Beit Avi Chai presents "It Sounds Better in Amharic": An original play combining humor with moving personal accounts.
• Wednesday, August 11, 8:30 PM
• Tuesday, August 17, 8:30 PM
Yossi Vassa tells the story of his 700-kilometer journey on foot from Ethiopia to a refugee camp in Sudan on his way to Israel, recalls terrible times in the refugee camps, relives memories of Ethiopia, and talks about the encounter with Israelis and his adjustment to Israel from unique, unconventional angles.
"Perhaps it sounds better in Amharic, but it sounds great in Hebrew" (Shai Bar-Yaakov, Yedioth Ahronoth)
After the play, Aharon Feuerstein will speak with actor Yossi Vassa about the process of writing his personal story and about his place as an artist in Israeli society.
An original play by Yossi Vassa and Shai Ben Attar
Acting: Yossi Vassa / Directing: Shai Ben Attar
Music: Tomer Yosef / Set and costume design: Adi Katz
Stage manager: Noam Toplian
The event will take place in P7.
This is a Hebrew-language only event.
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