From Festigal to Fortnight, from Lasi to Pinocchio: The Complete Guide to Hanukkah Performances

Noa Kirl and Ren Danker at the Festigal or Omer Adam and Eyal Golan at NEXT?

A play based on Pinocchio's story or a musical based on the story of the dog Lassie?

Dozens of shows and performances will take place this coming Hanukkah, and just before it arrives - we have put you in order.

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18/11/2021

Thursday, 18 November 2021, 21:00 Updated: 21:06

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NEXT show participants (Photo: Yaron Shilon)

After last year the Shalter went down on the traditional Hanukkah shows because of the corona crisis, this year they are back - and in a big way.

So just before you order tickets for you and the kids - we have arranged for you all the great shows and performances that will go up during the holiday.

We strongly recommend that you check if there are discounts or promotions for shows - and when exactly each show takes place.

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Festigal

After last year being held online only due to the Corona crisis, this year the Festigal returned to the stage in front of a live audience.

The festival is held under the title "SKY HIGH - Discovering What's Inside" and is attended by Eliana Tidhar, Eliad Nahum, Bar Brimmer, Bar Miniali, Zehava Ben, Israel Katorza, Noa Kirl, Static and Ben El Tavori, Eden Elena, Kevin Rubin, Kim Orr Azoulay, Rona Lee Shimon, Ran Danker and Shachar Tabuch.

Directed, as always, by Hanoch Rosen.

NEXT

The huge show, which will take place at Menora Hall in Tel Aviv and at the Lottery Arena in Jerusalem, will connect some of the biggest names in Israeli music: Eyal Golan, Omer Adam, Sarit Hadad, Idan Habib, Raviv Kinner, Yuval Dayan, Yuval Samu and Marina Maximilian.

Baby of a family

The production of the flag for the little ones, from the creator of the "Festigal", brings together some of the favorite children of children in Israel on one stage: Mickey, the confused Yuval, Manny Mimtra, Kogomlo and Grandpa Nati.

Alongside them will be the popular international brand - Sonic.

Jungle adventure

Kofiko, David Haim, Bobo and PJ Power join forces in a musical musical in which Kofiko discovers that the jungle where he grew up is in danger.

David Haim helps him and together with the PJ force, which teaches them survival exercises, they set out to save the jungle.

On the way they will meet the jungle animals and together they will go through a funny and exciting adventure.

Pinocchio

A new musical based on the beloved classic for children.

Pinocchio (played alternately by her friends Vital and Daniel Moreshet) dreams of becoming a real child, but first he has to stand the test.

On his journey he is sold to the puppet theater, deceived by promises, tempted and flees to the land of the children, lies to her blue mouth and finds himself in the belly of a fish.

The end, in case you were wondering, is good.

Geppetto is played by Tuvia Tzafir.

Columbia Circus

The virtuoso Colombian circus arrives in Israel.

This is an international production featuring acrobats, stuntmen, dancers, tumblers and clowns.

The Jungle Book and the Stone of Fire

A musical for the whole family from the Israeli Children's Theater starring Roy Boy and Inbali.

Roy Boy will play Mowgli, until the jungle question suddenly reaches Inbali.

What will the jungle animals do when they meet it?

Will Bagira and Bello think Inbali is suitable to live with in the jungle?

Will Mowgli be able to protect Inbali from the evil Shirhan?

Peter the Rabbit

The beloved rabbit, which won the hearts of children in television and cinema, is coming to Israel.

This is a classic and exciting comedy by the Israeli Children's Theater (Hot Corn, Shmulikipod), which combines contemporary music conducted by Elon Nofar (produced by Mayumana), beloved children's star Gili Gebel and the original puppets: Peter the Rabbit, Benjamin, Cotton, Mr. McGregor, Mr. Todd, the Owl Brown and more.

Lassie

Little Joe does not have beautiful toys or clothes, but he has Lacy - his best friend and also the most beautiful and smartest bitch in Greenold Bridge.

The beloved dog soon also catches the attention of the wealthy Duke Madlerling who decides to buy her from Joe's poor family and attach her to his collection of dogs in the castle.

When Joe finds out that Haynes, the Duke's cruel puppy intends to take Lacy for training in faraway Scotland, he decides to break into the Duke's castle and save her, but the attempt fails and Joe and his beloved bitch find themselves stuck in the trunk of the car on their way to Scotland with Max, his cowardly grandson And the Duke's pampered.

Joe and Max slowly become enemies to true friends, but will they be able to return home?

And will they be able to save Lassie from the hands of the evil dog?

An original and sweeping adaptation of the classic story of the most famous bitch in the world.

The Maccabees The Last Battle

The musical, starring Rinat Gabay, Tal Musari, Taylor Malkov and Uriel Tsabari, will tell the wonderful story of the Hasmonean Revolt.

This time, strong and significant female characters will be added to the familiar story: Yehudit HaMaccabi (Rinat Gabay) leads the musical alongside Yehuda HaMaccabi (Tal Musari).

Sabri will play Antiochus and Taylor will play Nemesis the Princess of Greece.

Minecraft vs. Fortnight

For the first time in Israel - a head-to-head battle between the two biggest rivals in the gaming world: Minecraft against Fortnite.

The audience is invited to watch the great YouTubers in Israel compete in a crazy tournament and represent their favorite game.

So what will happen?

Head-to-head battles, games between gamers and audiences, crowning the champion of champions, competitions with prizes.

The host of the event is Idan Telem and among the competitors in the national teams: Ziggy, Asif Bezalel, Shai - Mr. Shvulat, David - 2BOF, Ronen Mosniks - RAGE GAMING and more and more.

Who will win? (Photo: May likely)

Mini Hanukkah Festival at the Carriage Theater

The Carriage Theater celebrates forty years and on Hanukkah it will be possible to enjoy shows, workshop rooms, exhibitions, performances, classes and trainings.

Each day there will be a full program that will include two plays for different ages, a creation scene, shows, donuts and songs.

Among the plays that will appear in it: Little Sea, Wise at Night - A Legend of a Dream, Be Healthy Morris Maggie, The Rain Bird - A Paper Legend, The Journey to the Bell Kingdom - A Theater Tour, The Lost Crown, Grandpa Aaron's Rain, The Best Collection, My Biggest Sister of All, Where is Mrs. Gabay - Alley Theater in the Yemin Moshe neighborhood, Mother Goose, The Singing City, The Cat Mustash, Point of Light and more.

The Magic of Kass - The official show of the Hanukkah theme park

The new indoor amusement park in Ma'ale Adumim, Magic Kass, will host several performances on Hanukkah with the participation of major network stars.

The show, produced by Eric Ori, will run throughout the year at the park's theater hall, The Magic of Kass.

This is an interactive show that tells the story of a magician who embarks on a journey around the world to find the perfect magic that will help him become the great magician of the amusement park.

During the show the magician will visit a variety of worlds and cultures, from the Far East to Africa and even enter the digital world space.

Alyssa in Wonderland / What do deer do?

The Hanukkah Opera will stage the children's opera productions on Hanukkah: "Alyssa in Wonderland" and "What the Deer Do".

"Alyssa in Wonderland" is an operatic and entertaining version by David Zeba and directed by Gadi Schechter based on the classic story of Lewis Carroll.

During the opera, the children will join Alyssa's magical journey that falls into the bowels of the earth and reveals a variety of colorful characters.

The beloved and familiar characters of the story will be played and sung in Hebrew by soloists and soloists of the Israeli Opera.

Another production of the children's opera is "What Do the Deer Do", a show centered on the nostalgic childhood songs written by p.

Hillel, Leah Goldberg, and Miriam Yellen Shtaklis and composed by Yoni Rechter, Nurit Hirsch, Aryeh Lebanon, Naomi Shemer, Zvika Pick and many others.

Hanukkah show at the Florentine Circus in the Green Village

The old circus in the Green Village will present The Magic Lights Circus on Hanukkah - a show of international circus artists of illusions, crazy acrobatics, walking on a rope, Chinese pillars, archery, magic shows and illusions in the air, spectacular circus pieces and mesmerizing magic.

Before each show there will be a festive happening of open circus workshops that include juggling, rope walking workshops, archery, acrobatic strip activities, soap bubbles and other surprises.

Asit Festival for quality performances for children and youth

The Festival for Children and Youth Performances of the Asitz Association, in collaboration with the Enav Center and with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, concludes a season of diverse creation of original and high-quality children's performances from all children's and youth theaters in the country.

During the seven days of the holiday there will be 24 performances in eight different halls.

Among the performances that will take place as part of the festival - "The Seven Dwarfs and Snow White", "Trip to the Cheese Star", "Yaldisco", "Dr. Doolittle", "Do Re Move", "The Double Light" and more. The performances will take place in halls and community centers throughout Tel Aviv.

The journey to victory

"Hanukkah - The Journey to Victory" is the story of Hanukkah and the miracle of the jug of oil that will appear in a play starring little Michal, Lake Bohbot, Linor Abergil, and Udi and Aviad combined with the best beloved and familiar holiday songs.

Produced by Rami Levy in collaboration with Isracard, and therefore the price is subsidized.

the snow Queen

Beit Zvi presents the musical that tells the story of two children, Gerda and her younger brother - Kai, who spend their days selling shoes in the snowy town of Summerville.

The industrious Gerda saves penny for penny to cover the debts their parents left them, while her little brother spends most of his time singing and playing games.

When the mysterious Snow Queen kidnaps Kai, Gerda is forced to leave the town where she grew up and set off in order to find the Queen's Palace and bring her brother back.

She embarks on an adventure during which she meets elves, snowmen, tigers and other characters.

Participants: Third year students.

Around the world in 80 days

The musical "Around the World in 80 Days", based on the famous work of Jules Verne, was written and composed in Hebrew by the playwright Yaron Kafkafi.

It will be staged at the Rehovot Municipal Hall of Culture by 200 actors from the city's youth stage.

Hanukkah festival for children's performances by the Orna Porat Theater

The Orna Porat Theater for Children and Youth is holding its children's theater festival for the 13th year.

The festival, which will take place in Tel Aviv, will present the plays "Peter Pan" (co-production of the theater with the Cameri), "Itamar and the Magic Hat" (premiere), "Beauty and the Beast", "The Great Wish", "Mulan" and more.

The King of the Jungle and the Warriors of the Forest

Ray the King of the Jungle (Ben Zinni) forgot that he was once an ordinary human child.

He was adopted by a band of monkeys at the age of 4 after the plane crash in which both his parents were killed, and grew up with them in the jungle.

The band of monkeys are the only family he knows.

One day the jungle dwellers recognize that there is an invader - Maggie.

Together with Ray, the two discover the beauty of natural life and fight the forces of evil.

Participants: Guy Zo-Eretz, Adi Himalblawi, Ben Zini and Omar Noodleman.

The Suptron

Hanukkah celebration for children at the Haifa Theater with a variety of quality performances for children and parents.

During the Hanukkah holiday, a selection of plays for children from the best repertoire of children's theaters in the country, dance theater, musicals and more for children and the whole family will be presented.

Among other things, "Behind the Wonders", "The Adventure of the Enchanted Garden" and more will be presented.

Tiktok Allstars

The most successful and hottest network stars in Israel come out of the screens: all the singers, dancers and ticketing stars with the biggest exposure and the viral videos in the show with an educational message for teenagers.

The special show will feature all the big stars the kids adore from Tic Tac and YouTube.

Among them are Leon Schneidrovsky, the Eliyahu family, Ronit and Jonathan Liofrio, Festivi, Shelly Tzering, Ann B, Yamit Music, Or Elkayim and Daria Yoprov.

Sleeping Beauty

The Israeli Ballet performs "Sleeping Beauty", the masterpiece by choreographer Marius Patipa to the immortal music composed by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Masamna

A new show from the creator of the band "Mayumana", a rhythmic and funny show for the whole family about a day in the life of an ancient tribe called "Masmana" who discovered the invention that changed the world - the rhythm - and thus became the first band in the world "Mayumana".

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