The Essence of The Wandering Israeli
As a tribute to Yitzhak Rabin, on Nov. 4 2017, The Wandering Israeli performed three consecutive times in three languages at Israel's National Theater, the Cameri. All shows were sold out.
"A fantastic evening of theater, live music, storytelling and an Israeli adventure you won't experience anywhere else!"
In 1995, immediately after the signing peace with Jordan and inspired by the optimism that enveloped the country, Elad Shippony, who had just completed his military service as a “lone soldier”, went to live in a backpacker’s hostel in the center of Amman. His goal was to learn Arabic from the street. Right there in the center of Amman, Elad received news that Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish assassin at a Tel Aviv peace rally. After three months in a Jordanian hostel, Shippony returned to a new and bleeding reality in Israel.
Here's a 60-second snippet from the documentary "Kulnaa Maak" that follows "The Wandering Israeli" back to the backpacker's hostel in Amman where Shippony lived.
This is probably the best show I have seen lately! Deep but in light presentation, funny, interesting, great (and some is original) music and 3 super gifted performers! Just go to see them.
Reviews
Over 70 reviews on Facebook
Probably one of the best shows that I have ever attended. Not because of fancy lighting or backgrounds but because it transported me to different places, it allowed me to experience the travels as if I was part of it and then it brought me back to Israel back again with even more love and admiration for the land that is ours. I laughed, I cried, I left the show wanting to become Elad's friend! He is super talented and the passion he has for what he does is infectious. Elad and crew! Keep up your amazing work! Thank you for your amazing work!
To all my friends and family wherever you may be, I highly recommend you to see the show The Wandering Israeli starring the talented Elad Shippony and his amazing musician friends, Sagi and Eran. I saw the play in LA, after hearing great reviews, and I LOVED it! You will laugh, feel nostalgic, get excited and be moved. Don't miss it! It's playing both in Hebrew and English.
About the Show
The three-month stay in Amman and other adventures make up one of the busiest performances in recent years - “The Wandering Israeli”.
On Saturday, November 4, 2017, as a tribute to the hope that still lives on after 22 years, Shippony took on an extraordinary challenge that had never been carried out in Israeli theater: three performances in three different languages on the same evening at the Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv. Here's a clip from the third and final show, after five consecutive hours on stage!
CONTACT
We're on tour, all the time, and we'd love to wander on over to your Hebrew, English or Spanish-speaking community. Drop us a line and we'll be happy to tell you more!
Elad Shippony made Aliyah from Los Angeles in 1988 to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The son of Israelis who had left when he was three years old, from his early days Elad was a "wandering Israeli". After serving as a combat soldier in the Golani reconnaissance unit, Elad travelled the world for many years.
The show has been performed over 600 times throughout the country and has toured abroad in Hebrew, English and Spanish. In April, the show will be touring the US and other Latin American countries. “The Wandering Israeli” has been showcased at the Cameri Theater since 2008 and a documentary film about the show was nominated for a prize at the Jerusalem International Film Festival.
