{"id":14845,"date":"2011-09-19T00:09:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T07:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=14845"},"modified":"2011-09-21T07:26:51","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T14:26:51","slug":"sounds-of-childhood-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=14845","title":{"rendered":"Sounds of Childhood 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fresco Dance Company in The Jungle Book\/Photo: Elizur Reuveni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This October, the Holon Theatre will be hosting the 11th \u201cSounds of Childhood\u201d festival, which takes place annually during the Sukkot holiday. Since its inception in 2000, the festival has become well known for its quality and its original productions of music, dance and theater fit for children, as well as the entire family. The festival will take place from October 16 \u2013 18, 2011, as in previous years, alongside admission fee shows there will be free shows and activities in the theatre\u2019s plaza.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s main event is \u201cShirei Yaldut\u201d (Hebrew – Childhood Songs), an original multi-participant show which includes Hani Nachmias, Hana Laslo, Galit Giat, Dafna Dekel, and the Ra\u2019anana Symphonette Orchestra conducted by Gil Shohat. \u201cShirei Yaldut\u201d offers a wide variety of classic childhood songs spanning several decades, performed by Israel\u2019s finest talents, and threaded together with the aid of various skits and scenes.<\/p>\n

In the multimedia event \u201cChaverim Meolamot Acherim\u201d (Hebrew – Friends from Other Worlds), images, vocals, classical music, and even laser beams will all be brought together in what promises to be a unique experience for all the senses. Accompanying the Haifa Symphony Orchestra (numbering nearly 100 musicians!) and the Bat Kol choir will be an original collage of animation and cinema created by Dudu Shalita, displayed on a giant screen.<\/p>\n

\u201cSipurei Yaldut\u201d (Hebrew – Childhood Stories) will feature Israel Prize winner and first lady of the Israeli theatre, Gila Almagor, who will be sharing experiences from her own childhood from her books Summer of Aviya and Under the Domim Tree, and reading children\u2019s poetry by Natan Alterman and Tirtza Atar.<\/p>\n

A play titled \u201cHevenu Shalom Aleichem,\u201d based primarily on two childhood stories by Shalom Aleichem, aims to bring the rich and colorful language and storytelling of Shalom Aleichem to the younger crowds. Adapted for the stage by Galia Be\u2019eri and directed by Razi Amitai, with actors Itay Bleinberg and Assaf Dgani.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s festival will be the setting for several premieres, including \u201cKova Haksamim\u201d (Hebrew – The Magic Hat), a show based on the poems of Leah Goldberg, set to music by Moshe Zorman. The songs will be performed by Avi Grainik and Noa Kashpizki.<\/p>\n

The Goshen Theatre Company will be starring in \u201cMachol Hagachliliyot\u201d (Hebrew – Dance of the Fireflies), written and directed by Yaki Mahraz, and choreographed by Limor Rose. Participating in this production will be the Goshen Theatre Dance Company and actor Shlomi Tapiro, who will be telling the story of Lilith the firefly and her search for new friends.<\/p>\n

The Holon Mediatheque Theatre and Fresco Dance Company will be premiering their adaptation of Rudyard Kipling\u2019s classic \u201cThe Jungle Book,\u201d choreographed by Yoram Karmi with music by Ariel Keshet.<\/p>\n

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Yaldei Botz - Mud Child\/Photo: Zvi Nir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the more unique productions will most certainly be \u201cYeled Botz\u201d (Hebrew \u2013 Mud Child), a puppet theatre adaptation of a Tanzanian Wagugu tribe folktale by the same name, rewritten by Paulo Velho of Spain. \u201cYeled Botz\u201d uses raw materials such as earth, straw, and water to bring the take to life. It will also include live music and poetry. The production is choreographed by Lee Aloni, with puppets by Shirley Goldstein, wardrobe by Alona Tal, and music by Assaf Levinbook.<\/p>\n

Among the free activities in this year\u2019s festival will be \u201cLo Yeuman Ki Yesupar\u201d (Hebrew \u2013 Unbelievable Stories) \u2013 a show which includes a collection of songs and stories by Ayin Hilel, \u201cSukariyot Koftzot\u201c (Hebrew \u2013 Pop Rocks Candy) \u2013 a production based on well-known children\u2019s songs, and also a display of the acrobatic talents of the \u201cLuft Gesheft\u201d group. As in previous years, there will be a \u201cStory Sukka\u201d in which stories will be told to crowds both young and old. There will also be music, games, and creative workshops.<\/p>\n

It all happens here: Holon Theatre, 11 Kugel Boulevard, Holon. Tickets and information: www.hth.co.il, 03-5023001\/2\/3. \u201cSounds of Childhood\u201d is the initiative of the Holon Municipality with the Holon Theatre directed by Guy Telem. Gil Shohat is the festival\u2019s artistic director and it is produced by Kesher-Faktor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This October, the Holon Theatre will be hosting the 11th \u201cSounds of Childhood\u201d festival, which takes place annually during the Sukkot holiday. Since its inception in 2000, the festival has become well known for its quality and its original productions of music, dance and theater fit for children, as well as the entire family. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dance","category-music","category-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14845\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}