About Us
Andrei and Katia met in 2002 at the School of Visual Theatre in Jerusalem. In collaboration with musician and designer friends, they began creating street performances incorporating clowns, live music and puppet theatre.
In 2005, the group’s finale School project was sent on a performance tour abroad, and this marked the beginning of Koom-Koom Theatre.
Koom-Koom Theatre creates performances that draw on a visual dimension. Using this ‘language’, we reach the souls of children, youth, and adults around the world, bridging across cultures and languages. It is a quality, innovative theatre that emphasizes originality while incorporating a variety of performing arts.
Though we specialize in performances for children and youth, our shows also appeal to the adults in the audience. In telling stories that directly relate to the audience’s lives and stimulate people’s imagination and curiosity, the plays remain with the viewers long after the show has ended. It is an active and engaged viewing experience that gives audiences the tools to think, play, and investigate the world around them.
Theatre Crew
![Khader Harini](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_9586f9e9b82a478884e9d9cc084e03d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_106,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_9586f9e9b82a478884e9d9cc084e03d8~mv2.jpg)
Actor and Puppeteer
![Katia Urbakh](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_7bdd8ac259624dddb1eb615f3f113fca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_109,h_113,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_7bdd8ac259624dddb1eb615f3f113fca~mv2.jpg)
Actress, designer and director
![Andrei Urbakh](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_d07ab270771a49c4985175c63a03a42c~mv2_d_1279_1200_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_d07ab270771a49c4985175c63a03a42c~mv2_d_1279_1200_s_2.jpg)
Actor, creator, designer and artistic director
![Ariel Keren](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_754d14ba3f494a07ae646015d6e1ac2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_754d14ba3f494a07ae646015d6e1ac2c~mv2.jpg)
Actor
![Chihiro Ishiamo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_de0e6afb57d248e3a4780dff2b11ecfe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_de0e6afb57d248e3a4780dff2b11ecfe~mv2.jpg)
Video Artist
![Maria Michaelov](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_480c11a2fa6a46c49a4f7b501d308145~mv2_d_3132_3132_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_480c11a2fa6a46c49a4f7b501d308145~mv2_d_3132_3132_s_4_2.jpg)
Decor designer
![Yuri Stolov](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_090fca5472df40d19a7fe3d236477518~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_125,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_090fca5472df40d19a7fe3d236477518~mv2.jpg)
Musician
![Elad Efrah](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_d351862f545948aca656613dd87ce4ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_102,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_d351862f545948aca656613dd87ce4ff~mv2.jpg)
Actor, musical designer and builder
![Shimon Gorodetzky](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_9ea87687e7694fa7ad41dd16d29bbf35~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_65,h_65,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_9ea87687e7694fa7ad41dd16d29bbf35~mv2.jpg)
Puppet Designer and Accessories
![Daniel Ovadia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_6e41b083645644bc87367b60579f874d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_145,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_6e41b083645644bc87367b60579f874d~mv2.jpg)
Actress
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_dc738a686da049e49a2b4ee90e47ad27~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_59,h_59,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_dc738a686da049e49a2b4ee90e47ad27~mv2.png)
![Nisreen Shaheen](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_992e726ef55d42bcb068c83b89ea1c33~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_117,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_992e726ef55d42bcb068c83b89ea1c33~mv2.jpg)
Education coordinator
![Adam Rabee](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_4c9188464182445a8ef1c6a98a39c752~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_119,h_124,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_4c9188464182445a8ef1c6a98a39c752~mv2.jpg)
Producer
![Dalia Poran](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3bfa1f_5dd0831d80624671bc515de46d33f041~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_150,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/3bfa1f_5dd0831d80624671bc515de46d33f041~mv2.jpg)
Marketing Coordinator
Awards
2006 — Best Music (for The Rider), Walizka Festival, Lomza, Poland.
2009 — Best Original Play (for The Rider) The Black & White Theatre Festival, Imatra, Finland.
2013 — Best Acting Duo, World Puppet Carnival, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2015 — Interdisciplinary Play (for SOS – Star Trek), ASSITEJ Israel, International Association of Theatre for Children
and Young People.
2015 — Best Supporting Actress (for SOS – Star Trek), ASSITEJ Israel, International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People.