Israel festival
Jazz trumpeter Avishai Cohen to unload post-October 7 angst at Israel Festival
Avishai Cohen's latest record, 'Ashes to Gold,' packs an emotional punch and will be performed on July 16 in Jerusalem as part of this year’s Israel Festival.
Summer’s here! A snapshot of Jerusalem's warm-weather activities to enjoy
A dream of recovery, amid reality of war: Israel Festival goes to the periphery
Cinema South Festival returns to Sderot, honoring resilience after tragedy
Yasmeen Godder and Dikla reunite for Shout Aloud at the Israel Festival
Nearly 25 years after their first collaboration, acclaimed choreographer Yasmeen Godder and singer Dikla join forces once again for Shout Aloud, featuring a new diverse cast of performers.
This year’s Israel Festival will be held at the Gaza border
This year's Israel festival will focus on the Israel-Hamas war, centering around home, loss, and mourning.
'One Day': 2024's Israel Festival to close with an offering of hope
The program kicks off at the Sherover Auditorium of the Jerusalem Theatre at 5 p.m. on September 26, continuing through to 4 p.m. on the morrow.
The Israel Festival provides a platform for budding evacuee musicians
The initiative will debut at the Israel Festival, featuring performances by budding talents alongside established artists.
Summer is ending – check out these can't-miss events in Jerusalem before it does
As the season’s blazing heat takes its final bow, and the first whispers of fall’s cooler breeze make their debut, Jerusalem throws lively end-of-summer celebrations, offering something for everyone.
This year's Israel Festival reckons with the reality of a post-October 7 country
The festival sets out “to do what art and creation know so well to do – to create a space where complexity, multifaceted thought, and imagination can coexist in unison,” artistic directors state.
'Minefield': Israel Festival hosts Argentinian work on both sides of war
The work is on the current Israel Festival roster, with performances set for the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio auditorium on August 9, 10, and 11.
Israel Festival project promises rejuvenating grassroots connections
The project’s background bumf puts the philosophy into neat evocative parlance. “One man’s junk is everyone’s treasure,” whatever that treasure may be.
'Short Term' gets us on board the memory train at the Israel Festival
Alexandrovsky hopes Short Term will have a lasting, positive, and enlightening effect on his audiences.
Israel Festival's Art/Battle uses martial arts for peace
The secret and beauty of such exercises as tai chi, el halev, or krav maga is the fact that they use military language to effect a peaceful resolution.
2023 Israel Festival features creative, thought-provoking art
The festival is set to run August 1-11 at three locations around the capital – Independence Park, the Jerusalem Theatre, and the Jerusalem Arts Campus.
