{"id":3663,"date":"2010-03-04T05:08:13","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T12:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=3663"},"modified":"2010-03-22T13:06:17","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T20:06:17","slug":"alyson-moyet-to-perform-in-holon-womens-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=3663","title":{"rendered":"Alyson Moyet to Perform in Holon Women’s Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alison Moyet\/Photo: Ayelet Dekel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Her willowy appearance and sweet smile barely hinting at the depth and strength of her voice, Alison Moyet enchanted the media at a press conference this afternoon in anticipation of her appearance at the Holon International Women\u2019s Festival. Moyet will give a single performance on Friday, March 5 at 22:00 at the Holon Theatre, with a selection of songs from a career that includes just about everything from synth pop to blues.<\/p>\n

Festival Director Guy Telem introduced Moyet saying that her performance in Holon continues the festival\u2019s tradition of enabling Israeli audiences to see significant international artists live, adding, \u201cI get to realize what has been a dream of mine for years. I am expecting an extraordinary experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alison Moyet and Guy Telem\/Photo: Ayelet Dekel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Moyet said, \u201cI am thrilled to be here [in Israel]. Thank goodness it happened at last! I am delighted to have a chance to sing for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if she had felt any fear at travelling to Israel, Moyet said she had none, \u201cI admit to being quite a provincial person, and if I am invited to perform somewhere, I am quite happy to go.\u201d She promised an eclectic mix of music in her performance tomorrow, which she says will include: chanson, pop, folk and a variety of styles she has worked with over the years, \u201call the way back to Yazoo\u201d \u2013 the Synth Pop duo with Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode which brought her into the limelight in the 80s.<\/p>\n

Her feelings on \u201cmaking it\u201d in the music field as a woman: \u201cIt\u2019s hard to judge, I\u2019ve only ever been a woman. I\u2019ve found things ridiculously easy. I was brought up to be outspoken. I don\u2019t see walls as walls. I grew up in a small town, working class. I left school uneducated, without prospects and I\u2019ve spent 30 years singing as a living. I\u2019ve been quite fortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moyet says that as a woman, singer and songwriter she \u201creally likes being middle-aged. I found my 20s quite tortuous. I like lyrics that reflect life.\u201d Songs written in her twenties, she says, were written from her imagination, \u201cI was writing about broken hearts before I had one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saying that the best way to think about anything in life is as a \u201cone-off,\u201d including this performance in Israel, \u201cI\u2019ll give this concert everything I have.\u201d<\/p>\n

What more could an audience ask from a performer?<\/p>\n

Alison Moyet
\nFriday, March 5 at 22:00
\nHolon Theatre, 11 Kugel Street
\n03-5023001\/2\/3<\/p>\n

Moyet revisits Yazoo’s first single “Only You”
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AYELET DEKEL<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Her willowy appearance and sweet smile barely hinting at the depth and strength of her voice, Alison Moyet enchanted the media at a press conference this afternoon in anticipation of her appearance at the Holon International Women\u2019s Festival. Moyet will give a single performance on Friday, March 5 at 22:00 at the Holon Theatre, with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3663","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3663\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}