Culture in Israel

The Gipsy Kings – Gipsy Reyes to headline Meridiano Festival in Ashdod

Known for Spanish flamenco/pop hybrids like “Bambeleo” and its frantic rendition of “Hotel California,” the band is one of the few foreign artists willing to venture to Israel since the war started.

 Gipsy Reyes to headline at Meridiano Festival in Ashdod
 Antigone at Beit Lessin.

Beit Lessin Theater makes history with first performance in South Korea

 A SCENE from 'Holding Liat'

Tribeca festival to feature films of Israeli and Jewish interest

 ‘COMING HOME’ and ‘Brothers’ are two of the featured performances of this year’s Israel Festival.

A dream of recovery, amid reality of war: Israel Festival goes to the periphery


‘Since You Left’: A final song by Beniho Biton released months after his murder on October 7

“Since You Left” was released as part of the “Netzach” (Eternity) Project, an initiative founded by musicians and producers, many of whom also lost loved ones in the October 7 attacks.

Since You Left / Beniho Biton, of blessed memory

Yayoi Kusama’s stunning mirror room to light up Tel Aviv Museum permanently

Three years after the closure of Kusama’s hugely successful exhibition at the museum, one of her works will join its permanent collection starting next month.

 Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Room.

'Bad Shabbos' brings a load of good laughs and Jewish comedy – review

'Bad Shabbos' will definitely offend some people, but it will leave many others laughing with its Jewish comedy.

 A SCENE from ‘Bad Shabbos.’

Sarah Silverman pays tribute to her father, Noa Kirel stars in first TV drama role

Additionally, fans of "The Bear" won’t want to miss season 4, arriving this June – Carmy’s chaotic restaurant world continues with new challenges and a surprise wedding.

 SARAH SILVERMAN in ‘PostMortem’ on Netflix.

In the pink: Israeli films showcase ethnic, LGBT diversity in the haredi community - review

Together, Pink Lady and Neither Day nor Night cast a light on the highly insular center of the haredi world.

 A scene from the film ‘Pink Lady.’

Yuval Raphael: 'There will be no real victory without the hostages'

The 24-year-old Nova festival survivor said that she felt the spirit of Israel came across plainly in the song.

 Yuval Raphael qualified for the Eurovision final in the second semi final on Thursday night.

Eran Riklis speaks on adapting 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' to the big screen - interview

The movie is now playing in theaters around Israel and opened to rave reviews in Italy and France a few months ago. 

 ERAN RIKLIS and Golshifteh Farahani on the set of ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran.’

The Israeli Opera unveils Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos

“This is an opera about everything,” director Ido Ricklin says. "“It’s about love and loneliness, idealism and self-interest – and it’s at the same time about art and life itself."

The Israeli Operage stages ‘Ariadne auf Naxos.’

Israeli museums to open for free for International Museum Day

“On Museum Day there is a sharp rise in attendance at museums – in some places it is up to 40%. That is good for us all, for revenues,"chairwoman of Israel ICOM says.

 THE ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Ramat Aviv.

Nova festival survivor Yuval Raphael gears up to represent Israel at Eurovision

Many Eurovision fans bet money on the outcome, and bookmakers around the world currently rank Raphael fifth to win, out of 37 competitors.

  Yuval Raphael is representing Israel this year at Basel in the Eurovision song contest

Yuval Raphael preps for Eurovision as protesters call for her removal

Although her first rehearsal was closed to the public, Raphael's performance reportedly has motifs of a caged bird.

 Yuval Raphael is representing Israel this year at Basel in the Eurovision song contest