Monthly Archives: February 2010

Django Reinhardt

Posted on February 18, 2010 by admin

S-au implinit pe 23 ianuarie 100 de ani de la nasterea lui Django Reinhardt, una dintre cele mai interesante figuri ale istoriei jazzului european, si unul dintre cei mai importanti chitaristi ai tuturor timpurilor. Originea sa gitana i-a marcat si … Continue reading →

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Film – Inglorious Basterds (Tarantino, 2009)

Posted on February 17, 2010 by admin

I think that it is a mistake to judge a film as what it is not.’Inglorious Basterds’ is not (just) a war film. It is not a historical film. It is not a film about the Holocaust either. It is … Continue reading →

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Raanana Seen by Asher

Posted on February 15, 2010 by admin

My friend Asher Yerushalmi came to Israel as an ole hadash (new immigrant) a few months ago, leaving behind him an attorney career to start all over in a new country. His country. Our country. Having started to know him … Continue reading →

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‘Faust’ at the New Israeli Opera

Posted on February 14, 2010 by admin

The second performance this year in the New Israeli Opera subscription was Gounod’s ‘Faust’. It is my preferred work by Gounod, the very typical example of the French Grand Opera at its best. It’s a story of contrast and absence … Continue reading →

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‘Georgeopolis’ by Dor Guez at the Petakh-Tikvah Museum of Art

Posted on February 14, 2010 by admin

It was the first time today that I visited the Petakh-Tikvah Museum of Art. Established in 1964 in a beautiful park once at the margin, today in the center of the city, the museum has undergone renovation and reopened five … Continue reading →

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Vanessa Rubin in Tel Aviv

Posted on February 13, 2010 by admin

The third concert in the ‘Hot Jazz’ series at the Tel Aviv Art Museum had as guest the American singer Vanessa Rubin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaW2alvEZcE Born in Cleveland, Vanessa Rubin moved in 1982 in New York and started a singing career, in … Continue reading →

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Omar Sosa la New Morning

Posted on February 11, 2010 by admin

Postul de televizune francez Mezzo a transmis in cadrul seriei de concerte inregistrate la New Morning recitalul integistrat in 2004 cu pianistul de origine cubana Omar Sosa.Nascut in 1965 Sosa a copilarit si s-a format ca muzician in Cuba, absorbind … Continue reading →

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New Seasons for ‘Lost’ and ’24’

Posted on February 11, 2010 by admin

My two preferred TV series (and actually the only ones that I am following) are back on screens with their new seasons. The Israeli cable TV channel Hot 3 transmits the episodes one or two days after their airing in … Continue reading →

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Opera – ‘Flying Lessons’ at the Cameri Theatre

Posted on February 10, 2010 by admin

I do not want to let too much time pass before I write something about a performance that I enjoyed at the Cameri Theatre put on stage in collaboration with the new Israeli Opera. The name of the representation is … Continue reading →

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Film – ‘The Hurt Locker’ (US – 2009)

Posted on February 9, 2010 by admin

William James (acted by Oscar candidate for best lead role Jeremy Renner) is a character that is hard to forget. He is a soldier whose expertise is to defuse bombs. He played dices with fate more than 800 times and … Continue reading →

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