The 18th Jaffa Festival for Children & Families

3 days festival for all the family | October 22-24, Succot
Artistic Management: Ravid Sevil

The Festival Booklet

The Jaffa Theatre, known for promoting Arab Hebrew Culture, proudly presents its 18th Annual event, The Jaffa Festival for Children and Families, is held during Succot Holidays. This highly anticipated festival showcases a diverse range of plays throughout the day, featuring performances in Hebrew, Arabic, bilingual, non-verbal and Gibberish formats. Offering compelling and meaningful content, the festival creates an inclusive experience for both children and parents, all at an affordable price. By immersing themselves in a world different from their own, attendees engage with unfamiliar languages, fostering empathy and curiosity through vibrant colors, sounds, expressions, and captivating stage performances.
In addition to ticketed indoor shows, the festival also features outdoor performance in the theatre square, open to the public. This inclusion of outdoor events further enriches the overall festival experience for visitors. Encouraging encounters and interactions among individuals from diverse backgrounds, the festival acts as a natural catalyst for bridging identities, languages and cultures.
In collaboration with The Fringe Ensemble Theatre, Nazareth, Al Saraya Theatre, Almina Theatre, Scapino Ensemble, Ensemble Frechot, and the Gold Kipod Prize for Street Theatre.

The Jaffa Festival operates in collaboration with esteemed partners, including Tel Aviv Municipality’s Department of Performances, the Mishlama of Yaffo, and the Old Jaffa Jaffa Theatre.

Thanks to: The Cultural Administration: Anat Gini, Irit Fogel, Sigal Davidyan Tel Aviv-Yaffo Municipality, Department of Performances: Mor Barda, Coral Simchon Arts Department: Zlilit Ben-Nevat Mishlama Yaffo: Rafi Shoshan, Muhammad Karwan Old Jaffa Development Company & Sites: Yaron Klein, Yodfat Tene, Avi Yagil, Ran Ayalon

Accompanying person: 40₪
Child: 50₪
Outdoor Performances: free of charge

Ages 4-7
Hebrew
Sensitive Play – you are invited to join Rotem and Ruth’s adventures!

Painting Workshop

Painting workshop at the theatre foyer – limited number of places
What happens when a crocodile comes suddenly to Grandma Turbo’s hotel? Premiere!
The nerds go out to look for the little rabbit and they need help, will they be up to the task?
A theatrical musical adaptation of two well-known children’s book. Premier!
The nerds go out to look for the little rabbit and they need help, will they be up to the task?
The story of a friendship that breaks the borders of languages between a boy and a porcupine
One of the oldest Guinness World Records is about to be broken and you don’t want to miss it
The show reveals a new angle on the familiar world and gives a little magic to every viewer
Outdated maps, prey animals, and heavy backpacks brought to the stage two lost climbers
A pair of trapeze artists in a comedy combining circus acrobatic exercises at the highest level
The worlds of ceremonies and ancient theater centered on the figure of the actor/shaman
The little chick lives in a lovely little house, but the wolf is jealous, he wants such a house too
What happens when you take a well-known fairy tale and add some colors and some languages ​​to it?
Memukam dreams he enters the forest of questions and meets the wise owl who gives him a book
Ages 4-7
Hebrew
Sensitive Play – you are invited to join Rotem and Ruth’s adventures!

Painting Workshop

Painting workshop at the theatre foyer – limited number of places
What happens when a crocodile comes suddenly to Grandma Turbo’s hotel? Premiere!
The nerds go out to look for the little rabbit and they need help, will they be up to the task?
A theatrical musical adaptation of two well-known children’s book. Premier!
The nerds go out to look for the little rabbit and they need help, will they be up to the task?
The story of a friendship that breaks the borders of languages between a boy and a porcupine
One of the oldest Guinness World Records is about to be broken and you don’t want to miss it
The show reveals a new angle on the familiar world and gives a little magic to every viewer
Outdated maps, prey animals, and heavy backpacks brought to the stage two lost climbers
A pair of trapeze artists in a comedy combining circus acrobatic exercises at the highest level
The worlds of ceremonies and ancient theater centered on the figure of the actor/shaman

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