How would you train a dog-cube? The Train Theater from Israel will show you how in “Cubes Circus.” In the show, a couple of clown-dancers set in motion a wondrous world of cubes, dancing with them and creating a joyful world. It is an original performance combining puppetry, visual art and dance-theater. The show has won many prizes and performs in festivals around the world. The Train Theater is an artistic repertoire puppet theater for children, which promotes freedom of creation, innovation and the excellence of professional artists. The theater is unique in the world of children’s theaters in Israel and a leader in its field. The theater was founded in Jerusalem in 1981 as a collaboration of four puppeteers: Michael Schuster, Alina Ashbel, Hadass Ophrat and the late Mario Kotliar. It started in a train car that was brought to Liberty Bell Park in Jerusalem. The train car transformed into a locomotive, a major driving creative force and hub of inspiration for puppet theater in Israel. Productions are carefully selected by an artistic committee chaired by Dalia Yaffe-Maayan. The theater’s repertoire expresses artistic languages in the reciprocal relations between content and style: space, text, image, material, object, and puppet, all carefully tailored for viewers of various ages. Time: 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., June 16-17, 23-24, 30, July 1 Tickets: 180 yuan Venue: Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center, 2106 Nanshan Boulevard, Nanshan District (南山区南山大道2106号南山文体中心) Metro: Line 1 to Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit B(SD News) |