Theater

‘To infinity and beyond!' Watching ‘Toy Story 5’ with my son on the spectrum - comment

The villains in the early movies – Sid in "Toy Story 1" and the Prospector and Al in "Toy Story 2" – were wonderfully awful, and Danny always knew who the bad guys were.

Video still from "Toy Story 5."
Actor Gabi Lev: Fresh take.

'Shards of Laughter': Giving people permission to laugh through painful topics

PERIDANCE OPERATES as a platform for multiple artistic languages.

Int'l dance company arrives in Israel, proving Hora can be a state of mind

‘New World, Take 2’ (see Tuesday).

Jerusalem highlights: June 26-July 2


Myths and war at Katzar Theater Festival

Artistic co-directors Tamar Keenan and Noah Schechter selected 17 plays out of roughly 400 offered. 

 ‘YOCHI AFTER the War’ at the Katzar Theater Festival.

A balm for our ears and heart: Art helping heal trauma in the deaf community

A German-Israeli multidisciplinary art project that works with deaf performers at the Na Laga’at Festival for Groundbreaking Arts offers some healing from our trauma.

 THE SITE of the Na Laga’at Festival.

‘Guys and Dolls’ musical on its way to Hebrew University for Hanukkah

The Beit Hillel Theater Workshop at Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, merges experienced actors and novices, Israelis and Anglo-Saxons.

 The cast of the Beit Hillel Theater Workshop in ‘Guys and Dolls,” set to be performed over Hannukah.

Jerusalem highlights: November 29 – December 5

What’s new to do in Israel’s capital?

 ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ see Wednesday

Jerusalem Highlights: November 22-28

Editor’s note: Due to the ongoing security situation, events listed below may be postponed or canceled. Check before booking, and stay safe.

WILLIAM KARON spent time on the European art scene, and his paintings show a deep faith.

Michael Kagan: Israel's playwright, documentarian, poet, scientist, and more

Michael Kagan played a role in transforming the state through his varied ventures as a scientist, entrepreneur, poet, documentarian, playwright, teacher, and more.

 MICHAEL AND his wife, Ruth Gan Kagan (couple at R on couch), with their children and grandchildren.

Tmuna Theater festival 2024: Bold performances in Tel Aviv

Explore groundbreaking performances at Tmuna Theater Festival 2024, featuring innovative plays, international productions, and thought-provoking exhibitions in Tel Aviv this November.

 ‘DRIVE YOUR Plow Over the Bones of the Dead’ by Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk.

A crack in hell: Greek myths abound on the Israeli stage

First performed during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, the Greek tragedy was performed for Hebrew speakers before the State of Israel even existed.

 ‘THE GIRL’ is a retelling of the abduction of Persephone by Hades.

More Greek tragedies are now in Israeli theaters

Few could imagine a Greek tragedy as funny, but a few simple changes did just that, flipping Oedipus from tragedy to comedy.

 Antigone at Beit Lessin.

Cameri Theater honors dramatist Hanoch Levin in wartime production - review

The homage production by the Cameri Theater marked the late Levin’s 80th birthday.

 A SCENE from ‘Whoever Wasn’t Born Is Missing Out.’