Yankele Haimiy Choreographer and Artistic Director, born in 1955 began dancing at age 20. In 1979 he founded the Tzabarim Dance Troupe which holds shows in Tel Aviv. In his works, Yankele describes life in Israel, its scenic beauty, and the cultural variety of its different ethnic groups. The ensemble appears regularly in Israel and has performed in many European countries, as well as the U.S. and Canada.
The Tzabarim Mechola Folklore Ensemble is composed of young men and women born in Jerusalem. Israel is the meeting point between two cultures, East and West. The folk dances of Israel express the vitality, the pluralism and the hopes of its people. They express the beauty of the holy land which has gathered to its bosom Jews who were exiled from its shores and dispersed throughout the world for generations. Israeli folk dances have been influenced by the pioneers who came from Eastern Europe, by Hasidic Jews, by Jews from Arab countries, and by the folk dances of the Arabs and Druze living in Israel.
www.jerusalemdance.com
Dr. Asher Ben-Shmuel, Schlomit Gross and Dr. Micha Gross established the Bauhaus Center Tel Aviv in 2000.
The center's goal was to expand public recognition of the "White City" as a unique architectural and cultural site. Changing exhibitions and guided tours are dedicated to this purpose.
The centers' professional team is headed by the architects Shmuel Yavin and Alla Goren and art historian Michal Minski.
The center cooperates with the Israel Committee for UNESCO and the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo, as well as various educational institutions, galleries, museums and several professional architecture and engineering associations.
 
www.bauhaus-center.com
The Cameri Theater
Established over 60 years ago, as Israel’s first Hebrew-language repertory theater, the Cameri has been dubbed the “theater of social responsibility.” Identified with the nation’s conscience and mood, throughout the years its plays have exposed the thoughts, hopes, fears, anxieties, and conflicts, of the diverse strata, which make up the mosaic of Israeli society.
The recently opened premises of the New Cameri Theater of Tel Aviv - the largest theater center in Israel - are situated in the Performing Arts Complex, in the heart of Tel Aviv. It abuts the New Israeli Opera, and is adjacent to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Beit Ariella - Tel Aviv’s central library.
The extraordinary 11,000 square-meter Center, funded by Mifal Hapayis, Israel’s National Lottery, and the Municipality of Tel Aviv, comprises diverse elements and spaces. These include three theater halls - a 950-seat auditorium, a 450-seat hall, and a 200-seat “black box”; a Cafe-Teatron, situated in a multi-purpose foyer, to be used for theatrical and literary cabarets; rehearsal halls; dressing rooms; workshops and storage facilities; and administrative offices. The Center’s inaugural celebrations, running from autumn 2002 to winter 2003, will feature, among others, leading Israeli and international theater groups.
www.cameri.co.il
Ein Hod Artists' Village
On the green slopes of Mount Carmel, only 10 kilometers south of Haifa, you will find the historic Ein Hod Artists' Village, Israel's pride, quietly nestled in an ancient olive grove overlooking the Mediterranean. Founded in the 1950's by a group of progressive artists led by acclaimed Dad artist Marcel Janco, it is nowadays a unique and romantic retreat where painters, sculptors, ceramists, actors, and many other artists live and create. In its narrow and winding streets, among the ancient stone arches and breathtaking views you will find a wide variety of galleries, art workshops, museums, shops, unique cafes, an art-bar, restaurants, and B&B's, all run by the artists themselves.
In Ein Hod's center the Artists Gallery exhibits one of the largest collections of Israeli art with a variety of permanent and temporary exhibitions. The Ein Hod Artists' Village is a perfect place for lovers of art, handcraft, landscape and nature to spend a few hours or days in perfect relaxation.
ein-hod.israel.net
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Gesher Theater was founded in Israel in 1991 with the support of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Jewish Agency, the City of Tel Aviv Jaffa, The Tel Aviv Development Foundation and the Zionist Forum. Gesher Theater comprises mostly new immigrants from Russia, and is now regarded as an inseparable part of Israeli culture.
Yevgeny Arye, Gesher Theatre’s Founder and Artistic Director to this very day, was a reputable and successful stage and screen director in Moscow, laureate of many prizes in Russia and elsewhere.
Gesher Theatre is one of the only bi-lingual theaters in the world, performing with the same troupe in Russian and in Hebrew alternately. Nowadays most of the productions are staged in Hebrew. The unique quality of the theater may also be attributed to its artistic conception, which combines the structure of traditional Russian theater with an original and innovative approach.
www.gesher-theatre.co.il
This comprehensive sites of the Israel museums will help quench the interest of any museum-goer visiting Israel. Arranged by geographic location and subject matter, this site is a great resource for doing pre-trip research.
www.ilmuseums.com
The Israel Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1965 by Gary Bertini who served as its Artistic Director and conductor for 10 years. Numerous well-known conductors, artists and choirs from all over the world perform with the Orchestra.
The ICO's repertoire ranges from early baroque to contemporary music. The Orchestra attaches vital importance to fostering music among the young, and its series.
The Orchestra tours extensively in Europe, USA, Canada, South America and the Far East and participated in prestigious festivals such as Salzburg, Istanbul, Helsinki, Athens, Pompeii, Sofia and Mitte Europa, Hong Kong.
The Orchestra recorded for Chandos, music masters, Koch and Teldec companies. The Israel Chamber Orchestra is sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and the Tel Aviv Jaffa Municipality.
www.ico.co.il
For lovers of symphonic music will no doubt enjoy the world renowned Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra who have played everywhere from the Jerusalem Theater to Carnegie Hall, and many others in between. Their site contains schedule information of all their performances, at home in Israel, and abroad.
http://www.jso.co.il/english/homepage.html
The New Israeli Opera has made it one of it's foremost tasks to employ as many Israeli opera singers as possible. A number of them, like Anat Efraty, Sharon Rostorf-Zamir, Gabi Sadeh, Dan Ettinger, Hadar Halevi, Michal Shamir, Marina Levitt, Sami Bechar, Efrat Ben-Nun, Zehava Gal, Silvya Greenberg, Mira Zakai, Motti Kaston and others started with the New Israeli Opera, before performing in opera houses around the world.
Also new immigrants from the former Soviet Union play an important role in the company's productions
The New Israeli Opera shows that Israeli society consists of many international backgrounds, all with their own stories and experiences. It draws upon talents of native-born and newcomers alike, in order to create a musical and theatrical experience of the highest order.
This way the NIO has been able to create and show its own distinct identity in the large world of opera.
www.israel-opera.co.il
Over the past few years the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company has been widely identified with the works of Artistic Director and resident choreographer Rami Be’er. Be’er’s creations have enabled the company to achieve international acclaim as the company frequently performs in theaters worldwide.
The Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company began in 1970 as a small group of enthusiasts which developed into one of Israel’s prominent dance companies under the direction and guidance of its founder, choreographer and teacher Yehudit Arnon. Arnon pioneered the cause of dance in the kibbutz movement with the establishment of a dance center in Ga’aton and shortly afterwards founded the K.C.D.C., drawing talents from the various kibbutz movements. She subsequently pushed for international renown and developed close connections with choreographers such as Matz Ek, Jiry Kylian and Gene Hill-Sagan, who all created works for the company
The K.C.D.C. enjoys regular invitations to prestigious festivals in the Far East, Europe, the U.S, and South America. In 1993 the Company was both the first chosen to represent China with the renewal of Diplomatic relations, and the first Israeli Company to take part in the Melbourne, Australia International Festival of the Arts.
www.kcdc.co.il/
The Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater , Neve Tzedek, Tel-Aviv, is located in a four complex, comprising of four performances halls which surrounded a square for outdoor performances which is dotted with citrus trees. Historically at the turn of the century, Neve Tzedek was the heart of the young city of Tel Aviv, and was its cultural center.
The Suzanne Dellal Center was inaugurated in 1989 by the Dellal family of London and through the initiative and efforts of their son in law Ze'ev Sokolovski.
The Center, which today is essential part of the cultural life in Israel, is located in the heart of the first Jewish neighborhood built outside of Jaffa.
The Suzanne Dellal Center is home for all the dance companies and dance activities in Israel. In addition to its regular dance performances, there are major events in dance, music and theater Among which are:
www.suzannedellal.org.il
The Ir David Foundation was established in 1986 as a non-profit foundation dedicated to the preservation and development of the biblical City of David - ancient Jerusalem.
According to the Second Book of Samiel, Chapter 5, King David conquered Jerusalem from the Jebusite Kingdom approximately 3,000 years ago, dedicating it as the eternal capital of the Jewish People and naming it the "City of David."
Now, 3000 years later, the Ir David Foundation is continuing King David's legacy through extensive archeological excavations, historical preservation, residential revitalization, and educational programming in the City of David and its environs.
To date, the City of David has produced some of the world's most significant archeological finds relating to the Biblical Period in Jerusalem, evidence of the more than 3000 year-long Jewish presence in the city beginning with King David. Through this archeological evidence, the Ir David Foundation seeks to strengthen Israel's current and historic connection to Jerusalem - its capital.
www.cityofdavid.org.il
Museum on the Seam is a unique museum in Israel, displaying contemporary art that deals with different aspects of the socio-political reality.
Through the works of artists from Israel and abroad, who respond to the stress and tension between and within groups, the museum invites the visitors to examine the degree of influence of the social environment on the individual and vice versa.
Between the local and the universal, between pluralism and extreme ideologies, the message of The Museum calls for listening and discussion, for accepting the other and those different from us and respect for our fellow man and his liberty.
/www.coexistence.art.museum
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