The poetry of Yehuda Amichai (May 3, 1924 – September  22, 2000) will have a theatrical performance in honor of the late poet’s 88th birthday. “Korim Li Yuda” (My Name is Yuda), a Hani Theater Production, will premiere during Book Week (Shavua Hasefer) at Tzavta Theatre on June 10th. Directed by Pnina Gerry and performed by Adi Bilsky, who previously collaborated on the award-winning “Sipur Ahava Eretz Israeli” (An Israeli Love Story), with Ishai Ben Moshe.
Amichai’s life story will be presented through his poetry, from childhood memories to tales of …

Summer is just around the corner, and the Jerusalem Season of Culture (JSOC) is entering its second edition with the return of events that have become some of Midnight East’s favorite summer traditions – like Balabasta Mondays at the Mahne Yehuda Market, and Contact Point at the Israel Museum – and some exciting new features.
Designer Ron Arad’s Curtain Call will come to the Israel Museum garden from mid-August to September 4, 2012. The unusual installation is a suspended round curtain of white silicon rods, 8 meters high, creating a 360° …

Hagar Ben Asher’s film The Slut (2011, 90 min, Israel-Germany) will be released in Israeli theatres on May 17, 2012. Starring Hagar Ben Asher, Ishai Golan and Icho Avital, the film tells of Tamar, the single mother of two young girls, living in a small village. Tamar is the town slut, offering herself freely and casually to the men in the village. One day a handsome veterinarian (Ishai Golan) comes into her life and everything changes.
Hagar Ben Asher is a graduate of Minshar Film School. Her short film “Pathways” was …

The Theatre Prizes for 2011 were announced at a ceremony that took place on Friday, May 11, 2012 at Gesher Theatre. Cabaret was selected as “Play of the Year,” actor Yossi Garber was honored with a lifetime achievement award, and actor Shimon Lev Ari received a prize for his contribution to the Israeli theatre.
Prizes were awarded in the following categories:
Best Original Play:
Ulysses on Bottles – Haifa Theatre
Best Play in Translation:
All My Sons – Cameri Theatre & Haifa Theatre
Best Comedy:
Eating – Khan Theatre
Best Musical:
Cabaret – Cameri Theatre
Best Actress in a Leading …

Experience a journey of the imagination with Momix! The renowned company brings their exhilarating stage presence to Israel with Botanica, an exploration of ever-changing nature in movement, sound and surreal visual imagery.
Momix will perform at the Israel Festival on June 10, 2012, with additional performances in Haifa, Tel Aviv and Beer Sheva.
Artistic Director Moses Pendleton, a founding member of the Pilobolus Dance Theater, formed Momix in 1980. The company is known for their visual and physical creativity in creating mesmerizing illusions onstage. Botanica soars through the green world of nature …