Summer Nights Festival Jerusalem - פסטיבל לילות קיץ:פסיפס ירושלים

The following August will surely be a hot one- particularly in Jerusalem: five consecutive nights this late August will unfold a diversity of sound and color, combined into a spectrum of new artistic creations and tendencies.

HaZira Performance Art - in its support for new, original cultural artistic expressions, with the financial help of the "Jerusalem Municipality" will turn the central city area into a spectacularly diverse mosaic of multiple art form: the opening night will be dedicated to the multi-media art form, with the opening act "Psifasim" by Yuval Avital - evolving artist active in Italy and Europe:
artists of different creative backgrounds will combine and create together, discovering new and diverse forms of creative communication.

Second night will be in sign of Middle Eastern and Mediterranian folk culture: influential performance art works of different nations such as: Persian, Greek, Romanian, Yemenite and more. This night's main event will star "Cununitza Ensemble" – an original Romanian gipsy ensemble.

Third night will commemorate the Jewish cultural inspiration that the city of Jerusalem breeds to its artists. This day will include a premiere performance: "The Hovering Tower" – newly composed text segments of the ancient Jewish "mishna",
coming from the "Ha'oman Chai Ensemble" that brought us "Writings From Within".

Fourth day is mostly dedicated to fresh musical groups and will take place in different show-sites around town.
The festival will come to an end at Yellow Submarine Club with live dj's and a concert party by the following music groups: Boom Pam, Zvuv Im Groove (The Groovy Fly) and Dj Dori Adar.

The Summer Nights Festival rotates around different local cultural centers that the audience will be able to migrate to and from: Khan Theatre, Lev-Smadar Cinema Hall, Sergey Courtyard, The Third Ear and many pubs and coffee-shops involved in the artistic happening.
The true muse of this festival is non other then the city of Jerusalem with it's broad spectrum of colors, fragrances and tastes that will be artistically and culturally reflected in this mosaic festival.

Khan Theatre Compound
22-26.08.2006

Free entrance for North Israel residents!

click to listen to the festival performers!

info & tickets

tel: 02-6783378

fax: 02-6782216

Tue. 22.08	courtyard	main stage	stage 2

11:00 - 12:00			First Came Out the Fish - children's play

19:30 - 20:00	Fire From Water		Panel Discussion
20:00 - 20:30	Fire From Water		Panel Discussion

21:00 - 21:30		Psifasim by Yuval Avital
21:30 - 22:00
22:00 - 22:30
22:30 - 23:00	Young Bands and Artists
23:00 - 23:30		Dance & Multimedia
23:30 - 00:00		Dance & Multimedia	Cabaret Show "Cheap Holes"

00:30 - 01:00			The Fans
01:00 - 01:30			The Fans
01:30 - 05:00			Dj Suave

Ticket prices	regular	discount
First came out the fish	30 NIS	30 NIS
Fire from water	40 NIS	30 NIS
Psifasim [including dance and multimedia]	60 NIS	40 NIS
Dance and multimedia	40 NIS	30 NIS
Panel Young bands Cheep holes The Fans Dj Suave		free

Wed. 23.08	courtyard	main stage	stage 2

11:00 - 12:00			First Came Out the Fish - children's play

19:30 - 20:00	Fire From Water		Morin Nehedar
20:00 - 20:30	Fire From Water		Morin Nehedar

21:00 - 21:30		Cununitza ensamble - original Romanian music
21:30 - 22:00			Playback Theatre
22:00 - 22:30			Playback Theatre
22:30 - 23:00	Tzan'a Groove
23:00 - 23:30		Flamenco Show	Red Flower band
23:30 - 00:00		Flamenco Show	Red Flower band

00:30 - 01:00			Rock Concert
01:00 - 01:30
01:30 - 02:30

Ticket prices	regular	discount
First came out the fish	30 NIS	30 NIS
Fire from water	40 NIS	30 NIS
Cununita [including flamenco]	60 NIS	40 NIS
Flamenco	40 NIS	30 NIS
Morin Nehedar	40 NIS	30 NIS
Playback theatre	40 NIS	30 NIS
Tzana groove Rock bands		free

Thur. 24.08	courtyard	main stage	stage 2

21:00 - 21:30		Mishnayot	Playback Theatre
21:30 - 22:00			Playback Theatre
22:00 - 22:30
22:30 - 23:00	Voices of Jehuda		Esti Ofri Keinan trio
23:00 - 23:30	Voices of Jehuda	Eva - movie	Esti Ofri Keinan trio
23:30 - 00:00		Eva - movie
00:00 - 00:30			ED
00:30 - 01:00			ED
01:00 - 05:00			Dj Anna - Pacotek

Ticket prices	regular	discount
Mishnayot [includin the movie Eva]	60 NIS	40 NIS

Eva	40 NIS	30 NIS
Esti Ofri Keinan trio	40 NIS	30 NIS
Playback theatre	40 NIS	30 NIS
Voices of Jehuda ED Dj Anna		free

Thur. 24.08		The Arena is diving
closing night of the festival at Yellow Submarine club
22:00	Boom Pam
01:00	The Groovy Fly [Zvuv im Gruv]
02:00	Djs: Dori Adar, Tomer Yossef
www.yellowsubmarine.org.il

First Came Out the Fish - Children's play

A fantastic show full of colorful characters coming to life through creative use of make up, original music and choreography.

"What to do? What to do in a world so cold and rainy, a world so gray without a ray of sunlight, without a birdsong …They've been waiting for the sun to come back, then finally sent the raven to look for it…"

Produced by: HaZira Performance Art
Idea and design by: Sigal Nir, Rinat Shternberg
Written by: Rinat Shternberg
Song lyrics by: Rinat Shternberg
Directed by: Dana Bauman
Songs composed by: Avraham Tal
Music by: Ophir Gal
Starring: Rinat Shternberg

Fire From Water – a dance masquerade for all ages

Fire From Water is a theatrical dance show that unfolds the myth of the world's creation. The tale is based on biblical and mythological motives, using modern theatrical costume and storytelling techniques which mix together the different versions of the story into a magical theatrical journey for all ages.

The show is supported by Pais Council

Directed by: Yulia Guinness
Costume design: Yulia Guinness, Svetlana Lifshitz
Music: in cooperation with "Musrara" art school, conducted by Avi Berman
Participants: Irit Dekel, Tanya Pelsner, Michal Agassi, Einat Segel, Kai Korbelniko

Psifasim - the opening performance

Outstanding music, dance and theatre performers join together to explore the leap from the traditional and poetic to the unexpected and uncharted ground. The show is supported by the Italian Cultural Institute.

Participants: Yuval Avital, Nikola Chamaruji, Nico Nitai, Salva Nekara, Binyamin Yusufov, Wissam Gibran, Yizar Kershon, Childrens Choir "The String",Shai Cohen, Liat Weissburt, Rabaa Morcus, Itamar Sahar, Dafna Shachar,

www.yuvalavital.com

Young Bands and Artists - Amir Dickerman, Ron Finkelberg, MinK

Dance and multimedia:

Cold feet by Daffy Eltabeb

The dance piece checks the relationship between two counter parts: order, chaos and their distinguished relationship.

Creator/Dancer: Daffi Altabeb
Dance: Tal Kol

Testimony by Odelia Coperberg

The solo dancer takes here audience into the performers psyche at real-time exposure-personal, obscure and intriguing mix with intimate process audience work.

Choreography: Odelia Cooperberg
Dancers: Naomi Kaplan, Ran Baron, Odelia Cooperberg
Costume design: Odelia Cooperberg
Original music: Idan Tirkel

All is written, but the choice still at hand by Yuval Ron
Yuval Ron - using music, text and paint, the performer describes the journey from infant to grown-up.

Archive by DUPRASS

Archive is a special show combining dance, video art, computers, piano and segments from the master-piece "Slower" by Avraham Heffner. The show was generated by the digital art studio Duprass of artists Liora Balford and Ido Govrin in association with creators Tali Zabilevich and Yelena Abramovitch.

Choreography and performance: Tali Zabilevich, Yelena Abramovich
Sound, composition and performance: Ido Govrin
Script, direction, concept, video adaptation: Liora Balford
Costume desidn: Barak Aviram

www.duprass.com

Cheap Holes - a cabaret show by Razia Mizrachi

A sharp one-man cabaret made of song and sketch, telling the twisted tale of one who searched for love and fell into a dangerous trap.

The band gives a live, energetic, original rock show that shakes the place and makes all the ladies scream.

www.thefans.biz

Since his beginner days as Diwan's resident D.J., he stays the main body shaker always ready to groove.

www.agitpoprecords.com

Morin Nehedar - lecture and concert

"The life circle of the women in the Persian Jewish community"-
using a-capella and sitar Morin will take us into her research through poetry and song.

Cununitza ensemble

This 9 member ensemble uses unique instruments, "Centece" song and "Jocuri" dance, taking us on a Romanian musical journey!

Mrs. Sas Carmen Maria, Mrs. Dorca Leontina, Mr. Mureşan Nicuşor, Mr. Maximiuc Nicolae Cătălin, Mrs. Huja Dana Maria, Mr Hainal Ioan, Mr. Bora Dezideriu, Mr. Totpati Cristian Vasile, Mr. Tordoi Ioan

Playback Theater - folk tales

The playback technique uses psychodrama principals in storytelling improvisation.
Each member of the audience may step up to the storytellers chair and give the corner stone to the actor's interpretation, following the audience member's personal story. The audience is invited to come with ethnic family tales.

Participants: Aviva Malcolm, Osher Ohana, Asaf Amiel, Galit Gan-Or, Zohar Karniel, Hamutal Endi, Yonathan Leibovich, Lior Vahalom, Razya Mizrahi, Galit Tzabari. Musicians: Aleksei Kochetkov, Shira Bar Yehuda

www.hazira.org.il

This eight member group puts together Yemenite, classical Arabic, and Greek (rabatico) influences into jazzy surprising structures making a spicy musical set.

Oud: Bruno Partush
Vocals: Michal Weldman
Buzuki, acoustic guitar, flute: David Weinberg
Electric guitar, saxophone: Eitan Cohen
Bass: Yerucham Musko
Percussion: Chaim Arev
Drums: Shai Banbanishti

Flamenco - "entre alegria y pena"[between happiness and pain] by Shiri Wild

A musical conversation between dancers and musicians from traditional to up to date style. Including the alegasias, sigirias, sola por bolarias styles and costumes.

www.dance4all.co.il

The Red Flower band

Greece rabatico music, including five musicians and a singer. Combining hebrew texts with Greek folk music.

Vocals, buzuki, oud, baglama, conduction: Tomer Katz
Contrabass: Elad Kyner
Percussion: Itamar Sharbit
Violin: Roi Lahmi
Vocals: Reut Rivka
Guitar: Dima Mitagretz
Public relations, production: Efrat Hyzmi

www.perachadom.co.il

Nadav Azulai
Kfir Shtivi

Mishnayot - premiere
Haoman Chai ensamble

A group of creative musicians, with the guidance of Israeli national award winning musicologist: professor. André Heiden, joined together playing their own musical interpretation of segments of the ancient Jewish "mishna". The show is followed by explanations and interpretation of the ancient texts.

Musical conduct, piano, vocals: Andre Haido
Guiding, vocals: Esteban Gotfreed
Percussion, tar, vocals: Yair Harel
Viola, flute, vocals: Nuri Yaakobi
Cielo, vocals: Yonathan Niv
Piano, vocals: Matti Kolber
Accordion, vocals: Avishai Fish

Playback theatre - Jewish folk tales

The playback technique uses psycodrama principals in storytelling improvisation.
Each member of the audience may step up to the storytellers chair and give the corner stone to the actor's interpretation, following the audience member's personal story.The audience is invited to bring Jewish family tales.

Participants: Aviva Malcolm, Osher Ohana, Asaf Amiel, Galit Gan-Or, Zohar Karniel, Hamutal Endi, Yonathan Leibovich, Lior Vahalom, Razya Mizrahi, Galit Tzabari. Musicians: Aleksei Kochetkov, Shira Bar Yehuda

www.hazira.org.il

Voices of Jehuda

A colorful musical journey composed by Mark Eliyahu and Perets Eliyahu of their composition "Hymn for the Wonderer".
Original music meditated in the Judean desert, where people through out the ages went to seek the way to the creator, and the hidden garden. This musical journey travels between the ancient musical formulas into a new creative ground.

Marc Elyahu: Kamanche Wassaz
Percussion: Guest player

Esti Ofri Keynan trio - Vienticinco Escalonesde

The trio received the 2003 Outstanding Chamber Ensemble Award of the Ministry of Culture. Their former album "Tsvia" was chosen as one of the ten best Jewish music albums by the internet site "Kleyzmer Shek" in the U.S. for 2002.

www.koloudtof.com

Many years ago, Eva, a Yugoslavian war hero and civil-wrights activist, was forced to choose between her only daughter and the man she loved. She chose not to betray the man she loved and was thrown to the infamous woman's jail "Goli Otok". Her six year old daughter was on the streets. In the film seeks forgiveness from he daughter, the meeting between the two made possible through the grandchild Emily. Eva leaves her kibbutz; Tiana is coming from the states as Emily waits for them.
Together, the three woman travel back to Yugoslavia, to lay down the heavy burden, in search for closure.

Movie by: Maccabit Abramzon, Avner Feingelrandt
Produced by: Orna Yarmot

Anna - a techno dj., one of the founders of Pacotek techno party line, brings the best of the local and international techno to the capital.

www.pacotek.com

Graphic design: Naama Nehushtai
Website: Martimi