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Throughout 3,000 years of history, Jerusalem served as a source of inspiration to poets, musicians and other creative spirits.
Now, the Jerusalem Season of Culture summons the ancient muse for an annual summer showcase of the city's contemporary cultural treasures. From mid-May through the end of July, the city will host a series of riveting artistic experiences spanning the worlds of dance, music, poetry, philosophy, visual art, new media, and more.
Brace yourself for a summer of breathtaking locations, dazzling creativity, and unforgettable moments that could happen only in Jerusalem.
Brush those leg warmers: Lili Franko and the Reines Girls will be performing at the Uganda on Saturday night, January 21. And if that is not enough, here is another reason to pay it a visit this week, on Tuesday, January 24, the Trees and Bees band will be taking control of the stage. This is what we call a good week.
This is an event we have definitely been waiting for: on Saturday night, January 28, join Neri Livneh, Alma Zohar, Sharon Mayevsky, Zelda Jackson, Rachel Azaria, Hana Pinchasi at "Zena Verainu"—for a Jerusalem evening of pluralistic feminist culture: an evening in which the Talpiot Yeshiva, The Elul Beit Midrash and the Jerusalem Secular Yeshiva join forces. Come see for yourself this highly astute group of women, artistic installations, a performance and best of all—free entry. We will certainly be checking it out at the Gerard Bachar Center, Leo Model Theatre. For more details click here.
If you haven't checked it out already, we think it is really worth you taking a look at the artdaily website which has some very complimentary things to say about the new project at the Israel Museum by renowned American artist, Sharon Lockhart, which explores the work of prominent Israeli choreographer and creator of the Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation, Noa Eshkol, who died in 2007. As well as dance scores, also on display is a selection of wall carpets created by Eshkol, drawings, and other archival material pertaining to her work.
Lockhart first encountered Eshkol's work in 2008. The process of familiarization with her unique world of dance and movement resulted in Lockhart working cooperatively with a group of dancers who are continuing Eshkol's legacy , two video installations and of course, the exhibition that is currently running at the Israel Museum, which closes on April 30.
And if we are already talking about exhibitions, on Saturday evening, January 21, four new exhibitions are opening up at the Jerusalem Artist's House that range from Still Life by artist Edward Levin (Curator: Jan Raucwerger) to Margot Gran's Project Runway 2: Pack & go (Curator: Sorana Schneider), which recreates her life of self-sufficiency and survival, sounds like a fascinating evening.
On a slightly more morbid note, the cooperative gallery, Agrippas 12, is today, January 19, opening a group exhibit entitled "The Dark Side." The exhibition includes work by a group of artists and guests who are trying, via a number of mediums, and in black and white, to introduce us to the personal abyss that is gaping inside them, the existence of which, they claim, makes it possible for them to create (curators: Sara Nina Meridor and Oded Zidel). Admit it, this sounds intriguing. The exhibition closes on March 13.
Bezalel's video projects are managing, yet again, to open up a whole range of possibilities for us: pleasurable ones, of course. Vania Heymann, Dana Pinto and Miriam Novoplansky took a deeper look at the inside of a refrigerator to gain inspiration for their second year video project. The rest, take our word, you will have to see for yourself. 130,000 viewers in five days can't be wrong.
Recently we have started re-connecting with the main protagonists of the Jerusalem Season of Culture 2011, to check up on them and see how they are doing. The last person on our list is Omer Krieger, the artistic director for "Under the Mountain—a new public art festival" and a fascinating artist in his own right. Here is the result of the up-close meeting and his highly unusual work in the public realm.
So, the truth is we planned to finish this edition of "Best Served Hot" with a recommendation for a site that is all cats and music. Yes, that's right, the reason why the Internet was invented. However, just before we put the finishing touches to the blog, we stumbled on this clip, which is a response to the latest web hit: Sh*t Girls Say. A response, by the way, that is totally kosher. In short, consider yourselves ordered to watch it.
