Yael Inbar

Yael  Inbar is a theater director, puppeteer, and a script writer for animation films. 
She is a senior Lecturer and Head of  the  Animation department  of Sapir College. 
Yael  Established the "Gertrude Theater" -   a theater company,  which combines puppetry and choreography.   The Theater's productions performed world- wide  in Puppet   festivals and Theater   seasons. The Gertrude Theater  won the first prize  in Valencia international  puppets Festival Spain, and in Cannes international theater Festival, France.
Yael explores the field of storytelling  and the use of text in relation to image,  on stage,  in Animation, and in installations.
She  founded the animation department of Sapir Academic School  of Sound and Screen Based Aarts. As part of her research in text and image,  she initiated a course in Documentary animation films,  where the students create short animation films based on monologues that explore throu animation   up- to- date issues in  Israeli society.  
She also leads  an  annual international collaboration  of  Animation following Literature, where animation  students from The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz, collaborate with   students from Sapir animation department, to create short animation films inspired by motifs from the writing of canonical authors.
She mentors  graduation animation  films that participate in international animation Festivals. 
Currently  Yael is developing a   project which combines   puppets, miniature spaces,  and video screening. 
This year  Yael is a visiting artist at the Theater, Dance and Performance  Studies ,  and   the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies,  UMD. 
Her International Teaching  experience  include The Polish National Film Television and Theatre School in  Lodz, Poland,  Bournemouth  University Animation department, UK,   and  Erfurt International Puppets Festival.  Prior to her position as head of animation department  at Sapir ,  Yael  was a faculty member in the department of screen based arts,  Bezalel Academy of fine arts, Jerusalem,  and in Haifa University Theater Department. 
She is an artistic committee member of the  ‘International Puppet Festival’  Jerusalem, and of  ‘ Animix’ International   Animation Festival, Tel Avivl –Yoram  Gross Award.

Education

• M.F.A in Computer Animation from Bournemouth University, United Kingdom  
• Graduation with honors from the School of Visual Theatre, Jerusalem, Israel 

Research expertise

Storytelling, traditional oral storytelling to computer games and contemporary forms of non- linear storytelling.

Areas of specialization

• Traditional and modern forms of storytelling
• Short animation films
• Choreography
• Dance

Representative productions

• “Loot” – a theater work for puppets and live actors by Yael Inbar and Revital Ariely, produced by Cadance Festival, Haag, Holland.  
• “The Gertrude Show” - a theater work for puppets and live actors by Yael Inbar and Revital Ariely. Produced by “Gevanim Bemachol” Festival, Israel.
• “Cabaret Levin”- an adaptation to puppets and actors of monologues by Chanoch Levin. Produced by Tel-Aviv University.
•  “Play Without Words” by Beckett - a performance for a living actor and a puppet. International Festival of Puppet Theaters, Jerusalem.
• “An Old Lady and a Gramophone” -  a theater work  for a puppet and an actor  by Yael Inbar and Revital Ariely. Produced by Festival of Avante-Garde Theater, Acre.

Articles and publications

• ‘South Film Notebooks 2020’: ‘Peep Show  – The lone Spectator Experience’            
• ‘South Film Notebooks 2018’:  ‘25 Frozen Frames –  Encapsulating Memory, through Sliced Time of Animation’  

Honors and awards

• The Valencia Theater Festival, Spain First Prize for "The Gertrude Show"
• The Cannes Theater Festival, France First Prize for " The Gertrude Show"
• The Art and Culture Council by the Israeli Lottery Enterprise Prize: A grant for the animation movie “The Tooth Fairy”
• Commendation for the script “Soup”
• The Art and Culture Council by the Lottery Enterprise of Israel - script development prize for “Hope Walkers” – a play for live actors and puppets
• The Israeli Season in Paris, France - the ‘Gertrude Theatre’ was selected to represent Israel.   

Portfolio here.