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Didier Lockwood

Posted on February 22, 2010 by admin

Cu ocazia centenarului masterii lui Django Reimhardt postul de televiziune Mezzo a prezentat cateva concerte cu unii dintre urmasii sai muzicali. Calea deschisa in anii 30 de catre Django si Stephane Grappelli cu a lor Quintette du Hot Club de … Continue reading →

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Film – Feux Rouges (France – 2004)

Posted on February 20, 2010 by admin

The first few seconds of ‘Feux Rouges’ show Antoine – a mid-age Parisian insurance agent – writing a loving mail to his wife on the verge of a family vacation. The last few seconds of the movie show the couple … Continue reading →

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Documentary – ‘Det Rode Kapel’ (Denmark – 2006)

Posted on February 20, 2010 by admin

‘Det Rode Kapel’ which was presented in Israel by cable TV documentary channel 8 succeeds to do what very few documentary film makers succeeded to do in the last few decades – enter the secluded space of the North Korean … Continue reading →

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‘The Good Soul of Szechuan’ at the Cameri Theatre

Posted on February 20, 2010 by admin

We used the last entry in this season’s subscription at the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv to see the ‘The Good Soul of Szechuan’ – which is already in its second season. A good performance it was indeed. Brecht’s play … Continue reading →

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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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