Established in 2010, Ayalushka Theater is an artistic puppet theater that travels around the country. The theater's activities include plays, puppet-making workshops for both children and adults, drama workshops, and “Bicycle Story Time” – a small theater mounted on a bicycle, inspired by the Japanese storytelling tradition of "Kamishibai".

 

The theater reminds us of days of old, when an artist would travel from town to town with his box of magic and the local children would gather round to watch. The theater aims to create an entirely unique experience at the end of which there is an activity session that the audience can take home.

 

The theater is currently staging Pass the Parcel, a play born out of the trials and tribulations that Ayala experienced when she immigrated to Israel. A one-woman puppet show dealing with the immigrant experience and the difficulties contained therein, the play reflects the struggles common to many aliyah stories. It is aimed at raising awareness and encouraging new immigrants, thereby hopefully helping them have a more pleasant integration experience. 

 

The show is intended for youth (ages 10 and up), adults, and educators.

 

Ayala Perel – Actress, director, Puppeteer, Storyteller, and Owner of the Ayalushka Theater. 

Ayala immigrated to Israel at the age of 14 with the “Naale” program and spent her youth in Jerusalem. She holds a bachelor's degree and a teaching certificate in theater from the Emunah Appleman College and studied puppetry and puppet-making at the School of the Art of Puppetry in Holon. She also completed “Advanced Studies in Children’s Visual Theater and Artistic Puppet Theater” and the “Story Time for Toddlers” course at the Train Theater. Ayala teaches theater and has created and acted in plays at various festivals around the country. She is the winner of the "Original Israeli Creation" award from the Israel Puppet Center in Holon for her play When Fish Began to Fly and the first-place winner in the "Social Twist" program from the Eretz-Ir organization for her play Pass the Package. She is a resident of Susya.

 

Target audience: Ages 3 to 120, teaching staff, caregivers.

 

Area of activity: All over the country.