Twenty-eight contestants between the ages of 21 and 30 competed in the 2024 Aviv Competitions.
As the war continues, the message and hope conveyed by this concert, planned for the Shalva National Center in Jerusalem on December 19, becomes more relevant and necessary.
The Beit Hillel Theater Workshop at Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, merges experienced actors and novices, Israelis and Anglo-Saxons.
Other jazzy tributes across the three days include nods to Sting, Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, John Lennon, Brazilian music and reggae icon Bob Marley.
Clearly a major group effort, this production wowed the audience on opening night with exquisite songs, playful and dynamic choreography, splendid acting, and moments of surreal comedy.
'My music represents something pure and uniquely Jewish that speaks to everybody.'
The 1961 multi-award-winning classic satire by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows is this year’s production by Israel’s veteran English-language musical theater group, LOGON.
'Vilna' is the brainchild of Kevin and Allison Cloud, a married writing team in Kansas City, and Lisa Kenner Grissom, a playwright and screenwriter in Los Angeles.
This much beloved opera, with its mythical and folk aspects, has delighted opera fans since its world premiere in 1901
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