Na Laga’at Theater

Vision

The Na Laga’at (“please touch” in Hebrew) nonprofit center is a stage for arts and culture that promotes an equal dialogue and leads to social change, with the belief in the human spirit and its ability to touch and to make a difference.

Activity

For over a decade, the Na Laga’at (“Please Touch” in Hebrew) Center has been operating successfully establishing itself as a leading, prominent and innovative cultural center both in Israel and worldwide. The Center is a meeting place for deaf, blind and deaf-blind individuals, and the general public.
Na Laga’at Center is home for: Na Laga’at Theater – the world’s first and unique theater with ensembles of deaf-blind actors (with dual disability), Blackout Restaurant – where blind waiters accompany the guests to a meal in total darkness, Kapish Event Center – where deaf waiters invite the guests to communicate in sign language, and a Workshop Center – offering a variety of interactive workshops in the light and in the dark, led by deaf, blind, and deaf-blind instructors.
Na Laga’at Center offers unique employment opportunities for people with disabilities and cultural platforms for dialogue between them and the general public. Since its opening, the Center has hosted more than 1,000,000 visitors.

www.nalagaat.org.il

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

- Edgar Degas

Oren Itzhaki

Oren Itzhaki has been the CEO of the Na Laga’at Center since 2017. Prior to that, he served as VP of Meditech Cultural Complex in Holon and managed the operations of the Design Museum, Comic Museum, Meditech Theater, Holon Cinematheque and the Central Library. In the past, he served as Alley theater’s production manager. Oren holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences and Humanities from the Open University of Israel.
Oren strives to help integrate as many deaf, blind, and deaf-blind people in the workplace in general and in the cultural world in particular. He sees his work at Na Laga’at as his way of practicing tikkun olam.