Next World Star in Tel Aviv: Beyoncé
Beyoncé , the R&B singer, joins the list of front-liners recently performing in Tel Aviv. The singer will give three concerts at the end of Januari 2010 in the Nokia Hall. We will keep you informed.
Peter Murphy returns to Tel Aviv
One of the godfathers of Goth, Peter Murphy will be returning to Israel for a show on November 10th at The Barby Club in Tel Aviv. Murphy is best known as the singer for the 80s new wavers BAUHAUS. For the last 20 years he is on solo-tours backed by a three-piece band.
Ajami will be at the Oscars in 2010
Last night, Saturday 26th, (in Haifa) the movie Ajami, directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, took all (!!) the top-awards at the Israeli Ophir Awards ceremony. They beat their big rival Lebanon by Shmuel Maoz on all levels. Ajami about a neighborhood in Yafo, south of the Old City, received awards for: Best Screenplay, Best Music, Best Director and… Read more →
Hiromi Uehara back in Tel Aviv
The Japanese Jazz-Fusion sensation Hiromi Uehara will be back in Tel Aviv for one show with her band Sonicbloom on November the 14th at Hangar 11 (21:15). For tickets: *8956. This will be the third trip to Israel for the 30 years old Hiromi, who rose to fame with her debut-album in 2003: Another Mind.
An other Bauhaus building sold
For the second time this month, a historic Bauhaus-building (1936) was sold to a group of investors. The building (560 square meters) on Dizingoff Street, near Frishmanstreet, was sold for NIS 21 million ($7 million). After the preservation and reconstruction works, the building will get three (!) more floors. The building will have, at the end, 24 apartments, each measures… Read more →
The 3rd Tel Aviv Museum of Art party
The 3rd Tel Aviv Museum of Art party, Aman Bagan, last Thursday-evening, was again a big success (!!) with more then 1.500 guests, who enjoyed the video/art installations of Sigalit Landau, the swinging music of Dj Assaf Amdurski, the ‘hangdrummer’ Liron and the exotic bar from Dubnov 8. This was Rocking (Thank you, Ari!). See you all at the 4th… Read more →
Hubbard Street Dance Chigago in Tel Aviv
The famous Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will give two shows in Tel Aviv at the Performing Art Center: October the 29th and October the 31st For more information: 03-6927777. The Chicago Tribune wrote about the dance-group: “..The dancers defy the laws of gravity with electrifying grace…their performance is breathtaking and their dancing is perfect…lively, ultra-imaginative modern dance performed by 22… Read more →
Tel Aviv Journal
I did find a very interesting article about Tel Aviv in the New-York Times of September the 17th/2009: “A city reinvents itself beyond conflict” written by Dina Kraft and Ethan Bronner. “..and living in Tel-Aviv is the closet thing to living abroad”.
Ajami at the cinemas
The movie Ajami directed by Scandor Copti and Yaron Shani will be screened from today, Saturday September 19th, in cinema’s all over Israel. The movie, about a neighborhood in Yafo, received an “honorable mention” at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. On September the 26th, at the Israeli Ophir Awards, it will be in the race to be sent to next… Read more →
