On Bialik Street in Tel Aviv an old suitcase is found; in it a little hut, in the little hut a cellar, in the cellar an old book: Bialik's poems for children. In the book is hidden a little bird that arrived from far over the sea. Apparently the poems have disappeared from the book. How will she collect them again?
Shahar, a devoted collector of old objects that he finds in the streets of Tel Aviv is all there to help her. They set out together to find the lost poems. From morning till night they roam around the city. The little bird discovers titles and words on bulletin boards and street signs, and Shahar finds and invents characters from the objects that he finds along the way. Together, they revive the poems and become good friends. Does every child in the audience have a bird to join him or her on a private journey?
Bialik's known and forgotten poems come to life through old objects, puppets, and original music while hints of the city of Tel Aviv are in the background.
How is Bialik's rich, imaginary and archaic language relevant to the children of Israel today? How are old and unfashionable objects relevant in an abundant consumer society, in which every single day thousands of items are being thrown away as garbage.
The Show participated in the International Festival of Puppet Theater - Jerusalem, 2009.
Direction: Alina Ashbel
Acting, Set design, Objects, Light: Shahar Marom
Music: Igor Krutogolov
Consultants: Naomi Yoeli, Marit Benisrael, Shirly Marom