The struggle of the Forum of Theater Creators in Israel for gender equality is taking a step forward.
On Sunday, representatives of the cultural institutions in Tel Aviv will gather together with the city officials at the Tsava Theater to discuss the gaps between men and women in the creative fields.
The main session of the conference will be held with the participation of the senior management of the repertory theaters in Tel Aviv, and it will open with the presentation of the "Equal City" program - the program to promote gender equality in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
Among the topics that will come up at the conference: conversations with creators from the world of culture about the first steps in the worlds of the fringe and the established theater, the difficulties facing the establishment and the stage as an arena of protest, sexual harassment and molestation in the workplace, the glass ceiling of female directors in Israel and more.
Among the participants who will take part in it: Aya Kaplan, Dalia Shimko, Natalie Zuckerman, Roni Brodetsky, Sarah von Schwartz, Haymon Goldberg, CEO of Tsota, Noam Samel, CEO of the HaBima Theater, Tzipi Pines, CEO of the Beit Lisin Theater, Gilad Kimchi, the artistic director of the Chamber, Tamar Keenan, Noa Shechter and more.
According to Tzipi Pines, "Promoting women creators in the world of theater is a welcome process, and raising the issue in this context is an important achievement. Even if the process started late due to outdated social habits, it should be congratulated."
CEO of Beit Lisin Tzipi Pines, photo: Efrat Eshel
Tamar Keenan, director, member of the Theater Forum and organizers of the conference: "Many theaters are already making changes and setting goals to achieve full gender equality, which is amazing. This conference is important because it deepens the study of the consequences of gender inequality in the theater, and points to everything we can gain from correcting the situation We invite the audience to take part in the answers and solutions."
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