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Puppies of Pop

Crossposted from Haaretz Klavlavei Hapop is a name that in recent months has been whispered about in small clubs, on fringe music blogs, Facebook pages, student radio stations, between tents and at supermarkets open all night and at art schools. This was before the musical quintet behind the name released its premiere album or even…

By Dafna Arad Aug 23, 2011 | < 1 min read
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Batsheva’s Young Dancers Moved by Spirits

Crossposted from Haaretz The wonderful program of young artists that was presented at the Batsheva Dance Company’s Studio Varda on August 18 was surprising in the freshness and talent of the artists who do as they please based on solid technique and choreographic knowledge. The space is a roomy studio with no props, with uniform…

By Ruth Eshel Aug 22, 2011 | < 1 min read
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Brother Daniel, Jew-Turned-Christian-Turned-Monk

Crossposted from Haaretz Daniel Stein, Interpreter: A Novel in Documents, by Ludmila Ulitskaya (translated from Russian by Arch Tait ) Overlook Duckworth, 416 pages, $27.95 In the struggle over definitions of Israeli and Jewish identity, Oswald Rufeisen, better known as Brother Daniel, was a pivotal figure. The case that Rufeisen (1922-1998 ) took to Israel’s…

By Shalom Goldman Aug 18, 2011 | < 1 min read
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The Forty Thieves of Rock and Roll

Crossposted from Haaretz Elisha Banai & The Forty Thieves, a rock group formed a year and a half ago, is trying with all its might to crowd into the compact Israeli rock hall of fame. To that end, it is diligently observing all the unofficial regulations for establishing a successful band in Israel. The ensemble…

By Dafna Arad Aug 10, 2011 | < 1 min read
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Japanese Choreographer Brings Dance ‘Flood’ to Tel Aviv

Crossposted from Haaretz “My Israeli identity has become stronger recently,” says Mami Shimazaki, the Japanese dancer and choreographer whose new work “Flood” premieres August 10 at the Summer Dance Festival at Tel Aviv’s Suzanne Dellal Center. “I talk more, make more noise, laugh more. [I’m] more lighthearted,” she continues in polished Hebrew. “But somehow when…

By Elad Samorzik Aug 9, 2011 | < 1 min read
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No Sting in the Tail From Cale

Crossposted from Haaretz I wish the opposite had been the case. I wish John Cale’s show Tuesday had been lukewarm at the start, and then picked up momentum until the fabulous end. But in fact, exactly the opposite occurred. The performance started out fabulously, became less exciting and ended just okay. While leaving the club,…

By Ben Shalev Aug 5, 2011 | < 1 min read
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Israel’s Friday Night Sitcom

Crossposted from Haaretz This is apparently the ultimate all-Israeli experience, crossing sectors, affiliations and barriers. A family comes together for Friday night dinner. Elderly parents, their children with or without families of their own. Often there will be a blessing over the wine and there will always be a gut-busting meal, full of familiar dishes….

By Gili Izikovich Aug 4, 2011 | < 1 min read
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Superficial Characters and Their Sex Lives

Crossposted from Haaretz This shouldn’t have happened. A spectator coming to the theater is supposed to take an interest in many things: the plot, the characters, the style, the acting, the directing. When the play is really good, he is supposed to take all of these in, perhaps reflect on them later in greater detail,…

By Michael Handelzalts Aug 3, 2011 | < 1 min read

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