scissors, and some hardships of getting very old. Neville Tranter’s woman mask, and masking-tape painting, shows its endless possibilities. Dadaistic tape, he can be a British bishop, a virtuoso puppetry has made permanent to make memories materialize. partiture, ironic black comedy, which Spanish adventurer and the moon itself, converts of the greatest cynics. every second changes the viewer’s all this while sitting behind a small table. Direction, set design, and performance: perspective, surprises, and makes you Nonsense Object\Paper Theater at its Concept, text, direction, puppet design, Polina Borisova | Technical consultation: laugh. Until you realize, that you are just best, and with a British accent! and manipulation: Neville Tranter David Claveau | Co-production: Odradek / a part of bigger game. Assistant director: Tim Velraeds Cie Pupella Nogues Concept and performance: Also on stage: Wim Sitvast Concept and performance: Matija Solce Meital Raz | Artistic consultation Supported by the Institut français de Direction: Vida Bren Cerkvenik, Matija and light robots: Amit Drori Workshop "The Power of the Puppet" will be held 11-12.8, detalis on www.traintheater.co.il Jérusalem Romain Gary Solce *with the support of the Israel Lottory Council of Arts 29 30 31 32 For adults and youth 60 minutes / English For adults and youth For adults and youth For adults and youth The Khan Theatre 50 minutes / no words 60 minutes / English 40 minutes / English Monday 11.8, Tuesday 12.8 | 21:00 The First Station Gallery The Khan Theater – Stage 2 The Train Theater Tickets: 75 NIS Wed. 13.8, Thurs. 14.8 | 21:00 Tues. 12.8, Thurs. 14.8 | 21:00 Sun. 10.8 | 21:30 www.stuffedpuppet.nl Tickets: 75 NIS Tickets: 75 NIS Tickets: 35 NIS

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[Premiere] [Premiere] [Premiere] Hacord Virga Heidi Pandora *&^% Evening Ella Rothschild Voices of the Middle Ages Golden Delicious Ensemble Pandora Collective Meirav Ben-David, Yael Tai Inbal Yomtovian A musical-theatre dance performance. Pandora is a collective of independent Hacord creates a grotesque image of a artists and an experimental stage for The mysterious and multifaceted music Swiss postcards, fresh milk, dentures, character seeking a moment of peace, puppet, object and visual theater. of the Middle Ages is revealed through breathtaking views. Heidi returns to the yet finding herself tangled in objects this unique contemporary interpretation Switzerland of her youth to discover that and strings. Through the character’s This evening, our box opens yet again for by a duo of performing artists. In the the idyll has turned into a horror. desperate attempt to create a sterile, the exploration of contemporary puppet exciting cultural junction between East Post-modern object-theater that engages effortlessly floating bubble, the viewer is theater. and West, expression is given to the with the classic children’s tale, quotes given a glimpse into the wonderful, grim, sacred and the profane, art and folklore. from horror films and musicals, and humorous, and contradictory world of an With Aharon Manor, Inbal Dekel Goldberg, A rich and variegated tapestry of songs incorporates objects from Switzerland – individual in the big city. Nufar Sela, and more surprises. of love, sacredness, morality, and satire. old and new. Choreography and text: Ella Rothschild Curators and producers: Concept, direction, arrangements, and Creation: Inbal Yomtovian | Direction: Art and object-design: Zohar Shoef Moran Aviv, Li Lorian singing: Meirav Ben-David, Yael Tai Ana Wild, Ari Teperberg | Original music: Music: Matan Daskal | Lighting design: Lighting design: Ruth Rosenthal Daniel Rote | Lighting design: Omer Omer Sheizaf | Photo and video editing: Costumes design: Jacqueline Behar Sheizaf | Set design: Gili Godiano, Studio Amichai Bikovski Object design: Meirav Ben- David Matilda Supported by Yeoshua Rabinovich Tel Aviv Produced by and with the support of Foundation for the Arts and Hanut31 Hazira – Performance Art Arena and Hanut31 The play in its original version was presented at Hazira 33 34 35 36 For adults and youth For adults and youth For adults and youth For adults and youth 40 minutes / English 50 minutes / various languages 50 minutes / Hebrew 50 minutes / Hebrew – English The Train Theater The Khan Theater – Stage 2 The Train Theater The First Station Gallery Mon. 11.8 | 21:00 Mon. 11.8 | 21:00 Tuesday 12.8 | 21:00 Tuesday 12.8 | 21:00 Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 35 NIS

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[Premiere] [Premiere] [Premiere] Dina’s Dream Cabinet Otherwise Plastic Heroes Where is Mrs. Gabbai? Dina Goldstein Elit Veber Ariel Doron The Train Theater

A selection of dream-like miniature A play based on Chava Nissimov’s book, The war is about to begin, now is the time Jack Shvili’s childhood neighborhood worlds unfolds before the eyes of the "A Girl from There". An extraordinary to become heroes… But the soldiers are is the setting for this street-theater work. viewer. Using old toys and paper cut-outs journey of consciousness takes place plastic, the battlefield a table, and home Set in the alleys of Yemin Moshe, the filmed and screened live, Dina Goldstein inside a cupboard that represents the is just a distant image on a screen. performance revives games, songs, presents the viewer with a variety of visual soul’s innermost sanctuary. This is a In a battle in which nobody knows who sounds, and memories from the past. The fantasies, accompanied by enchanting journey undertaken through fragments of the enemy is or what the goal is, the plot follows the traces of Mrs. Gabbai – a musical selections. The viewer’s gaze memory by the adult Chava, who recalls border between reality and fantasy blurs: unique and mysterious character who can zaps back and forth between the live anew, with pain and pity, what her 3-year- is this really happening, or is it all just a control the seasons and alter moods. manipulation on the miniature stage and old self saw and experienced through the game? A collection of war images in an An original performance combining acting, the wonderland of imagination created on Holocaust. Chava is represented by a solo object-theater show for adults which is puppetry, songs, and storytelling. the screen. performer who shares the stage with life- both funny and painful. With few words, sized puppets and dolls, animated scenes, two iPads, and a lot of toys. Created by: Jack Shvili | Concept and Premiered at Pandora Collective and Nissimov’s own voice-over. text: Shmil Maayan | Performance and Created by: Ariel Doron | Direction: manipulation: Jack Shvili, Avraham Cohen Creation: Dina Goldstein | Co-creator: Stage adaptation and direction: Elit Veber Rotem Elroy, David Lockard | Music composition and performance: Ayelet Golan | Performance: Dina Artistic consultation and production: Rona Artistic consultation: Shahar Marom Avraham Cohen | Costume and prop Goldstein, Hadar Sharir | Contributing Saporta | On stage: Rotem Goldenberg Design: Made in China | Video: design, adaptation for puppets: Shelly musicians: Yovav Arzi, Tomer Baruch | Stage design: Yaara Zadok | Puppet Anael Resnick, Ariel Doron Nadashi | Artistic consultation: Dalia Yaffe- design: Sara Pelly | Music: Roy Yarkoni Lighting design: Rotem Elroy Maayan, Naomi Yoeli | Special thanks: Animation: Moran Somer, Michal Abulafia Adam Yan Yakin Based on illustrations by Ofra Amit Produced with the support Lighting design: Asi Gotesman | Singing: of Hanut31 The show was produced with the support Juliet Shaltiel of the Israel Lottery Council for the Arts 37 38 39 40 For adults and youth For adults and youth For adults and youth For the entire family from age 4 45 minutes / no words 60 minutes / Hebrew 45 minutes / About 2 hours / Hebrew The Train Theater The Khan Theater Hebrew – few words Monday 11.8 | 17:00 / Tickets: 60 NIS Wednesday 13.8 | 21:00 Thursday 14.7 | 21:00 The Khan Theater – Stage 3 Meeting point: Opposite the French Tickets: 55 NIS Tickets: 75 NIS Thursday 14.8 | 23:00 Consulate at 5 Emile Botta Street Tickets: 55 NIS Not suitable for children in trolleys. We recommend bringing hats and plenty of water. Adults and youth New Israeli Works - Sabras www.dinasworld.net www.traintheater.co.il Public Works Illustration: Orna Schwartz Photo : Lise Messika Photo : Dor Kedmi Photo : Udi Erlich

[Premiere] The Dream Trackers Public Works Festival hosts Puppetry and Drama Schools Beginners’ Course on HaRakevet Street The Train Theater The Train Theater Little People Students@Bubot-Holon Bait-9 The Puppetry Arts School in Holon Nothing like this has ever happened before! Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Creative Puppetry School, Haifa All of a sudden, a single dream has taken Stage experiments with puppets and over the neighborhood and kicked out Morris’s Friends In big houses big people live and big with our self-image, both concrete and everyone’s other dreams. In order to find Morris is a little man made from wood who abstract. the dreams hidden among the stones of things happen to them. In little house lives in Maayan’s tool box. Every morning there live little people, and little things the neighborhood, you are invited to take he goes to the zoo and spends the day Selected works from the course “The a crash course in the secrets of dream- happen to them… but at night… when with his good friends. everyone is sleeping… Aesthetics of Puppet Theatre – Language tracking. In the dreamscape of Yemin Maayan Resnick, Ayelet Golan, Dan and Personal Style” – a theoretical and Moshe, Jerusalem, a lyrical play unfolds, The story is based on the Old Russian Karger superstition about an invisible little man practical course for independent creators, in which the entire neighborhood is a half- led by Hadas Ophrat. real and half-dreamlike stage. The actors Story Bird who protects people’s homes. We see a talk, laugh, sing, with the audience, touch regular day in the life of Granny Riva and The teacher Mrs. Bird has a book about her cat Kizzi. This day was supposed the world of dreams. They are a dream. birds. What happens when it opens up? You are a dream. to be the happiest day of their life but All sorts of things! suddenly it becomes the saddest one. Moran Aviv-Dvir, Book design: Bar Dvir Direction and design: Amit Drori | Script: All joy seems to be lost but then the Little Shmil Maayan | Creative partners: Jack A Nest for the Bird Man appears and changes everything. Shvili, Avraham Cohen | Costume design: A Nest-Making Workshop Valia Piratinoff Concept, design, manipulation, and Merav Askayo, Naor Moshe performance: Sandra Nazarov | Direction: The show premiered at the International Producer: Kobi Frig Yael Erlich Morag, Irit Shalev | Artistic Festival of Puppet Theater Jerusalem – in Guides: Namer Golan, Daniel Cohen Levi consultation: Hen Milioner | Production: the framework of the “Public Works” Bait-9 41 42 43 44 For the entire family from age 4 For the entire family from age 4 For the entire family from age 3 For adults and youth About an hour and a half / Hebrew About an hour and a half / Hebrew 40 minutes / Hebrew 50 minutes / Hebrew Tuesday 12.8 | 17:30 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday The Khan Theater – Stage 3 The Khan Theater – Stage 2 Meeting point: Yemin Moshe Windmill, Heinrich 11-13.8 | 17:00, 18:00 Sunday 10.8 | 16:00 Wednesday 13.8 | 23:00 Heine Street. Not suitable for children in trolleys. Tickets: 60 NIS Tickets: 35 NIS Tickets: 35 NIS We recommend bringing hats and plenty of water. Meeting point: HaRakevet Street, Tickets: 60 NIS corner of Azarya Street, on the Train Tracks Park

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JÉRUSALEM Special Events Free and Open Puppet Van Here comes - Puppet Van driving up and down! to the Public The children run and yell: "it's coming in the town!". It stops next to a playground

Photo : Dor Kedmi playing tunes aloud, * Design of the Khan The show's about to start - Theater Courtyard: come and be the crowd.." Tamar Oosterhof The Giant Puppets Ensemble The School of Puppetry and Every evening Jonathan Ben Haim, the Drama Devora Zafrir greatest host on earth, hosts a surprising variety of street performers Come see the giant puppets from the Rhymes Selfie with Zelda School of Puppetry and Drama Devora 11.8 Yuval Roth and Tal Ginat Custom-made poems Zelda Jackson Scooter Zafrir wandering between the Khan 12.8 Dan Grodzinski for girls and boys Theater and the First Station. 13.8 Dan Grodzinski About 65 years ago, Zelda Jackson 14.8 Avraham Cohen “Fresh rhymes! fresh rhymes! Scooter, a Jewish-African-American (with Design: Gili Olmar-Kizin | Director: Sarah Written, packed - on real time. a soft spot for Tina Turner and Naomi Siboni | Producer: Tamar Sharf Artistic direction: The Train Theater and Write your name on the stand, Shemer) came to Israel to give a hand to the Sala-manca Group the Chosen People in Zion. and grab a poem with your hand." Sunday-Thursday 10-14.8 | 16:30-18:30 This year Zelda brings us a “selfie” Khan Theater Courtyard and the First Station Poetry writing and acting: Tzipor Frumkin booth. Bring your smartphones and For the entire family from age 3 come take your picture, chat, laugh, and Monday-Thursday 11-14.8 | from 18:30 Next to the Train Theater, Liberty Bell Park For the entire family from age 4 look at everything from a different angle. Monday-Thursday 11-14.8 16:00-18:00 Khan Theater Courtyard Created and performed by: Searching for the Sun Registration at the Festival information Sharon Mayevski Mime Clown Show table only Why should only adults enjoy art? Two clowns have dropped the sun into For the entire family from age 3 the sea, and now they must bring it Round table with graduates of the Sunday-Thursday 10-14.8 | 16:00-18:00 Greenhouse. Khan Theater Courtyard and the First Station back. They embark on an adventurous journey in a boat, search for the sun above and beneath the ocean, fight with Come meet graduates of the Greenhouse, Family Puppets an educational program course in visual Workshop sea monsters, fight with each other, almost perish in a storm... until they theater and artistic puppet theater for finally fall asleep. Morning comes, and - children. Children are invited to create a family Tadah! - the sun rises as usual! Come chat and ask questions about their puppet theater from paper and scissors. special adventure in the educational Puppet design:

Created and performed by: program of the Train Theater.  Fyodor Makarov, Losha Gavrielov Workshop guides: Tom Maayan, Tal Saado Producer: Sharon Gavrielov For anyone interested in registering for the Greenhouse Sunday-Thursday 10-14.8 | 16:00-18:00 Wednesday-Thursday 13-14.8 Khan Theater Courtyard 17:00-19:00, 20:00-21:00 Khan Theater Courtyard Tickets: 10 NIS (may be purchased at the Tuesday-Wednesday 12-13.8 Festival information table) 16:00-18:00 Khan Theater Courtyard 11 /8 Clever Hans

A story that starts with a girl and a boy a needle, a goat, friendship, and joy placed in the hands of someone not wise and ends with a mother who sighs. The moral of it all I’m sure you have met if you don’t learn to give, you'll never learn to get. Based on the Grimm Brothers tale 12 The Khan Theater Adaptation based on Shimon Levy’s. / Created and performed by: Ayelet Golan, 8 Courtyard, 22:00 Michal Vaknin, Yuval Hameiri Max & Moti A comic journey into the free entrance Mein Kind subconscious A part of the fantastic cabaret of Max is a puppet-psychologist who is a dictator’s mom connected to his patient, Moti. Together they form a two headed self-analyzing A fascist comedy combining puppetry, monster and will demonstrate their new clowning, and music to tell the story of a method of therapy: P.A.T.H: Puppet mother raising a monster! Assisted Therapy. Live treatment in front 13 An enchanted visual world of fantasy, of a live audience, results guaranteed. / 14 satiric comedy inspired by the childhood 8 /8 of the grand dictators of the 20th Created and performed by Moti Brecher Duel of the Divas century. The Visual Orchestra Yael Rasooly and Yolana Zimmerman, Written and performed by Michal Svironi The Technicalities two performers with international The wild, colorful, and eclectic orchestra Puppets, accessories, and costumes: A -Pop performance careers in singing, acting, directing, and of the School of Visual Theater, Oksana Ianovitzki, Leonid Elisov performing, join forces for the first time. conducted by Guy Sherf. Original Music: Ofir Nahari Songs from the performances: Backed by a live band of musicians – Eli Biro and Bidzhan – Yiddish songs from and the Chocolate Factory (/Swing/ Participants: Ann Elizabeth Nudelman, Birobidzhan (a Jewish state somewhere Dixieland) – they bring you the best piano and voice | Jonathan Swede, Teatro Matita in Siberia) the past has to offer through a musical melodica and kalimba | Natalia Take Cover – translation and mixing up comic battle. Gomez, flute and voice |Daniel Gamlieli, Slovenian folk music performed by pop songs drums | Gony Paz, tap dancing | Alex Festival guest and master of macabre Created and performed by: Yael Rasooly, Kremer, trumpet | Ofek Shemer, guitar | object-theater, Matija Solce! Created and performed by: Yolana Zimmerman | Eli Preminger, Guy Rodovich, saxophone | Guy Sherf, Shira Z. Carmel, Alon Diament trumpet | Amnon Ben Artzi, trombone | bass and conducting Performers: Matija Solce, Sara Brown Ilan Smilan, guitar | Tal Kohan, bass From Tel Aviv אמיל בוטהPaul Emile Botta VENUES AND TICKETS *25% discount for Isracard holders of King David the “Culture and Arts” program 5 Festival Venues: *Khan Theater subscribers – according The Train Theater Koret Liberty Bell Park to subscription rules. Subject to advance The Khan Theater 2 David Remez Street confirmation The First Station 4 David Remez Street *Workers’ Committee Discounts * Take Two Days in Jerusalem - special Keren HaYesod Ticket Sales hospitality and culture packages for the P Bimot- www.bimot.co.il Festival. For details call *2302 Tel: 02-6237000, *6226 No double discounts and special deals From 10-14.8 telephone orders can also Credit Cards 6 be made at 02-6730233. Heinrich Heine Tickets ordered by credit card via telephone Windmill ‏The main festival box office is located at and Internet may be picked up at venue box the Khan Theater, open from 10:00 until offices, upon presentation of your credit card. the beginning of the last performance Ze'ev Jabotinsky 4 of the day.Tickets for plays at the Train How to get there? Mishkenot Theater may be purchased at the Train Khan Theater, Train Theater and First 1 Sha'ananim Theater box office from 30 minutes Station: דוד המלך before each performance. Buses: 4, 7, 8, 18, 21, 74 Train Theater For Public Works, advance ticket orders Parking: Koret Liberty Bell Park Parking On WAZE: Enter “Azarya Street Jerusalem” can be picked up at the meeting place of Yitshak Elhanan Liberty Bell the performance. Park Entrance for babies and children under the P Ticket Prices designated age is not permitted. Children’s performances: Latecomers will not be permitted to enter. 55 NIS (discount price: 50 NIS*) The Festival reserves the right to make Adult performances: changes. 2 i 75 NIS (discount price: 70 NIS*) Khan All “Sabras - New Israeli Works” The Train Theater Theater performances: 1 Derech Beit Lehem 55 NIS (discount price: 50 NIS*) Koret Liberty Bell Park Remez David Puppetry and Drama Schools 2 The Khan Theater / 35 NIS performances: Main festival box office The First Station Special price: “Stone by Stone”, “Peter 3 and the Wolf”, “Domingo Gonsales”: 35 NIS 2 David Remez Street Tzvi Graetz David Remez Public Works: 3 The First Station “Where is Mrs. Gabbai?”, “The Dream Trackers”, “Animal-Vegetable-Mineral”: 4 David Remez Street

Mishkenot Sha’ananim Derech Hevron 60 NIS (discount price: 55 NIS*) 4 HaRakevet Emek Refaim Advance ticket orders can be picked up at the 5 Meeting point meeting place of the performance. "Where is Mrs. Gabbai?" *Ticket-Discount Eligibility 5 Emile Botta Street

Students, pensioners, Train Theater Meeting point "The Dream Trackers" Lehem Beit Derech P subscribers, members of Institut français 6 de Jérusalem Romain Gary, “Yerushalmi” Yemin Moshe Windmill, card holders, students at the School of Heinrich Heine Street Visual Theater, The School of Puppetry 7 Meeting point and Drama, Tel Aviv, Bait-9, and the Emek Refaim Israel Puppet Center, Holon "Animal-Vegetable-Mineral" – upon presentation of valid ID. HaRakevet Street, Azarya P corner of Azarya Street 7 HaRakevet The Train Theater The Khan Theater Khan - stage 2 Khan - stage 3 The First Station Special Events 16:00 Little People 16:30 The Rain Bird 16:30 Pirate in the Bath 16:30 Cubes Circus 17:30 Yoel Said 10.8 18:00 The Rain Bird

21:30 Domingo Gonsales 11:00 The Chelem Legend 11:00 Pirate in the Bath 11:00 Peter Rabbit 11:30 Egg Planet 11:30 Circus on Strings 16:00 Madam Kloom 16:00 Egg Planet 16:00 Sleeping Beauty 16:00 Circus on Strings 16:30 Stone by Stone 17:00 Where is Mrs. Gabbai? 11.8 17:30 Madam Kloom 17:30 Sleeping Beauty 17:30 Circus on Strings 17:00 Animal-Vegetable... 18:00 Stone by Stone 18:00 Animal-Vegetable... 18:30 Puppet Van 21:00 Hacord 21:00 Mathlide 21:00 Virga 22:00 Cabaret 11:00 Dreaming Animals 11:00 YouMake ReMake 11:00 Telling Rubbish 11:00 Stone by Stone 11:30 Circus on Strings 16:00 Tailor Made 16:00 Yoel Said 16:00 Mud Boy 16:00 Circus on Strings 16:30 Stone by Stone 17:00 Animal-Vegetable... 12.8 17:30 Tailor Made 17:30 Mud Boy 17:30 Circus on Strings 17:30 The Dream Trackers 18:00 Yoel Said 18:00 Stone by Stone 18:00 Animal-Vegetable... 18:30 Puppet Van 21:00 Heidi 21:00 Mathlide 21:00 Happy Bones 21:00 Pandora *&^% 22:00 Cabaret 11:00 Kav, Nekooda! 11:00 When All Was Green 11:00 Peter and the Wolf 11:00 The Gift Train 16:00 At the South Pole 16:00 Mooooooooonstres 16:00 Stone by Stone 16:00 The Gift Train 16:30 Little Red Riding Hood 17:00 Animal-Vegetable... 13.8 17:30 At the South Pole 17:30 Stone by Stone 17:30 The Gift Train 18:00 Mooooooooonstres 18:00 Little Red Riding Hood 18:00 Animal-Vegetable... 18:30 Puppet Van 21:00 Dina's Dream Cabinet 21:00 Go! 23:00 Students@Bubot-Holon 22:00 Cabaret 11:00 A Touch of Light 11:00 Stone by Stone 11:00 The Gift Train 11:30 Knnitting Stories 11:30 Mooooooooonstres 16:00 Nakanuku 16:00 Mooooooooonstres 16:00 Stone by Stone 16:00 Of Course a Horse! 16:30 Emperor's New Clothes 14.8 17:30 Nakanuku 17:30 Stone by Stone 17:30 Of Course a Horse! 18:00 Emperor's New Clothes 18:30 Puppet Van 21:00 Otherwise 21:00 Happy Bones 21:00 Go! 23:00 Plastic Heroes 22:00 Cabaret The Train Theater Association in Memory of Mario Kotliar POB 8289 Jerusalem 91082 Tel. 972-2-5618514 [email protected] www.traintheater.co.il Photo: Uri Grun Dolls from Studio: Dolls from Studio: