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  • June 2010


  • 1/6/2010 12:00 AM

  • Cultural Newsletter from Embassy of Israel, London
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    June 2010
    LITERATURE- HE Ron Prosor at Hay                             Festival
    LITERATUREEli Amir
    THEATRENalaga'a
    FILM'Ajami'
    FILM'Eyes Wide Open'
    FILM'Lebanon'
    FILMTAU Student Film Festival
    MUSICAchinoam Nini
    MUSICEnsemble Maktub
    MUSIC -  Nash Ensemble & Greta                        Hofmeister-Klingsberg 
    MUSICAvital Raz
    ARTS - Israeli Participation in                          Leeds International Jewish                  Performing Arts Festival
    ART - Orly Aviv
    DVD'Lost Islands'
    CD'Skin & Feathers'
    BOOK'Mr Mani'
    BOOK'Doll City'
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    HE Ron Prosor
    HE Ron Prosor In Conversation At The Hay Festival   
    Discussing current events and providing an insight into Anglo-Israeli relations, the Ambassador, HE Ron Prosor will be in conversation with Nik Gowing as part of the Hay Festival.

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    Date
    Tuesday 1st June
    Time
    8.00pm
    Venue
    Oxfam Studio, Hay on Wye

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    Eli Amir
    Eli Amir Speaking Tour   
    Eli Amir, the celebrated and respected Israeli author, will explore the  themes of home, identity, exile and language as he presents his latest novel, 'The Dove Flyer' and discusses his own childhood experiences of Jewish Baghdad, which served as inspiration for the book.

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    Date
    Thursday 17th - Saturday 19th June
    Venue
    Various London Locations

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    Nalaga'at
    'Not By Bread Alone' by Nalaga'at
    Mixing reality with fantasy, grandeur with ridicule and by using music, humour, mime, magic and bread-making, 'Not By Bread Alone' by Nalaga'at, Israel's blind-deaf theatre company, ignites the senses, fires the imagination and is an experience not to be missed.
    As well, Nalaga'at's Cafe Kapish, staffed by deaf waiters and Blackout, their restaurant in the dark staffed by blind waiters, will be reconstructed to create an entirely unforgettable encounter.

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    Date
    Sunday 4th - Thursday 15th July
    Venue
    Artsdepot

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    'Ajami'
    'Ajami'  
    Intertwining multiple narratives and a spectrum of perspectives, this powerful and award-winning film is an intense crime drama set in the tough, melting pot neighbourhood of Ajami.

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    To watch the trailer, click here
    Date
    From Friday 18th June
    Venue
    Selected UK Cinemas

    Date
    Saturday 19th June
    TimeLondon’s only summer show for the industry, it has proved highly popular with retailers
    3.50pm
    Venue
    NFT2, BFI Southbank

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    Eyes Wide Open
    'Eyes Wide Open'  
    An astonishing, award-winning tale of illicit love in the Ultra-Orthodox world, in which guilt, torment and pressure from the community will eventually catch up with the forbidden affairs, leading them to make radical decisions...

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    To watch the trailer, click here
    Venue
    Selected UK Cinemas

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    'Lebanon'
    'Lebanon'  
    The phenomenal and award-winning 'Lebanon' is a story of honour, bravery, friendship and the constant battle for humanity in a world fraught with danger.

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    To watch the trailer, click here
    Venue
    Selected UK Cinemas

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    Tel Aviv University Student Film Festival
    The 4th Annual Tel Aviv University Student Film Festival  
    Fresh and eclectic, four engaging, award-winning student films will be showcased as part of the 4th Annual Tel Aviv University Student Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a Q&A hosted by BAFTA-winning Dan Patterson.

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    Date
    Tuesday 8th June
    Time
    7.30pm
    Venue
    Renoir Cinema

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    Achinoam Nini
    Achinoam Nini Concert  
    Fusing together English, Hebrew and Yeminite musical strands, Achinoam Nini, one of Israel's 2009 Eurovision representatives, delivers a dynamic show full of passion and energy. Stacey Solomon will also be making a guest appearance.

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    Date
    Sunday 27th June
    Time
    7.30pm
    Venue
    Central London Venue

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    Ensemble Maktub
    Ensemble Maktub   
    Made up of Arab and Jewish Israelis, and combining Eastern and Western musical traditions, the Ensemble Maktub's concert of peace and co-existence promises to be a truly dynamic and invigorating evening.

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    Date
    Monday 21st June
    Time

    7.30pm
    Venue
    Bloomsbury Theatre

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    Nash Ensemble Terezin Weekend
    Greta Hofmeister- Klingsberg at Nash Ensemble Terezin Weekend  
    Greta Hofmeister-Klingsberg, Israeli Holocaust survivor and original performer in the Theresienstadt Children's opera 'Brundibar', will give a talk about her experiences as part of the Nash Ensemble's Terezin Weekend.

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    Date
    Sunday 20th June
    Time
    4.45pm & 6.00pm
    Venue
    Wigmore Hall

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    Avital Raz
    Avital Raz Tour   
    Blending Indian musical influences with Blues, Rock, Celtic and Renaissance music and renowned for her eccentric and intriguing lyrics, Avital Raz's performances are intimate, bewitching and wholly unique.

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    Date
    Tuesday 22nd June - Sunday 18th July
    Venue
    Various locations throughout the UK

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    Iram
    'The Timekeepers' , Mor Karbasi, Lenny Ravich & Tel Aviv Youth Performing Arts Academy  
    A diverse and interesting line up of Israelis will be featured at The Leeds International Jewish Performing Arts Festival. The acclaimed play, 'The Timekeepers' will be staged,  the captivating Mor Karbasi will perform a concert, the energetic Tel Aviv Youth Performing Arts Academy will stage a dance show and the intriguing Lenny Ravich will present a session on laughter.

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    Date
    Sunday 6th - Thursday 10th June
    Venue
    The Carriageworks, Leeds

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    Orly Aviv
    Orly Aviv Exhibition  
    Exploring the themes of ambition and inspiration, cloning and distortion and human relation to the sea, Orly Aviv's multi-media installations engage the viewer and encourage them to examine the issues from an original perspective.

    For more information, click here

    Date
    Wednesday 9th - Wednesday 16th June
    Venue
    Slade School of Fine Art, UCL

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    'Lost Islands'
    'Lost Islands'
    Exploring the balance between fulfilling one's dreams and family loyalty, the touching and award-winning 'Lost Islands' tells the tale of twin brothers who fall in love with the same girl.

    To watch the trailer, click here, or for more information, click here

     
    'Skin & Feathersr' by Avital Raz
    'Skin & Feathers' by Avital Raz
    A study of longing and desire, 'Skin & Feathers' mixes and matches culture and meaning in its music and lyrics, as Avital Raz effortlessly intertwines images of the Indian Gods Kali and Shiva with the biblical lovers of the Song of Solomon.

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    'Mr Mani'
    'Mr Mani' by A. B. Yehoshua
    Surp
    isingly humourous, deeply wise, and moving backwards from the 1980s to the mid-nineteenth century, 'Mr Mani' chronicles six generations of the Sephardi Mani family. The story comprises of five conversations, each centering on the fate of a different member of the Mani family, and in each the responses of one person is absent.

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    'Doll City' by Orly Castel-Bloom
    'Doll City' by Orly Castel-Bloom
    A fable of the comic-horror of modern urban existence seen through the eyes of "Doctor" Dolly, a woman alone in an alienating city. Dolly mounts a solitary, crazy and comic protest aginst warmongers and bureaucrats, adopting a son along the way.

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