About our interactive theater in academic children's hospitals

Gilat Foundation’s performances are professional, unique, varied and always interactive in nature. Performances can include theatre, dance, music, magic shows and Meet & Greets with both well-known and less well-known Dutchmen.

The performances last forty-five minutes on average and use subjects from ordinary everyday life. Actors trained specifically for this target group support the children in animating their own performance. The children are given every opportunity to actively participate in the performances. Almost every performance involves playing, dancing and singing along. In fact, improvisation is one of the most important aspects of our performances. In almost all our theatre productions, our regular characters ‘Max and Jet’ are present to guide and delight the children in this.

Participation occurs in every way and varies from child to child. Some will come to the forefront more quickly than others. What we feel is important is that although not every child is always willing or able to participate actively they will not be forgotten. At the end of the performance we want the children to have been able to take a break from being sick and relax for a brief moment.