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.
Born in Germany, 1967.
He fell in love with music at the tender age of seven, playing flute and later trumpet. During his travels he discovered the didgeridoo and overtone singing.
When he joined Clipa in 1997, he saw his musical (and some other strange) dreams materialize in visual performances. At Clipa he learned to move his limbs in ways he never imagined possible, and ever since he participates as an actor, musician and vocalist in all the group's productions. In 2005, he created his first solo piece.
Dirk has written lyrics and composed music for many of the group's songs, and is also responsible for all technical details in the group's productions.
When not blasting his trumpet with Panic Ensemble or singing overtones, you can see Dirk sing, play trumpet and dance in The Wise Men of Chelm, Tinshemet and Toy Friend.
Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, 1974.
Graduated from the Talma Yalin School of the Arts, and over the years has danced with various choreographers and groups, including Liat Dror and Nir Ben-Gal group, Noa Dar Dance Company and Galili Dance Company.
Michal has assumed various roles in Clipa Theater. She serves as the group's rehearsal director and, using her dance skills, has stepped into many acting parts; she also works as an administrator in Clipa, and apart from being a full time sister (to Idit) and a dedicated mother she creates the choreography for many of the group's performances.
Michal manages a fruitful independent career as a choreographer in the Israeli dance scene. Her works have been presented in Curtain Up, Intimadance and other festivals and venues in Israel and abroad (to read more about Michal as a choreographer, press here).
In 2003 and again in 2007 Michal won the Culture, Science and Education Ministry's Award for new creation in dance.
In 2007 Michal premiered Tinshemet, her first full length piece, in Clipa Aduma Festival, and was co-director for Clipa's children show What's Up With Shabtai?. You can also see her perform in Rite of Spring and Toy Friend.
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.
Born in Kochav Yair, Israel, 1984.
Zohar dedicated her early years to dancing. After graduating from the Alon High School of the Arts she joined De-De Dance Company in Tel Aviv and participated in the "Curtain Up" festival.
In 2005 she participated in Clipa's Performance Art Workshop.
Zohar's focus shifted to Butoh dance and after studying with Maya Dunski and participating in the workshop of the Butoh artist Jun Wakabayashi (Dairakudakan) at Clipa, she traveled to Japan to expand her studies. There she studied and performed with the Seriokai group, and studied with the Butoh master Yoshito Ohno. She later joined the Yanshu Butoh Dance Group and studied under the strict method of Tzuluyama "Zulu" Kinya.
Upon her return from Japan, she joined Clipa Theater, closing a wide circle.
When not working on her biceps and triceps, you might see Zohar performing in Oh, Wide Open!, Salto Mortale, The Wise Men of Chelm, What's Up With Shabtai? and Rite of Spring.
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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.
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.