About
Orit Leibovitz-novitch
I am a multidisciplinary visual artist and puppeteer, and a graduate of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem.
My practice brings together visual art, performance, and material experimentation through puppet- and object-based work. I move between stage, public space, and studio contexts, developing original works that combine body, movement, objects, and visual dramaturgy.
Alongside my stage-based work, I maintain an ongoing studio practice that includes drawing, painting, and two- and three-dimensional works created through layered materials and mixed techniques. I work with a wide range of materials — including sponge, latex, papier-mâché, felt, silicone, paper, fabric, and recycled elements — exploring scale, fragility, transformation, and the shifting boundaries between the animate and the inanimate.
I design and construct my own puppets and visual environments, allowing the material process itself to shape the work.
FixTwist
was founded in 2006 by Orit Leibovitz-novitch and Revital Grich . both are active professional Puppeteers in the Theatre media, graduated the School of Puppet Art theater - Holon Israel. We create visual theatre that combines puppets and objects .Our theatre performances include show’s for children, adults and “street theater”.
Street performance, First performed at "The Acco festival for Israeli fringe theatre 2007" with a great success, followed by invitations to major leading festivals in Israel, France and Italy.
The show participated in the ''Programe IN'' of Festival Mondial de la Marionnette Charleville-Mézières France.
"The Laboratory Of Mm Straga "
Street performance, first performed at the "Bat-Yam 2009 international street theater festival". The show won two prizes: "best total artistic design" and "the audience award".
And also invited to take part in "The Acco festival for Israeli fringe theatre 2009".
Children theater play, first preformed as a competition play at "Haifa international children's festival 2013". The play won first prize for visual concept.
The play is currently invited to the leading theaters and festivals in Israel.
From the media: "Using puppet design, space and an endless stream of objects, the performers create a world filled with magic, tenderness and imagination, creating a sensual, deep and intimate experience."
"rawnees"
Rawness -Performance Art without words.
inspired by Louise Bourgeois
Children theater play, first preformed as a competition play at "Haifa international children's festival 2015" The play received three major awards at the 2015 Haifa International Children's Theater Festival.
The play is currently invited to the leading theaters and festivals in Israel.
Quote from press review:” “Emilia Theatre” a poetic theatre show that uses a marvellous collection of expressive puppets designed and operated. Emilia an elderly puppeteer artist who loses her inspiration ………the sensitive performance of the talented puppeteer creates an high quality show" i
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