{"id":13912,"date":"2011-07-30T22:36:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T05:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=13912"},"modified":"2011-08-07T22:41:12","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T05:41:12","slug":"nisui-kelim-8-testing-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=13912","title":{"rendered":"Nisui Kelim #8 &#8211; Testing Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13914\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Shelly-Nahari-Michal-Hover-Rothschild_Amit-Ehad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13914\" title=\"Shelly Nahari Michal Hover Rothschild_Amit Ehad\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Shelly-Nahari-Michal-Hover-Rothschild_Amit-Ehad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Shelly-Nahari-Michal-Hover-Rothschild_Amit-Ehad.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Shelly-Nahari-Michal-Hover-Rothschild_Amit-Ehad-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelly Nahari and Michal Hober-Rothschild\/Photo: Amit 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nisui Kelim #8 \u2013 Testing Tools \u2013 will take place from August 16 \u2013 18, 2011, in two new venues. Multidisciplinary experimental performances will fill every available space in Beit Tami \u2013 stairs, hallways, balconies, basement and the garden in front facing Shenkin Street; while artwork and installations will be on display at Mazeh 9, the Tel Aviv Municipality\u2019s new venue for young people. Gil Alon is artistic director for Testing Tools, and Arie Berkowitz is the curator for visual arts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13921\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/viki-hayat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13921\" title=\"viki hayat\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/viki-hayat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/viki-hayat.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/viki-hayat-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">8 - videodance by Viki Hayat and Adi Klein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Initiated by the Tel Aviv Municipality Department of Community, Youth and Sport, Nisui Kelim was created to encourage independent artists in the development of new, experimental works that extend the boundaries of genre. This year, 30 performances and 20 art works will be presented as part of Nisui Kelim. For the performers, creators and artists Testing Tools offers the opportunity to do just that \u2013 apply their knowledge and skills to try out new ideas and explore new directions. For the audience, Testing Tools is a carnival of experiences in dance, theatre, music, art, and film.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13918\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/nagan-rehov_yaron-meirson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13918 \" title=\"nagan rehov_yaron meirson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/nagan-rehov_yaron-meirson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/nagan-rehov_yaron-meirson.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/nagan-rehov_yaron-meirson-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yaron Meyerson will be wandering through Shenkin Garden with his violin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to Testing Tools in Tel Aviv, this year the performances will head north to the Galilee. The new Zikit Cultural Center, directed by Pablo Ariel, is located in the Tefen Industrial area and will host Testing Tools performances on weekends during the month of September.<\/p>\n<p>Performances include: Inside Information by Yaara Nirel and Yasmin Rotkofef \u2013 a video dance created from a mix of several cameras filming a duet from different points in the room; Daniel Hel in an alternative radio program that merges music, text, art, martial arts and nonsense; a jam session between a dancer, Shlomit Yaron and vocalists Hadas Gur and Neta Zilbiger; Kan Efshar Ledaber (You can talk here) performance art presented by Amir Sorek and Hana Stein, who not only let the audience have their say, but promise to listen; Heyot She\u2026(Since\u2026) by Michal Hober-Rothschild and Shelly Nahari, a duet between a blind and sighted dancer; TREEO presented by members of the Shabazi Circus \u2013 an acrobatic circus performance with a dancer, two musicians and four trees; Op. 1 by Maayan Yungman, puppet theatre for adults, Via Dolorosa Now, by Orto-Da Theatre, a visual street performance of four apes in search of God; Macbeth Cabaret by Danny Erlich, an operatic Macbeth as narrated by the witches; and much, much more\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13917\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/via-dolorsa-now.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13917\" title=\"via dolorsa now\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/via-dolorsa-now.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/via-dolorsa-now.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/via-dolorsa-now-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orto-Da, Via Dolorosa Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Each performance is 30 minutes long, tickets are 20 NIS, and are offered at 2 for 30 NIS, or 8 for 100 NIS. Outdoor performances and the exhibit at Mazeh 9 are free. To order tickets call: 03-5288827\/9. All tickets sales during the event will be cash only. For further information, write to: nisui.btami@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nisui Kelim #8 \u2013 Testing Tools \u2013 will take place from August 16 \u2013 18, 2011, in two new venues. 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