{"id":19121,"date":"2012-05-06T22:45:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T05:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=19121"},"modified":"2012-05-14T06:47:06","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T13:47:06","slug":"israel-festival-2012-free-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=19121","title":{"rendered":"Israel Festival 2012 – Free Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shmemel\/Photo: Elizur Reuveni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The annual Israel Festival<\/a> will be taking place this year between May 23rd and June 19th, and in addition to performances by various international and Israeli artists, the public can also attend an array of free events including theatre, children\u2019s show and nightly jazz. Check out the following list of free music, dance, and theatre shows going on throughout the Festival:<\/p>\n

Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

Into the Woods: A Musical<\/strong> \u2013 10\/6\/2012, 14:00 and 17:00 at the Jerusalem Theatre Rebecca Crown Auditorium<\/p>\n

Stage Director: Julia Pevzener
\nMusical Composer and Conductor: Nir Cohen<\/p>\n

Some of our favourite fairytale characters including Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella are sent on a journey into the forest. The characters must join forces in order to return safely home. The show will be accompanied by the music of Stephen Sondeim.<\/p>\n

Concert Orchestra<\/strong> \u2013 10\/6\/2012, 20:00 at the Jerusalem Theatre Henry Crown Auditorium<\/p>\n

The Jerusalem Academy of Music symphony orchestra will be playing works by Frank Liszt, Paul Ben-Haim, Claude Debussy and Alexander Borodin. The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance is under the musical direction of Eitan Globerson.<\/p>\n

Multidisciplinary Music \u2013 10\/6\/2012, 23:00 at the Jerusalem Theatre Jazz Club<\/p>\n

An ensemble composed of outstanding students of Eastern music from the Multidisciplinary musical department will perform, followed by a late night jam session.<\/p>\n

Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Night at the Museum<\/strong> \u2013 Kumkum Theatre \u2013 27\/5 at 20:30 and 22:45; 1\/6 at 13:30 and 15:30 at the Jerusalem Theatre Foyer<\/p>\n

A glimpse into the secret life of the classical Greek sculpture Zeus. At night, as the museum closes, he can finally shed his representational role and come to life.<\/p>\n

Sisters Street 3<\/strong> \u2013 Mystery Theatre \u2013 14\/6 at 19:00 at the Jerusalem Theatre Foyer<\/p>\n

An improvisational show combining humor, audience participation and a surprise twist.
\nArt Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPanorama of Prague<\/strong>\u201d Photo Exhibition \u2013 30\/5 \u2013 19\/6 in the Rebecca Crown Auditorium Foyer<\/p>\n

In cooperation with the Czech Embassy in Israel, the festival will be hosting this photo exhibition examining past and present views of Prague\u2019s rich architectural culture and history.<\/p>\n

\u201cOut of Context<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 An incorporated collage using tissue, by Avital Bar-on Isakov \u2013 17\/5 \u2013 17\/6 at the Chopin entry Foyer, Crown Building<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween 2011 \u2013 A Parallel Universe<\/strong>\u201d by Motke Bloom \u2013 15\/5 \u2013 16\/5 at the Theatre Gallery<\/p>\n

\u201cMemories<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 A group exhibition of the Israeli Quilters Association \u2013 20\/5\/ – 20\/6, Schrober Theatre Foyer<\/p>\n

Jazz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nightly jazz performances will be held in the theatre\u2019s foyer and courtyard.
\nSome recommended highlights:<\/p>\n

28\/5\/12 at 23:30 \u2013 American jazz and gospel singer Tekora Rogers<\/strong> will be performing her usual sublime blend of jazz, blues, and gospel vocals.<\/p>\n

29\/5\/12 at 23:30 \u2013 the Israeli French gypsy band SumSum<\/strong> will be performing their energetic, outback jazz dance music.<\/p>\n

4\/6\/12 at 23:30 \u2013 Shmemel<\/strong>, a contemporary mix of groove, rock, jazz, and Balkan beats. Very, very groovy and highly recommended.<\/p>\n

5\/6\/12 and 8\/6\/12 \u2013 the one and only Jaroslav Jakubovitz<\/strong>, a Czech-Israeli native, today resides in the US and is considered one of the leading saxophonists. He will be performing together with singer Brenika Kohut and trombonist Peter Plassnik from the Czech Republic, as well as Israelis Arad Yeni on trumpet, Warren Brown on trombone, Adi Rennert on keyboards and Israel Nahum on drums.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The annual Israel Festival will be taking place this year between May 23rd and June 19th, and in addition to performances by various international and Israeli artists, the public can also attend an array of free events including theatre, children\u2019s show and nightly jazz. Check out the following list of free music, dance, and theatre […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,30,6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-free","category-music","category-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}