The Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv hosts a lecture on Japanese society — Kimono in a Hi-Tech World: The Life Cycles of Family and Education in Japan — on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 10:30. It is part of the theatre’s “Wide Screen Beyond the Ocean” (Cameri Panorama) series.
The speaker and the subject#
The lecture is given by Ayelet Eidelberg, an anthropologist and researcher of East Asian and Pacific cultures who also works as a journalist, photographer and tour guide. She uses Japan — one of the world’s most modern, developed countries, yet one where home and workplace still run on traditional codes — as a lens on questions that travel well beyond it.
The talk looks at emotion and restraint in Japanese life; the drive for excellence that turns the path from childhood to retirement into a demanding regimen; and the unequal division of roles in the Japanese family, contrasting a man’s near-total commitment to his workplace with the roles still traditionally expected of women at home. Along the way it asks broader questions about parenting, success and gender that any audience can recognise.
Details#
- What: Lecture — Kimono in a Hi-Tech World: Family and Education in Japan (in Hebrew)
- When: Monday, June 1, 2026, 10:30 (about 90 minutes)
- Where: Cameri Theatre, 19 Shaul HaMelech Blvd, Tel Aviv
- Tickets: Via the Cameri box office; the full series is also available by subscription.
It is a daytime, lecture-format event rather than a performance, well suited to anyone interested in Japanese culture and society. Confirm the date, time and price with the Cameri before booking.
Source: Cameri Theatre; Japanese Studies Center (המרכז ללימודי יפנית) announcement.
