Itamar Walks on Walls

A Puppet Show from Israel

Written By David Grossman, adapted and performed by Sharona Shapiro

Itamar has an amazing gift - at night when everyone is asleep he walks on walls. He climbs up the walls of his bedroom and enters one of the pictures. “When you enter a picture you see and hear things that you don’t see and hear from the outside. Read more...

Sunday, September 11, 2005. 11:00 AM. Peninsula Temple Sholom, Lillian Byer Social Hall, 1655 Sebastian Dr., Burlingame. Tickets: $8 kids, $10 adults. Info: (415) 844-7503.

Dudu Topaz in “I have not Time”

Hottest comedy from Israel!

Sunday, October 2, 2005. 8:00 PM: Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St., San Francisco. Info: http://www.yendor.com/yadbeyad, or call 408.503.8243

"It Sounds Better In Amharic"

Actor and Scholar-in-Residence Yossi Vassa in an Israeli / Ethiopian one man show on tour for Black History Month. Reception and discussion following the show.

Yossi Vassa, who was born in Ethiopia and made aliya to Israel in 1985 at age 10, is a well-known Israeli actor and comedian.

"It Sounds Better In Amharic" is a moving, personal account of a 700 kilometer journey by foot from Ethiopia to a refugee camp in Sudan, and then finally flying to the holy land. Nostalgic memories of life in Ethiopia are mixed with hilarious perspectives towards the adjustments that must be made when moving to modern day Israel.

Ethiopian-born Comic Mines History for Laughs, by Loolwa Khazzoom LOOLWA,The Forward, February 24, 2006

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Saturday, February 11, 2006. 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm.
Sunday, February 12, 2006. 12:30 pm. MOAD, The Museum of the African Diaspora. 685 Mission St. San Francisco. (415) 358-7200. Free with museum admission.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006. 7:30 pm. UC Davis. At the Campus Coffee House (CoHo). Phone: (530) 756-3708. Free.

Thursday, February 16, 2006. 7:30 pm. UC Berkeley. 145 Dwinelle Hallin. (510)-845-7793.

Saturday, February 18, 2006. 8:00 pm. Congregation Shomrei Torah, 1717 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa. Cost: $10.00. Info: (707) 578-5519.

Sunday, February 19, 2006. 7:30 pm. Special Be’chol Lashon special presentation at the Claremont Hotel . 41 Tunnel Road, Berkeley. Tickets: $10 ($5 for students and seniors). www.inticketing.com.

Monday, February 20, 2006. 4:00 pm. San Jose State. Cultural Heritage Center. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. One Washington Square, San Jose. (408) 286.6669 Free.

Due to popular demand we are adding another show:
Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 7:00pm. MOAD, Museum of African Diaspora, 685 Mission St. San Francisco (415) 358-7200. Followed by an invitation only reception.

Zeev Revach in "Banim Gidalti Veromamti"

A hillarious comedy

Written By Sam Brobrik and Ron Clark. Translated by Ehud Manor. Directed by Zeev Revach.

With Zeev Revach, Tsachi Noy, Rita Shukron, Maayan Harush, Camila, and Gregory Tal.

Saturday, April 1, 2006. 8:00 pm. College of San Mateo Theatre, 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo. Ticket prices: $45, $55, $75. Limited number of VIP tickets for "Yad Beyad Silicon Valley" Project. More info: www.yendor.com/yadbeyad, or call Vered Ravid at 408.530.8243, or Tsiona Tassa at 650.965.3799.

Inbal Pinto Dance Company in Oyster

A Surreal Circus Fable for Our Times

"Part surreal vaudeville, part circus, and part toy store after midnight: that's Oyster..." says the Village Voice, adding: "This creation by the wildly imaginative Israeli team of choreographer Pinto and director Pollak is whimsical, a delight for the eye." Formerly of the Batsheva Dance Company, Pinto combines striking visuals with acrobatic choreography in Osyter. It is a poetic evening-length work The New York Times calls "a wider fable for our time."

"Oyster is cheering...Its blend of dance and theatre is a magical gift to the audience." - The Times, London

Friday, May 5, 2006, 8:00 PM. Saturday, May 6, 2006. 2:00 & 8:00 PM. Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Mission @ 3rd, San Francisco. Info: http://www.performances.org, or call 415.398.6449 . Exclusive TZAVTA Discount on advance tickets: Mention the code “Israel” to receive 10% discount

Presented by the Israel Center & the Consulate General of Israel in San Francisco:
May 6, following the evening show, a post-performance discussion, Q&A and reception are hosted by the Israel Center - free admission. (See Lectures & Literature)

Friday, May 12 & Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 8:00 PM. Post performance artist Q&A. Mondavi Center, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis. Click to buy tickets

Israel Katorza

Israei Stand-up Comedy Show.

Saturday, May 13. 8:30 pm.

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. 3200 California St., San Francisco. Ticket prices: $45, $55, $75. Limited number of VIP tickets for "the Warm Home" project of Yad BeYad. More info: www.yendor.com/yadbeyad, or call Vered Ravid at 408.530.8243, or Tziona Tassa at 650.965.3799.

Be'chol Lashon (In Every Tongue) Theatre stage - Multicultural Jewish Theatre Festival - at the Metreon

"It Sounds Better In Amharic"

Israeli Theatre Performance – Back in the Bay Area after last February’s sold out tour!

Yossi Vassa, who was born in Ethiopia and made aliya to Israel in 1985 at age 10, is a well-known Israeli actor and comedian.

"It Sounds Better In Amharic" is a moving, personal account of a 700 kilometer journey by foot from Ethiopia to a refugee camp in Sudan, and then finally flying to the holy land. Nostalgic memories of life in Ethiopia are mixed with hilarious perspectives towards the adjustments that must be made when moving to modern day Israel.

Friday, June 9. 9:00 pm. (in Hebrew). Social Hall, Congregation Beth Am. 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. An SF Israel Center presentation, co-presented with the Israeli House of the Israeli consulate. More Info: 415-512-6285.