Emilia
Theater director, playwright, performing artist, and designer.
With an MFA in Theater Directing, and a BA in Art History, from the TLV University.
Since I started creating for theater I have been combining my skills and knowledge for various projects.
I am the director and designer of the Familia Fantastic Theater. And of all our spectacles, Living Statues, and shows.
I have been making the costumes, puppets, and installations, practicing different materials each time.
My works at the Theater:
The Unfortunate Man - A Cabaret Show on war speeches. Written and Directed
The Painting - by Eugene Ionesco - A theater play. Translated and Directed
Tikun - by Shai Shabtai - A short play. Directed
A story of a house - Live museum tour. Written and directed
Wiezental - mono-drama. Translated and Directed
Magic Box - A children's show. Written & Directed
Yuval
Actor, Improv performer, and teacher.
Graduated from the Nissan-Nativ Acting Studio, TLV, in 1999.
I have been combining theater, improvisation, and street performances.
As an actor, I have performed in various theater plays and mono-dramas on TV series and movies, for adults and children.
At the same time, I continued to create my shows with different colleagues;
Velcro Show & The Velcro Street Show - A non-verbal clown theater
Uncle Simha - A children's show with puppets
Neighbors - Non-verbal comedy
Most of the shows were performed worldwide.
Since 2001, I have been practicing and teaching Improvisation, as I am one of the co-founder of the ensemble "LAMA ALPAKA", the first professional Improv ensemble in Israel.
In 2007 I founded with Emilia the Familia Fantastic Theater, with our first show together The Happy Couple, and since then we have been creating together various shows, Living Statues, Installations and more.
Awards and commendations:
Best actor - 2009, 2012 -Haifa International kids Festival
Winner of a 2005 commendation for the creation of the play VELCRO, Bat-Yam Festival.
Winner of a 2006 commendation for the creation of the play VELCRO, Israel Festival.
Winner of a 2015 commendation for directing the play "Lama Kova" at the Haifa Festival for Children'