Tel Aviv Dance Festival at Dellal Dance Center and TAPAC
From October 4th until the end of the month the Tel Aviv Dance Festival will take place in the Suzanne Dellal Dance Center and at TAPAC (the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center) with European, Asian, American and Israeli dance/ballet groups, including a show that should not be missed: Sutra by Sidi Larbi Cherkoual, half Belgian/half Moroccan choreographer and from Spain the famous Miquel Angel Berna with his company and their latest opus Goya. For more information: www.suzannedellal.org.il and www.israel-opera.co.il … Read entire article »
Macbeth comes to town
Nohar Productions will present ADG Europe and TNT Britain’s Macbeth by William Shakespeare, directed by Paul Stebbings on October 31st at the ZOA House. After their success in Israel with Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Othello TNT and its musical director Paul Stebbings is reviving its highly acclaimed version of Shakespeare’s darkest and most exciting tragedy. For information: 03-521.5222 … Read entire article »
Yafa’s Palestinian folklore and culture festival
A two day (July 23rd and 24th) Palestinian folklore and culture festival will take place in the Elsaraya theater in Jaffa’s old-city, with a theater show (Cappucino in Ramalla), the movie Jaffa, directed by Eyal Sivan, an Arab, English, Hebrew book fair, Palestinian cuisine, traditional Palestinian dresses and an oud-music show by Elias Wakileha. For more information: Yafa bookstore and coffee shop, Yehuda Margoza Street 33 (Jaffa), phone:03-681574 … Read entire article »
Dvora Bertonov: Perpetual motion
I did find a lovely article in Haaretz Magazine, last Friday, written by Ruth Eshl about the famous dancer, choreographer, teacher and scholar Dvora Bertonov,who died two weeks ago at the age of 95 in Tel Aviv. Dvora, born in Georgia in 1915, immigrated with her family to Palestine in 1915 and settled in Tel Aviv. After a short period for dance-lessons in Berlin (1929-1932) she came back to Tel Aviv and this awesome lady danced until a few weeks before her death… [picture: Habima, where Dvora Bertonov danced] … Read entire article »
After sell out run in London, now in Jaffa
The play, written by Amir Nizar Zuabi: ‘I am Yusuf and this is my Brother’ will be brought on stage in Jaffa’s Al Anis Auditorium on Wednesday, May 5th (20:30), after a ‘sell out run‘ in London. The play, in English, is by the ShibirHur Theater Company with music by Habib Shihadeh Hanna. Kate Basset wrote in the Independent on Sunday about the play: “…bewitching simplicity…what’s enchanting is the humour, warmth and passion of this production…there are haunting, poetic images…” … Read entire article »
Itzak Perlman is returning to Tel Aviv
The violin virtuoso, conductor and master-instructor Itzhak Perlman will return to Tel Aviv (for a while?). Perlman, born on August 31st. 1945 in Tel Aviv, is living with his wife and kids in New-York. He gave an interesting interview to Noam Ben-Zeev in Haaretz last week . We say: Welcome Home, Itzhak!! … Read entire article »
Vertigo Dance: White Noise and Mana
The Vertigo Dance Company will give two sparkling dance/ballet shows at the Suzanne Dellal Dance Center in Neve-Tsedek. On Tuesday, March 23rd. and Tuesday, April 27th: White Noise and on Wednesday, March 28th: Mana. A must for all ballet-lovers… … Read entire article »
Amos Oz at Habima
From next week, the theater play: The Same Sea, directed by Hanan Snir, from the novella by Amos Oz, will play at Habima, Arison Auditorium (Saadia Gaon street). On stage: Yigal Sadeh, Sandra Sadeh, Yoav Donat, Tali Rubin, David Kigler and Aharon Almog. For dates and more information: 03-52.66666 … Read entire article »
Faust in Tel Aviv
The famous opera Faust, composed by the French composer Charles Gounod (1818- 1893) will come to Tel Aviv. Georgian bass Paata Burchuladze will take the stage as the ‘agent of hell’. This awesome celebration of music will take place from February 12th until February 26th at the Israeli Opera (TAPAC). For more information: 03-692777 … Read entire article »
Romeo and Juliet: love in Tel Aviv
TNT Britain and ADG Europe will bring William Shakespeare ultimate love-story Romeo & Juliet to Tel Aviv on Thursday, February 18th at the Ennis Auditorium at 20:00. This great show visited more then 30 countries in 2009 and is directed by Paul Stebbings and musical director John Kenny. For information: 03-659.2929 … Read entire article »
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 »
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