Curtain Call A stage for empowerment

Curtain Call, was founded in 2012 by Ifat Bahar with a meaningful role in building and maintaining social resilience in Israel using Community-Based Theater. Curtain Call’s mission is to empower individuals from across the societal spectrum to come together to break down social barriers, bridge community gaps, and overcome personal challenges. We do this by providing a stage for personal, group, and community empowerment and expression and for familiarity, connection, and dialogue among people from different backgrounds in Israeli society. We operate in over 65 groups in approximately 30 communities throughout the country. All participants in our groups go through a theater process that strengthens self-confidence and a sense of capability to improve areas of life such as family, employment, education, and community. Each group creates an original performance that aims to raise social issues to the community discourse, challenge preconceptions, and strengthen the sense of community belonging.