The Haifa International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth in Haifa

The Haifa International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth in Haifa

The seeds of culture run deep in Haifa, one of the major cities in Israel and the thriving dramatics scene herein is ample proof of this fact. The Haifa International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth in Haifa is one of the major Festivals and Events in Haifa and draws in the theater buffs, the culture connoisseurs and the critics from all around the country. The Haifa International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth in Haifa also sees a host of Israeli theater luminaries coming together under one roof.

About The The Haifa International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth in Haifa

The Haifa International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth in Haifa takes place every year in the month of April, in the Chol Ha-moed Pesach or the Week of Passover, to be exact. The festival is held in the Haifa Municipal Theater in Haifa. It is a cultural extravaganza of sorts for the people of Haifa and countless more from all over the country who are treated to an assortment of plays, that span the entire gamut from ones that tickle the ribs to the ones that tickle the grey cells.

The Haifa International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth at Haifa also sees street performances from some of the greatest names in the theater industry and there is no dearth of productions that address contemporary social and political concerns in an effort to raise awareness levels amongst the hoi polloi.

However, the most alluring aspect of The Haifa International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth of Haifa is in accordance to its name: the staging of children’s plays. There is also a competition held during the festival with entries that continue to run to full houses even after the festival is over.

Over the years, this children’s play competition at The Haifa International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth in Haifa has seen productions that have gone on to grace Israeli theater’s hall of fame. Some of them include “And The Wolf Lay Down With The Lamb”, “The Summer of Aviyah” and “The Child Behind The Eyes”.

The Haifa International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth in Haifa is much than a theater festival that is a showcase for creativity; it is a forum of sorts for the Samaritans to raise issues, voice concerns and foster a sense of unity amongst the people of Israel. Whoever said flowers don’t grow in the deserts, was definitely very wrong.

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