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Israeli magician trying to keep warm feet
Hezi Din, an Israeli magician will try to set a new world record by sitting at least 64 hours in an ice cube that has a temperature below zero. He started today so he can leave the ice cube, which is located at Kikar Rabin (Rabin Square) in Tel Aviv, on New Year’s Eve. Outside the ice cube it is about 20 degrees celsius. ;-) The ‘old’ record is set to 58 hours. … Read entire article »
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The Child Dreams
In Haaretz Magazine of Friday, December 25th, I did find a long, interesting article written by Doron Halutz about the composer Gil Shohat. Living in Jaffo with his partner Brian, the 36 years old Gil is the most prominent name on the classical music scene in Israel today. “This days he is working hard on a new ambitious composition for the Israeli Opera: The Child Dreams, directed by Omri Nitzan and based on a most poetic and lyric play by the late Hanoch Levin.” The NIS 7 million production of The Child Dreams, joined by dancers, acrobats, actors, a choir of nine female singers and dozen musicians, is conducted by David Stern. The premiere wil be on January 18th at the Israeli Opera (The TAPAC Center). Gil Shohat You find another article … Read entire article »
Beautifully restored at Barzilay Street
In the Barzilay Street no.6, near the Rothschild Boulevard, you will find a beautiful restored Bauhaus (or International Style) building from 1934. It is one of the more then 4.000 International Style buildings, you will find in the inner-city of Tel Aviv, designed between 1930 and 1938. … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, future, history, restoration
Rothschild Boulevard street festival
Today, the first X-mas day, on the Rotschild Boulevard, a crowded street-festival took place under a blue-sky and blazing sun (24 degrees celsius!) and a lot of a famous Dutch beer and swinging girls. Tel Aviv = Live! … Read entire article »
The Pixies are coming to Tel Aviv
Today, Thursday 24th of December, was announced that the alternative (punk/indieRock) rockband from Boston, USA, The Pixies will give a show in Tel Aviv in a yet unannounced venue on June 6th/2010. Soon more information. … Read entire article »
Silvester Party Sale event
Men’s fashion designer Doron Ashkenazi will have a two days Silvester Party Sale event in his home-studio at Hagdud Havri Street no.5 on Friday and Saturday 25th and 26th of December from 11.00 until 19:00. More information: 03-537.0880 For fashion lovers a must!!! … Read entire article »
Oh So Arty in Elle Belgique
In the Elle Belgique, the french language fashion-magazine, you will find in the December 2009 issue an article about Tel Aviv and the beautiful blog of Sarah Pequine (from in Belgium, and living now in Tel Aviv): Oh So Arty, about art in Tel-Aviv. … Read entire article »
Kirot, a look at contemporary Tel Aviv
Last week the screenings started in cinema’s all over Israel of film-director Danny Lerner‘s new feature: Kirot (‘Walls’). His latest film is a look at a violent, contemporary Tel Aviv, starring Ninette Tayeb (the first winner of the Israeli ‘American Idol’) and Olga Kurylenk (the latest ‘Bond girl’ in ‘Quantam of Solace’.) Hannah Brown wrote in “The Jerusalem Post” of Friday, December 18th about Danny Lerner: “…there is no question that Lerner is one of the most talented, interesting and ambitous directors working in Israel today.” … Read entire article »
Can’t you see I’m walking on air?
Thursday, December 24th at 20:00 will be the official opening of the exhibition: “Can’t you see I’m walking on air” in the Chelouche Gallery (Chissin Street no. 5). The group exhibition is within a year to Gideon Gechtman‘s demise (November 27th/2008) and is curated by Nira Itzhaki. Artists who will take part are: Ori Drummer, Gideon Gechtman , Ben Hagari, Erez Israeli, Miki Kratsman, Hila Luli Lin, Motti Mizrachi, Mira Segal and Gal Weinstein. The exhibition is a gesture to Gideon Gechtman’s (born in 1942 in Alexandria, Egypt ) unique artistic language, and his influences as it finds its expression in the works of the exhibiting artists through myths of death, memory and commemoration. Gideon Gechtman has been Chelouche Gallery‘s artist over twenty years and is one of the pillars of Israeli … Read entire article »
Filed under: art, exhibitions
Johann Sebastian Bach in Tel Aviv
On Tuesday, December 22nd the Dresden Chamber Choir and The Early Music Orchestra La Scintilla will perform a Christmas Oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in the Israeli Opera (TAPAC building) at 20:00. This unique musical expierence will be conducted by Riccardo Chailly with the solists: Martina Jankova (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkul (mezzo-soprano), Johannes Chum (tenor) and Ruben Drole (baritone). Information: (03) 692.7777 … Read entire article »
Singer-songwriter Manisha Shahane back in Tel Aviv
The Indian singer-songwriter, with a sound she calls ‘bollyfolk bhaJazz’, Manisha Shahane will be back in Tel Aviv on January 4th at the Shablul Jazz Club, (Tel Aviv Port) at 20:30. The concert celebrates her new album: When Parallel Lines meet. She will be supported by local talents: Eli Magen, Amos Hadani and Erez Monk. More infomation: (03) 546.1891 … Read entire article »
There must be Another Way
This Sunday-evening, December 6th,the international premiere of Another Way, directed by Yariv Mozer, took place in the Cinematheque Tel Aviv. Another Way is a powerful, sometimes emotional documentary with a strong message. It is the story of Noa and Mira Awad, an Israeli Jew and Israeli Arab duo, who went to the Eurovision Songfestival 2009, during the last Israeli military operation in Gaza and strong resistance from the left and right in Israel. It was the first time that Israel did send a Jewish/Arab duo to the Eurovision. Noa and Mira are showing, altough all the ‘troubles’, that there must be Another Way !! … Read entire article »
Clothes with a story
The Dutch fashion designer Naomi Maaravi, now living in Tel Aviv,will show her new collection on Thursday, December 17th at 17:00 at Gallery 12, Hanagarim Street no.12 in Tel Aviv. One of her Dutch clients is the famous saxaphonist Candy Dulfer. Naomi Maaravi: Clothes with a story … Read entire article »
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