Life in Stills: getting award after award!!
We did write a few times before about the touching documentary: Life in Stills, directed by Tamar Tal, produced by Barak Heymann, cinematography by Daniel Kedem and music by Alberto Schwartz, about the famous Photo House Pri-Or (Allenby Street 30) and the struggle of Miriam Weissenstein (96) and her grandson Ben Peters to keep their shop from being destroyed. The documentary just went on the festival road and did win again an award: this time Best … Read entire article »
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First event in the new building of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
A few weeks ago was the official opening of the beautiful new, expanded building of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The Herta & Paul Amir Building is designed by Preston Scott Cohen, an architect from Cambridge, Massachusetts. On wednesday, November the 30th. (20:00h) there will be a first event in the new building, mixing social and art, with e.g. a lecture: ‘The Intersection between Design & Technology’. If you love architecture (and art), you will fall … Read entire article »
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Guests in the Gallery: six artists from Delft Holland
Our permanent readers will know that we just write about Tel Aviv-Yafo, and Tel Aviv-Yafo only. This time we make an exception: in the city of Kfar-Saba, north of Tel Aviv, an exhibition of 6 artists from Delft, Holland (Netherlands) opened a few days ago. The exhibition is a part of the twin-cities project: Delft-Kfar-Saba, a friendship since 1968 (!). The 6 artist from Delft are: Laura Bakker, Willem van den Hoed, Coen de Jong, Erik … Read entire article »
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Jane Birkin in Reading-3 Club Tel Aviv: Je T’aime… [video]
![Jane Birkin in Reading-3 Club Tel Aviv: Je T’aime… [video]](http://www.telaviv-fever.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/images.jpg "Jane Birkin")
British singer (1946) Jane Birkin, who was married to Serge Gainsbourg, will perform at the Reading-3 Club on January 13th and 14th 2012. Who will ever forget the couple’s most sensual song: ‘Je T’aime, Moi Non Plus’… … Read entire article »
Please Release Me…: Engelbert Humperdinck to TLV
Today he is: 75…the famous English singer from the 50s and 60s: Engelbert Humperdinck. Who didn’t danced slow on: ‘Quando, Quando, Quando’, ‘Spanish Eyes’, ‘A Man Without Love’ and ofcourse: ‘The Last Waltz’. Engelbert Humperdinck will give his show in Nokia Hall on December 1st at 21:30. … Read entire article »
Israeli Opera Chorus does Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle in TAPAC
On Sunday, October 23rd. (20:00), The Israeli Opera Chorus will perform Gioacchino Rossini’s: ‘Petite Messe Solennelle’ (1863) in the Israeli Opera (TAPAC Center). The mass, for solists and chorus, accompanied by piano and and harmonium, will be conducted by Yishai Steckler and performed by Efrat Askenazi (soprano), Ayala Zimbler (mezzo-sporano), Yosef Aridan (tenor) and Noah Bridger (baritone). Information: 03-6927777 … Read entire article »
Samba-singer Elisete Retter in Cafe Yafo [video]
![Samba-singer Elisete Retter in Cafe Yafo [video]](http://www.telaviv-fever.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/brasil_eliseteretter-225x300.jpg "Elisete Retter")
Exotic Brazilian-Israeli samba-singer Elisete Retter will give another show (So Danco Samba) on Tuesday, October 11th. (21:00) in Cafe Yaffo, Olei Tzionstreet 11, Yafo. A promise: you won’t sit on your chair for one minute ;-) … Read entire article »
A Chorus Line will swing The Opera House Tel Aviv
From October 18th. until October 29th. one of the most popular American musicals all times: A Chorus Line will swing the audience at The Opera House (TAPAC). The 1975 musical (lyrics by Edward Kleban and music by Marvin Hamlisch) about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line ran only on Broadway for 6.137 performances, winning 9 Tony Awards. Don’t miss Broadway at his best, this month in Tel Aviv. Information: 03-6927777 … Read entire article »
Marianne Faithfull in Zappa Club Tel Aviv [video]
![Marianne Faithfull in Zappa Club Tel Aviv [video]](http://www.telaviv-fever.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mar_fait-300x240.jpg "Marianne Faithfull")
One of my most favourite singers, Marianne Faithfull (born December 29, 1946), will give a concert at the Zappa Club on November 18th. Marianne became world-famous with the Jagger/Richard song: ‘As Tears Go By’ (1964). At the age of 17 she become the lover of Mick Jagger. Her best album was: ‘Broken English’. She became an award-winning singer, songwriter and actress. In 1987 her style became more jazzy & bluesy. Can’t wait to see her again. This time in … Read entire article »
Documentary The Flat wins an Ophir Award 2011
Last Thursday-evening 98 minutes documentary The Flat, directed by Arnon Goldfinger received the Award for Best Documentary at the Ophir Awards 2011 (the ‘Israeli Oscars’). It is the story about the grandparents of Arnon, who were living on the 3rd. floor of a Bauhaus building at 31, Gordon Street in Tel Aviv. Arnon says about his documentary: “…My grandparents lived on the 3rd. floor since 1935, when they immigrated to Palestine. The flat was furnished with … Read entire article »
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The first Slideluck Potshow in Tel Aviv
After New-York, London, Sao Paulo, L.A., Barcelona, Nairobi,Chicago, Mexico-City, Copenhagen, Toronto, Sevillia, Rome, Bogota, San Francisco, Madrid, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Bucharest, Berlin, Panama-City, Montreal and New Orleans… The first Telavivi Slideluck Potshow took yesterday-evening (September 19th.) place in Tel Aviv at the old town-hall (Beit Ha-Ir, Bialik Square). The Slideluck Potshow is a New-York based, non-profit arts organization, that provides an opportunity for artists and art-appreciaters to gather around food, friends and artwork. The event, which began in … Read entire article »
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Exhibition of Yakov Agor in Tel Aviv Museum of Art
This week an exhibition was opened in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art about the Israeli photographer Yakov Agor (1911-1996), who became famous for his pictures in the left-wing weekly ‘HaOlam-Haze’ (Uri Avneri) and later on in ‘Haaretz Magazine’... Information: 03-607.7020 … Read entire article »
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Singer/composer Arcady Duchin in Zappa [video]
One of the Israeli-Russian singer/composers I love themost, Arcady Duchin, will give a concert (Arcady Duchin Trio) in Zappa Club on Thursday, July 21st at 20:30. … Read entire article »
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