'Sipur Kis', is an independent theatre company. The founding members are Hadas Tzadik and Rina Pinchover, a pair of puppeteers and creators.
For the past six years, we have been creating and performing quality content for kids of all ages – full-length shows, short performances, activities, and workshops. Shows combine puppetry, movement, crafts, and object theatre. We often collaborate with other puppetry theatres.
The puppets, props, costumes, and scenery are all designed and hand-made by us. Our artistic language is focused mainly on the visual aspects of the performing arts - movements, textures, forms, and colors, and the ways these elements interact. This results in a rich and intriguing visual world. Looking for new and imaginative ways to tell stories, our shows combine traditional puppetry with more modern interpretations.
"Spinning a Tale", our first show, is a contemporary adaptation of the classic fairy-tale `Sleeping Beauty`, presented through puppets, wool, and motion. It was produced through 'Bait-9' theatre and directed by Yael Erlich-Morag. It is now supported by the 'Sal Tarbut' program of the Israeli ministry of culture. The show was well received and performed at several festivals at home and abroad.
Aside from puppetry, both creators work in education, a field that enables us an unmediated connection with children. The educational process enables a better understanding of the child's inner world, and further enhances our connection with our audience as performers.
We invite children and adults alike to join us in a unique experience.
Unlike traditional puppet theatre, in “Spinning a Tale” the actresses are present on the stage, which allows direct communication with the audience during the show. Spinning a Tale is an interactive show, in which the children are partners in the attempts to wake the princess up.
The play was accepted with love by a crowd of children and adults alike and was very successful. The show participated in festivals both in Israel and around the world and was approved by "Sal Tarbut", in order to perform in schools and kindergartens. The show was performed dozens of times in various educational and cultural institutions and received positive reviews.
The play premiered in October 2016, at Bait 9, Haifa. The play was created and is performed by 'Sipur Kis'. It was produced through Bait-9 Theatre and directed by Yael Erlich-Morag.
Bait-9 is a non-profit organization aimed at promoting the art of puppetry, fringe, and visual theatre. Bait-9 operates three schools of activity: Puppetry, fringe theatre, and wood carving.
Spinning A Tail
The show “Spinning a Tale” is a contemporary adaptation of the classic fairy-tale `Sleeping Beauty`, presented through puppets, wool, and motion.
The plot is weaved out of the two actresses, their movements, and their skirts. During the show, these skirts are transformed - from clothing articles to scenery, from mellowness to danger, and from danger to a deep, enchanting slumber. The show presents the journey of a princess, as she leaves her safe and calm home, to explore the exciting outside world. A prick of her finger by a knitting needle puts her into a deep sleep. How will she wake up?
A mixture of puppet theatre and concert dance, the show is focused mainly on the visual aspects of the performing arts - movements, textures, forms, and colors, and the ways these elements interact. As the show is not verbal in nature and follows the plot of a well-known fairy-tale, it is very easy to follow and understand.
Based on a well-known Swiss story, a puppetry performance for children was built atop a large wooden ladder. Every step of the ladder takes Ursli away from his safe home and brings new challenges and surprises. The performer climbs with Ursli up to the top of the ladder in exciting and funny ways.
Ages 3-9 years
Duration: 50 minutes
Production: Sipur Kis
Creators: Rina Pinchover and Hadas Tzadik
Performer: Rina Pinchover
Director: Hadas Tzadik
Composer: Gil Lavi
Pa'amon Ha'Aviv – The Spring Bell
a puppetry performance for all ages
Out in a small village in the Swiss Alps, every year a festival is held in celebration of spring, with the participation of all the village children. Ursli, a small and determined young boy, receives a tiny bell to ring during the festival, and is ridiculed by the other children. Ursli decides to go to the family's chalet on a nearby summit, where a large bell was left last summer. But the chalet is high in the mountain, and the snowmelt floods the pathways. Can Ursli make it through this perilous journey?