The Vulture, a 20-minute live highly gestural storytelling performance with sequential illuminated papercuts based on Kafka’s story Der Geier. The performance brought to life the papercuts I had created for the work and previously presented as a video at the National Library of Israel. Concept, artwork and performance: Patricia O’Donovan. Text: based primarily on Kafka’s own text in a Hebrew translation by Goni Tsur. Photos from the Moon Festival performance he

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Louis Braille was 3 years old when he lost his sight. This is his story of overcoming obstacles and finding his way to freedom, inspiring an

I created the company in the late 90's, chose the name Ambulo and designed the logo. The name comes from the Latin "ambulare": going from place which is how I lived since becoming a professional puppeteer: forty years of touring with my performances all over Israel and abroad: France, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Holland, Luxemburg, India, Italy and playing in 5 different languages: Hebrew, Spanish, English, Fren

A selection from National and International reviews. "Originally conceived for children A TOUCH OF LIGHT kept the adults fascinated by the magic of the animation and reassured by the modesty of the direction. One speaks of a “small miracle” in relation to this third spectacle by the Israeli company. It is a magical show of lights and shadows that cast light on the life of an amazing child. It is as well an important show both in its artistic level and on the level of its cont

AMBULO is a Jerusalem based Theater Company, directed by Patricia O'Donovan. Its repertoire consists of Puppet Theater and Storytelling with pictures. The logo was designed by Patricia inspired in the the idea of "ambulare", the latin term for going from place to place. Since 1982 Patricia has performed in Israel, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Holland, Mexico and Brazil, performing in Hebrew, French, English, Spanish and Germa