The Haifa Theatre (Hebrew: תיאטרון חיפה; Teat'ron Kheifa) is the first municipal theatre company of Haifa, Israel.
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| Address | Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Theatre, Hadar Hacarmel Haifa Israel |
|---|---|
| Type | Municipal theatre |
| Production | 8–10 plays annually |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1961 |
Background
editHaifa Theatre, Israel's first municipal theaetr, was established by Haifa mayor Abba Hushi.[1] Together with the support of the Haifa City Council.Founded in 1961, the Haifa Theatre employs Jewish and Arab actors, and has an international reputation for performing provocative works. Its first director was Yosef Milo.[2] This theatre was the first municipal theatre in Israel as well as the first to employ a marketing campaign to promote seasonal tickets. It aims to attract local residents to theatrical creativity and to increase cultural awareness in the city.[1] The Haifa Theatre is one that encourages all forms of theatrical productions. It acts as a springboard for Israeli playwrights and producers and encourages original works.[3]
The troupe performs eight to 10 plays a year to a subscription audience of more than 30,000. It performs in cities, kibbutzim and settlements throughout Israel, and regularly presents works of modern theatre in Hebrew and Arabic.[4]
The troupe's home base is at the Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Theatre of Haifa in Haifa's Hadar Hacarmel neighborhood.[5]
Several producers who have started their professional careers in this theater include Hanoch Levin, Hillel Mittlepunkt, Yehoshua Sobol, A. B. Yehoshua and Yoseph Bar Yosef.
References
edit- 1 2 Culture and Leisure in Haifa
- ↑ Culture and Customs of Israel
- ↑ Haifa Theaters
- ↑ A Playwright Holds a Light To Israel's Soul
- ↑ "Haifa Foundation projects". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
External links
edit- Official website
- Haifa Theater controversies, Michael Handelzalts, Haaretz
- Haifa Municipal Theater Archive on the Digital collections of Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa