Where professional Arab and Jewish artists work together
A theatre where language will is no obstacle.
Theatre for multilingual audiences to meet and enjoy the show together.

The latest project was sponsored by
the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Education and Igal Alon Museum.

“each man tells the other’s story…the gentle art of Neighbors bathes the dilemma in a thoughtful light”    2004 Philadelphia Fringe Festival

The artists

Wassim Bashar - Born in the Israel Arab village of Tarshiha, Wassim is considered one of the most talented and moving artists in Arab classical and improvised music. He is the first violin of the Tarshiha Orchestra and Choir of Classical Arab music. Performed with Tarshiha Orchestra at the Arabic Music Festival which was held in the Opera House in Cairo, Egypt

Pablo Ariel – Born in Argentina, has been a producing actor, writer and director with highlights creating programs for The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. For television he was part of the staff of Sesame Street (Israeli production), I have a story, and Concerton. Pablo produced an educational series of films about human rights; these films are used in all the Israeli schools and in many other countries through peace and human right associations like Amnesty International and others

The Performance
Neighbors Wassim and Pablo
They talk, they play, and tell each other stories in different languages – without words. Pablo is a world renowned creator of ‘object theater’, and Wassim is a virtuoso musician on Oud and Violin – in their own artistic languages, from their own cultural backgrounds, these two artists, friends, and neighbors, meet, explore and enjoy their common humanity.
Neighbors is a warm, surprising, and intimate performance, revealing itself to the audience like a poetry book without words. Each ‘page’ is a new world: a world of music, a world of puppetry, a world of humor and connection. Pieces of sponge, salt-cellars, and baking bowls dancing to original musical compositions become symbols of hope and co-existence in this charming encounter between an Arab musician and a Jewish actor: neighbors and friends.