Tel Aviv Fever » Archive
The Whole City – The Whole White Night!!!
Tomorrow, May 27th, it will be for the 3rd time: White Night ,but this time “bigger as ever” with dozens of shows, scenes and special attractions with e.g. Singing at Sharona, Night Beach Party at Alma Beach, Sunrise concert with Yehudit Ravitz, Theatre at the Hatahana, a special Tribute to Arik Einstein in The Third Ear, a ’20s style cafe at Kikar Bialik and so on and on and on… For more info visit: www.tlv100.co.il “Just leave your homes this coming Wednesday evening and see what is Art, Culture, Fun, Music in Tel-Aviv all about!” … Read entire article »
Filed under: centennial, dance, events, going out, life, music, theater
It all started in Tel Aviv: Mayumana
More then 13 years ago, the Mayumana Company opened auditions for friends in Tel Aviv, as for today it is an international success story: it employs 100 people around the world and fills auditoriums. Mayumana combines movement, live music, drumming, humor, tons of rhythm. Read this article in the Ha’aretz by Roni Dori, May 26th about this success-story from Tel Aviv. … Read entire article »
Our editor Frits in Asian architecture magazine
Tel Aviv Fever editor Frits has been guiding Adele Chong, the editor of Blueprint Asia magazine on a tour through historic Tel Aviv, which of course included the revival of Bauhaus in Tel-Aviv: TEL AVIV : The White City Revival : “Architecture tour guide Frits de Wit muses over the Israeli (cultural – ed.) capital’s famous Bauhaus legacy and takes us on a trip down memory lane.” Blueprint Asia – May 2nd, 2009 edition It resulted in a multi-page article with great pictures of Tel Aviv. Blueprint Asia is a growing magazine on architecture, design and art and is published in many countries in East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Middle East and Philippines. It has a circulation of 15.000. Tel Aviv Fever is of course mentioned as the … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, art, future, history
News: Pet Shop Boys coming to TLV
Just heard , that the electronic dance duo The Pet Shop Boys will give one concert in Tel Aviv as a part of their European Tour. The concert will take place on July the 21st in the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds. … Read entire article »
Filed under: music
Breaking News: Ajami at Cannes Film Festival
We just received the news that the film : Ajami by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani received this evening at the Cannes Film Festival: “A Special distinction (special mention) Camera d’Or” (Golden Camera). We just published today on our website an article about this movie! Scandar and Yaron: Mazzaltov!! … Read entire article »
Opera Carmen in Tel Aviv
A Metropolitan production of Bizet‘s Opera Carmen will be shown at the Israeli Opera from May the 25th until June the 13th. The top star will be the Israeli born mezzo-soprano: Rinat Shaham. Information: (03) 692.7777 … Read entire article »
Sources of hope..
An article, full with hope for a better future, I saw last Friday in The New York Times, written by Joan Dupont about the movie Ajami, a neighborhood in Jaffa, that will be screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The movie is directed by Scandor Copti (a Jaffa-born Arab) and Yaron Shani, who is living in Ashdod. … Read entire article »
Filed under: movies
“Tel Aviv’s forgotten palace”
A very interesting article by Noam Dvir, I found in Ha’aretz, May 19th: “Tel Aviv’s forgotten Palace” about the famous Levant Fair. The biggest building on the fair ground was The Produce of Land Palace, designed in 1934 by the Bauhaus architect Richard Kaufmann. … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, exhibitions, life
“Keep cool boy, real cool…”
Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim‘s West Side Story is going to play in Tel Aviv in September as a part of the popular musical’s 50th anniversary world tour. The visiting American company will be on the Israel Opera Stage. It is directed by Joey McNeely and conducted by Donald Chan. The movie West Side Story by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise was the winner of 10 Academy Awards (Oscars) in 1961. Until now, you won’t forget: “Keep cool boy, real cool…” … Read entire article »
Growing up with Tel-Aviv
I found a lovely, sweet article about Mirtza (90 years old) and Natan Abramovitch (95 years old) in The Jewish Week of May 22nd. The couple is living in a apartment they own now for 68 (!) years. They met in Rehovot when Mirtza was only 16 and Nathan 20. Just lovely… … Read entire article »
Business as usual in Neve-Tsedek real estate
No recession in the beautiful Neve-Tsedek neighborhood: over the last month seven apartments changed hands. One was a 90 square meter apartment on Sharabi Street, which was sold for NIS 2.16 million ($700.000) to a young couple from Rishon Le Zion. … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, history, life
Kenny Garrett will be in town
The 48 years old saxophonist Kenny Garrett will have a ‘gig‘ in the Zappa Club on May 25th and May 27th (20:00). More then 20 years ago Garrett got a call from Miles Davis and for the next five years – until to Davis’ death – they played together a flow of highly energized funk and hip-hop laced jazzy outgoings. Garrett just finished his album: Sketches of MD, a tribute to his former mentor, recorded live at New York’s Iridium Club. Alongside Garrett will be bassist Kona Khasu, organ-player Johnny Mercier and drummer Justin Brown. … Read entire article »
Eagle Eye City View of Tel Aviv
We did not want you to miss this great HDR photo by Ron Shoshani… [published with permission of Ronsho (Ron Shoshani] … Read entire article »
Filed under: art, life, photography
TLV Weather
Blogroll
- Backpacking Israel
- Batim – Houses from Within
- Couchsurfing
- Critical Mass Tel Aviv
- Drawing Tel Aviv
- Drumbeach Tel Aviv
- ExpatBlog Tel Aviv
- Facebook – Ed
- Facebook – Frits
- Go Israel – Israel Wonders
- Hospitality Club
- I Love Tel Aviv
- Kef Israel
- Manger à Tel Aviv
- Oh So Arty
- Park Hayarkon Appreciation Society
- T in Tel Aviv
- Tel Aviv 4 Fun
- Tel Aviv City
- Tel Aviv Fever on FaceBook
- Tel Aviv Foundation
- Tel Aviv Global City
- Tel Aviv Graffiti & Street Art
- Tel Aviv Guide
- Tel Aviv Municipality
- Tourist Israel
- Virtual Tourist on Tel Aviv
Recent Comments
- Ed on See the art, meet the artists, buy the art work
"Good point! I have no idea how this works in Tel Aviv, but you are right to ment…" - Yaheli on See the art, meet the artists, buy the art work
"If art is to be accessible, it would make sense to hold the event in a location …" - Ed on Tel Aviv Fashion Week: first one after 30 years
"Nice links! Thanks! :-D…" - joe on Tel Aviv Fashion Week: first one after 30 years
"2 new videos of the fashion week in tel aviv ....enjoy :) http://youtu.be/Ilf…" - Veenstra Ilana on Guests in the Gallery: six artists from Delft Holland
"I have visited today, nice to see all their works in Israel. I like oil painting…"