Matan Dari Badash Director, playwright, and dramaturg

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Graduated with honors from Seminar Hakibbutzim College and Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts.

She has received awards for directing and playwriting, including the Best Director Award at the Cameri Theatre’s Here and Now Festival. Her directing and writing work has been presented at Israel’s leading theatres, including Habima, the Cameri Theatre and Khan Theatre. She is known for her distinctive creative style, blending classical works with innovative theatrical approaches.

Alongside her work as a theatre-maker, Dari Badash is active as a dramaturg in various theatrical settings and has served as the dramaturg of Elad Theatre.

  • Playwriting and Direction – There’s No Place Like Home – 2025, Khan Theatre
  • Playwriting and Direction – Peanuts – 2025, Orna Porat Theatre’s Annual Festival
  • Creation and Direction – War Cabaret – 2024, Incubator Theatre
  • Playwriting – Engaged – 2023, Presented as part of the Playwrights’ Incubator, supported by the Hanoch Levin Institute of Israeli Drama
  • Creation and Direction – Mindfuck – 2022, Tzavta Theatre and Theatronetto Festival
  • Playwriting and Direction – The Show Mask Go On – 2019, Netanya International Clown Festival
  • Playwriting and Direction – Cold Feet – 2018, Tzavta Theatre

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