Inspirational Connections
The Israel Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary with a wide multidisciplinary journey of music, theater, performance, dance, poetry, and video art. Over four nights, 40 artists will present original short works inspired by 40 iconic Israeli artworks in disciplines other than theirs. Coming together in solidarity with a social statement about the power and meaning of local art, Inspirational Connections is a moving homage to seven decades of outstanding Israeli creativity.
Inspirational Connections #1 – 3.6.2021, 20:30. 90 min. without intermission
Gilad Ratman Following Hezy Leskly’s long poem “Holes and Handles”
Keren Peles Following photographer Ziv Koren’s Covid-19 outbreak documentation
Orly Portal Inspired by Shimon Adaf’s “Icarusʹ Monologue”
Maya Magnat, Sharon Gabay and Miri Segal Following the late Gilad Evron’s play “Staring Eye”
Roy Hasan and Amit Hai Cohen Following Jack Jano’s sculpture
Sha’anan Streett Following Haïm Bouzaglo with Yossi Savaya’s movie “Fictitious Marriage”
Tamir Ginz – Kamea Dance Company Following Amir Guttfreund’s book “Our Holocaust”
Yehezkel Lazarov Following Adi Ness’s photograph “The Last Supper”
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Inspirational Connections #2 – 9.6.2021, 20:30. 90 min. without intermission
“Amir and Daniel Kolben Following Asad Azi’s painting “My Father is a Soldier
Dalia Shimko Following the poet Nathan Zach
“Echo Following Yochai Matos’s installation “You Are a Saint
Nava Zuckerman Following the late Talia Shapira
Omer Krieger Following a dance choreographed by the late Noa Eshkol for the “Decade” memorial ceremony
Rina Schenfeld Inspired by Michal Rovner’s video works
“Ronny Someck Following the Bashir Abu Rabi’a’s painting “Lone Ranger
“Yair Dalal Following Rafi Bukai’s film “Avanti Popolo
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Inspirational Connections #3 – 10.6.2021, 20:30. 90 min. without intermission
Amir Yatziv Following Nathan Alterman’s play “The Pythagorean Theorem”
Gilad Kimchi Following Yehudith Ravitz
Itzik Weingarten and Galia Fradkin Following Else Lasker-Schüler
Mark Eliyahu Following Barry Frydlender’s photo “Sabra”
Sharon Eyal Following the artist Sigalit Landau
Shlomi Shaban Following Menashe Kadishman’s sheep paintings
Tal Nitzan Following Omer Klein’s “A Desert Trip”
Yehezkel Rahamim Following Avihu Medina’s song “Let Time Go”
Yoram Karmi – Fresco Dance Company Following Murjan Abu Debe‘s untitled video work
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Inspirational Connections #4 – 15.6.2021, 20:30. About 2.5 hours with intermission
Two Sides of the Canvas Following the late Menashe Kadishman
Dan Robert Lahiani Following Clal Center designed by the architect Dan Eytan
“Avi Gibson Bar-El, Smartoot Group Following Igael Tumarkin‘s “He Walked in the Fields
Itzik Weingarten and Galia Fradkin Following Else Lasker-Schüler
“Maya Zack Following Rachel the Poetess’s poem “The Messenger
“Miriam Naeh and Nir segal Following Maskit’s “Desert Coat
“Noa Dar Following Tamar Getter’s “Slingshot Girl
Rona Kenan Following Orly Castel-Bloom
“Ronen Itzhaki Following David Perlov’s film “In Jerusalem
“Shir Goldberg Following Leah Goldberg’s poem “Is It True (You Will Walk in the Fields)
* Evening No. 4 includes nude
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