jaffa is one of the world's oldest seaports.old, they sayjonah embarked from here before being eaten by the whale. but this area also has a reputation for cutting—edge culture. and nowhere pushes theatrical boundaries more than the world—famous nalaga'at theatre group, based at this building for a decade now. this is why nalaga'at is truly renowned. powerful, moving performances that, via screen super titles, express the inner voices of the actors, most of whom share the same genetic disorder. speaks hebrew usher syndrome means you are deaf from birth and then gradually lose your sight before adulthood. the shows are meticulously organised with each actor needing their own special cues. beats drum drumbeats often provide punctuation as the actors can feel the vibrations on stage. i'm now on my way to interview bat—sheva, who is essentially the star of this theatre company. she was in its famous production, not by bread alone, now she has her own one—woman show, say 0range. bat—sheva has been with the company to more than 16 year

jaffa is one of the world's oldest seaports. and nowhere pushes theatrical boundaries more than the world—famous nalaga'at theatre group, based at this building for a decade now. this is why nalaga'at is truly renowned. powerful, moving performances, that via screen super titles, express the inner voices of the actors, most of whom share the same genetic disorder. speaks in hebrew. usher syndrome means you are deaf from birth and then gradually lose your sight before adulthood. the shows are meticulously organised with each actor needing their own special cues. beats drum. drumbeats often provide punctuation as the actors can feel the vibrations on stage. i am now on my way to interview bat—sheva, who is essentially the star of this theatre company. she was in its famous production "not by bread alone", now she has her own 1—woman show, "say orange". bat—sheva has been with the company to more than 16 years. she herself is one of eight siblings, four of whom were born with usher syndrome. overcoming audience preconceptions is on

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