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Alon Schwabe

performer and creator

Born in Ramat Gan, Israel, 1984.
Started organizing theater shows and home productions at a tender age. Later he continued experimenting and studying at the Blich High School for Arts, and upon graduation volunteered for  a year of community work in northern Israel.

During his military service Alon participated in a Performance Art workshop at Clipa Theater, where his various talents were discovered. During his army years, Alon also completed a teacher's diploma in Iyengar Yoga and an apprenticeship as a chef.

In 2006 Alon joined Clipa as a performer, creator, Yoga master, as well as administrator and sole producer of Clipa Aduma - the group's highly acclaimed international festival.

Alon is gradually developing into a promising theater director. His first creation in Clipa premiered in 2007. He also co-directed and performs in Clipa's children show What's Up With Shabtai?.

You can also see Alon perform in Oh, Wide Open!, Salto Mortale and Rite of Spring.


Tsvi Petrakowsky

Musician, actor.

Until now, Zvi has managed to be the proud owner of a confectionery, a pizzeria and a coffee shop in Haifa, whilst combining study for a B.A in the Humanities with accordion, guitar and vocal lessons, and performing with his musical-cabaret band "Zvi and the boys" alongside a traveling street performance with his dog Dartanie...
In the beginning of 2009 Zvi landed in Clipa's Performance Art Workshop, and in October 2009 joined the group. His first role is of the infamous dog "Shortie" in Clipa's children show "What's Up with Shabtai?" ...
When not barking up a tree on stage, Zvi also enjoys painting and gardening...


Yonatan Kunda

Musician, performer and creator

Born in Boston, U.S, 1986.
Grew up in Tel Aviv.
Yonatan took up music at a young age. He began stage-diving at 13 after receiving an electric guitar for his bar-mitzvah. His career in movement began early on as a sprinter, long-jumper and member of Israel's national baseball team.

After majoring in photography and plastic arts in high-school, he completed three years of national service in Jaffa, working with disadvantaged youth as a councilor and teacher of theater, photography, music and creative writing.

In 2006 Yonatan established the multi-lingual hip-hop ensemble System Ali, with which he performs as guitarist and vocalist. He publishes poetry in several literary journals, and is co-editor of the Hebrew-Arabic literary journal Mit'an.

In 2007 Yonatan participated in Clipa's Performance Art Workshop. He subsequently began performing at Clipa as live musician in Tinshemet, and his first theater creation debuted in the 2008 Clipa Aduma festival. You can also catch him performing in Salto Mortale, Oh, Wide Open! and Rite of Spring.


Oded

Performer and creator

In kindergarten began staging interpretations of Snow White and other such fairy tales. In high school insisted on imitating his teachers at any given chance. The more he grew the more he realized - this must be his destiny.

After his military service studied in the Yoram Levinstein acting studio, after which he studied modern dance and ballet, acrobatics, clowning and physical theater in various institutions. Later specialized in film and T.V acting.

Began working with Clipa Theater in 2001, specializing in performance art and stage design. Took part in Dog's Heart, Four Seasons, Toy Friend, Deus Ex Machina. In 2008 created a solo piece for Clipa Aduma festival. You can see Dedi in Rite of Spring, Tinshemet, as well as in Clipa's new and up-coming production for the Israel Festival this summer.

To read and see more of Dedi's work, click here .



Asi gotesman

light designer

Born in Petah Tikva, Israel, 1974.
Asi studied drawing in the Avni Art Institute and stage design at Tel Aviv University.

After graduating he saw the light and designed a substantial number of plays and dance performances, alongside a long period of work at "Compulight", Israel's famous light operation computer manufacturer. From time to time he also designs and builds sets.

Asi's extensive activities in the field include light design for: prize-winning shows at Acco Fringe Festival and Haifa International Children-Show Festival (where he won the lighting award); acclaimed dance groups and choreographers such as Noa Dar, Michal Herman and Tamar Borer; and various theater shows, specializing in visual and puppet theater. He also works on large-scale music productions, with artists such as Ehud Banai.

Since 2007, Asi has taken a key role in forming the "Nazareth Fringe Ensemble" - a unique cultural initiative seeking to establish a professional theater center in Nazareth with and for the local community. Asi is also a resident of the region, living in an igloo-shaped house in kibbutz Tel-Yosef.

Asi began his work with Clipa Theater by designing light for Four Seasons. He continued creating the light for Toy Friend, Tinshemet, What's Up With Shabtai?Oh, Wide Open! and Salto Mortale, and is still going strong.


Uri Morag

light designer

Born in Tel Yosef, Israel, 1969.

After graduating from high school and completing an intensive army service, Uri decided to study theater direction and production at The Kibbutz Seminar College in Tel-Aviv, and continued on to develop a busy career in light design.

Uri shed light upon numerous plays and productions and worked with Habima National Theater, The Cameri Theater of Tel Aviv, Bet Lesin Theater, as well as Herzliya, Haifa and Be'er-Sheva theaters.

Uri joined Clipa Theater in 2000 and has designed light for most of the group's productions.

Uri definitely knows how to prepare fish.

 



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