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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以色列-埃塞俄比亚犹太人西梅拉社区剧院

Shimella（阿姆哈拉语中的“鹳”）是居住在内坦亚的埃塞俄比亚犹太人的以色列社区剧院，由 Chen Elia 执导。Shimella 成立于 2010 年，已制作了四场不同的表演，重点关注以色列的埃塞俄比亚犹太社区。埃塞俄比亚犹太人在生活的各个领域都遭受种族主义和歧视，包括住房、就业、教育和医疗保健。这些问题在西梅拉的表演中浮现出来，因此，西梅拉表演的政治方面涵盖了从对以色列国家和社会对埃塞俄比亚人的态度进行批判性抗议，到乌托邦式的表演时刻，从情感上和身体上戏剧化地表现了社区所期望的未来。