The dynamism of Israel’s music scene is on display at this year’s Glastonbury Festival: ranging from the Arabic, Hebrew and English hip hop of SAZ, the Palestinian rapper from Ramle (mixed Arab and Jewish Israeli city) to the RnB infused cuts, soft vocals, electronica and rap of Adi Ulmansky and to Garden City Movement’s frenetic fusion of dancefloor-ready beats, intertwining vocals and mixes drawn from their diverse cultural worlds; Israel’s many musical faces shall be taking the stage at the UK’s leading Festival.

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Singing about love, life and the small things, with multi-layered music, high energy and an electrifying stage presence, Shlomo Artzi will be performing his folk-rock at a one-off London gig.

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Soulful yet powerful, high energy and technically superb, Guy Schalom & The Baladi Blues Ensemble will be showcasing their masterful urban Egyptian dance music as they launch their latest album ‘Baladi Blues Reloaded’.

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Enigmatic not only as it juxtaposes animal hunting scenes with a marine scene, but also because no human figures or deities are displayed, the rare Roman mosaic pavement excavated in Lod, Israel measures roughly eight metres in length, is dated to around 300 AD and forms the centrepiece of this exhibition.

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Showcasing a whole spectrum of Israeli culture and society, Seret 2014 – The London Israeli Film & Television Festival, will feature around 25 screenings, ranging from feature films, to documentaries and TV series, 15 of which are UK Premieres. Filmmakers, Amos Gitai, Chaim Sharir, Reshef Levy, Yuval Adler, Jonathan Gurfinkel, Tom Shoval, and Dror Shostak will be in attendance and participating in Q&As.

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Ground-breaking, challenging and authentic, in ‘Waltz With Bashir’, Ari Folman embarks on a quest to recover the memories he’s lost of his involvement in the first Lebanon War . As he delves deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep back in surreal images…

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Fresh and eclectic, five engaging and diverse short films by students of Tel Aviv University will be showcased as part of the 8th Annual Tel Aviv University Student Film Festival.

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A farcical yet touching tale of one man’s journey to fulfill his grandfather’s wishes, told in a mockumentary-style, ’5 Kilo Sugar’ follows the story of Gur Koren who is sent on a mission that begins with sugar smuggling in the Second World War and ends in the bed of a junior lecturer of Eastern European history.

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Exploring ways in which the modern world changes the way we express ourselves and the impact technology has had on our lives, Israeli writer Joshua Sobol and British writer and theatre director Lisa Goldman will share an intriguing insight into 21st century perceptions of love and culture.

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Revealing their own creative voices with six new short pieces by the dancers of Hofesh Shechter Company, ‘In Good Company’ is an opportunity for those dancers to explore their own choreographic voice and showcases their creativity and performance skills.

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Filled with fun, games, music, romance and happy endings, ‘Cupcakes’ is a feel-good film about a group of friends who write a song that inadvertently becomes Israel’s entry in a Eurovision-like international competition.

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Exploring many of Roy Assaf’s artistic and personal passions and with recurring melodies combined with danceable rhythms, ‘Second Row Behind The Painter’ is an innovative take on recorded jazz, as it captures the feel of live performance whilst maintaining the attention to detail and fidelity of a studio album.

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Whilst watching the 1998 World Cup Final, four friends write down their wishes for the next few years to be looked at during the next final. Their bond is deep and solid, but tested by betrayal, death,and distance their alliance comes under pressure; as they and the world around them change, so do their ideas of friendship, happiness and whether wishes can really be fulfilled…

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A Light-hearted tale of family ties, over-the-top housekeeping, and the sport of storytelling in the village of Meir Shalev’s birth, where his unforgettable Grandma Tonia lived in a constant state of battle with the family’s biggest enemy in their adoptive land: dirt.

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Supporting new fully-bilateral cultural projects, building institutional relationships, challenging perceptions and positioning culture at the forefront of creating change, the BIARTS is a joint arts funding programme between the British Council, the Israeli Ministry of Culture & Sport and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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