10 Mifratz Shlomo St. Old Jaffa, P.O.B. 3403 Tel Aviv-Yaffo 61030
Tel Aviv-Yaffo
إسرائيل
- Arts
Jaffa Theatre - The Arab - Hebrew Theatre Center is unique among Israeli theatres, both for its social and political mission and for its theatrical language. In the Arab-Hebrew Theatre, multi-cultural is not a mere phrase, but a fact of life and ideology. In a city where Arabs and Jews live side by side, the theatre promotes knowledge and understanding of the two cultures, not only through its productions, but also through its work with the multi-ethnic communities of Jaffa and across Israel, and in particular, by providing a theatrical structure for interaction for Arabs and Jews.
The Jaffa Theatre holds two major siccessful annual festivals, a three day Festival of The Arab Hebrew Woman, which includes plays, dance, panel discussions, film screenings and poetry readings all created and performed by women. Highlighting achievements of Arab women and usually takes place in March in conjunction with International Woman's Day. During Succot Holiday the theatre holds the “International Festival of Children's Theatre" in Arabic and Hebrew. In addition, the theatre offers acting workshops for Arab and Jewish youth, and internships for playwrights and other theatre artists. Both festivals bring together for the first time populations that otherwise don't meet and share common interests.
The Jaffa Theatre has worked in the past with several network members. The Jaffa Theatre hosted organizations and held joint projects with a number of organizations. The Jaffa Theatre looks forward to additional exchanges.
The Jaffa Theatre has a common goal with ALF to advance intercultural dialogue. The theatre's activities and projects advance mutual understanding between the Arab and Jewish populations and the Palestinian Authority. Our goal is to expand activities and projects to reach a larger number of youth and adults.