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Shimella Community Theatre of Israeli-Ethiopian Jews

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2023

Naphtaly Shem-Tov
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Abstract

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Shimella (‘stork’ in Amharic) is an Israeli community theatre of Ethiopian Jews residing in Netanya and directed by Chen Elia. Shimella was founded in 2010, and has produced four different performances focusing on the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel. Ethiopian Jews suffer from racism and discrimination in all areas of life, including housing, employment, education, and healthcare. These issues surfaced in Shimella’s performances, and the political aspect of Shimella’s performances therefore ranges from performing critical protest against the attitudes of the Israeli state and society toward Ethiopians, to a utopian performative moment, which emotionally and physically dramatizes the community’s desired future.

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applied theatreracismBlack theatreimmigration
Type
Research Article
Information
New Theatre Quarterly , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , August 2023 , pp. 223 - 242
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press