Hazira Performance Art Arena will present New Dance 2013 – from June 25 – 27, 2013, at the Gerard Behar Center, Jerusalem. Artistic director Sahar Azimi, selected a cohort of choreographers to explore their own process in dance through an acquaintance with other arts, participating in workshops and coaching sessions. The participating choreographers are: Michal Herman, Shlomi Bitton, Lilach Livneh, Ran Ben Dror, Uri Shafir and Sophie Krantz.
The choreographers will present their works in two programs:
Mikbatz Aleph: Flik Flak by Michal Herman, Hora LaNe’ehazim: Research Performance by Lilach Livneh, Hits …

The Yiddishpiel Theatre will present Hillel Mittelpunkt’s play A Visitor’s Guide to Warsaw, performed in Yiddish, starring Lia Koenig. This will mark Koenig’s first time performing in the Yiddishpiel Theatre. The premiere will take place on June 26, 2013 at ZOA House in Tel Aviv.
Israel prize recipient Lia Koenig is an incredible actor with a strong stage presence. She starred in the original Habima Theatre production of the play in 1999, and returns to reprise the role so many years later.
Mittelpunkt said of this production that “even then, when we …

Malenki Theatre will stage a revival of Hazkena veOseh HaNissim (the old lady and the miracle worker), a play adapted from the works of Daniil Kharms by Boris Yentin and Igor Berezin, translated into Hebrew by Roy Chen and directed by Igor Berezin.
Malenki Theatre first produced the play to critical acclaim in 2003. This month, in celebration of the theatre’s 10th anniversary, the play will be revived for one week only, with the original cast. Two of the cast members, Michael Gluzman and Tania Aya Stolnitz, will be coming to …

The Yiddishpiel Theatre is presenting a tribute to the treasury of songs from the Chabad movement, in the musical evening “Chabad Songs.”
This evening of song embraces the 200 year history of this community, known for its deep connection between prayer and song, the stories and mystique surrounding its leaders.
Chabad songs is written by Avi Koren and Kobi Arieli; directed by Itzhak Shauli; musical arrangements by Ariel Keshet; choreography by Tzachi Patish; cast: Dani Shteg, Kobi Arieli, Ofer Golan, Amir Hillel,
Amnon Fisher, Andrey Kashkear, Jonathan Rozen/Dori Engel and the Cantor Israel …

Imagine a life in which “every morning is like waking in somebody else’s bad dream.” The British Theatre Company 1927 keenly observe urban decay and despair as it strikes its most vulnerable denizens: children. In a theatrical extravaganza of actors, live music and animation, with imaginative flair, impeccable precision, a fine sense of the bizarre and Gothic pizzazz, 1927 takes us where we might not venture on our own: the grim realities of contemporary urban life.
1927 presented The Animals and Children Took to the Streets at the Israel Festival, and …

JAMD – the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance is coming to Jaffa Port this Tuesday, June 18th with a FREE performance of dance. The Academy’s ensemble will perform works from an international dance repertoire of choreographers from England, Israeli, Sweden and the US, as well as student winners of the Gertrude Krauss choreography competition.
It’s a great opportunity to see a new generation of dancers and choreographers in action in a terrific venue – and all for FREE! Jaffa Port Warehouse 2 (Choreographer’s Society venue), Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at …

Tonight, June 16, 2013, the Israel Chamber Orchestra will grace the stage at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, in a concert featuring works by Mozart, Haydn and Israeli composer Aharon Harlap. Enjoy an evening of wonderful singing and, best of all, a pre-concert lecture by pianist and musicologist Anat Sharon.
Aharon Harlap’s song cycle “Pictures from the Private Collection of God” is based on the poetry of Yaakov Barzilai, a Holocaust survivor from Debrecen, Hungary. A number of his poems have been set to music by Harlap, a prolific composer …

For its 27th year running, the summer Red Sea Jazz Festival is continuing its tradition in four days musical jamboree in the beautiful beachfront city of Eilat. Musical directors Dubi Lenz, a prominent Israel radio personality, and leading saxophonist Eli Degibiri have put together an exciting lineup of the world’s top jazz musicians for our euphonious pleasure.
Loyal jazz fest goers have some new twists to look forward to this year. The festival’s famous nightly jam sessions will take place at Dekel Beach, affectionately dubbed the “Festival Village” especially for the …

“Roots Connection” is a music and charity event created to raise awareness for the African refugee community living in South Tel Aviv. The one-night music festival brings together various African and Israeli musicians whose music has been influenced by the vibrant sounds of African beats. All proceeds from the event will be dedicated towards funding a summer camp for children of African refugees.
Organizer and producer Noam Elkayam is a student at Tel Aviv University and volunteer at Mesila, an organization that provides aid and assistance for the African refugee community …

Birthdays, graduations, holidays, festivals and weddings: those dates we mark with a star on the calendar, await their arrival, count the days in anticipation. The Israel Festival is one of those times and traditions, and the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève fulfilled the promise this past weekend with a performance that lifts one up out of the ordinary, into realms of wonder.
The word ‘ballet’ conjures certain visions in the mind of the audience, the company dancers not only possess the excellence inherent in this vision, they exceed expectations, bending …