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ISRAEL A Conf luence of Cultures Daniel Zohar Zonshine, The development of the Israeli culture may be associated Orthodox, that every one of Consul General, Israel with the development of the immigration to it from them encounters about a different countries with different cultural backgrounds. In million people and holds independent communities, the first years of colonization of Israel, the main influences including their own newspapers and networks in which on the culture in the settlements were mainly from the they distribute their own products of culture, the Israeli Shtetls (Jewish towns) from which most of the immigrants culture is exquisite in its richness and wide variety. came. The culture of France and Germany also had an Nowadays the Israeli government supports the arts less impact, becoming more popular after a lot of and less. The amount of financial support is lower than contributions were made by the Jewish French what is average in most western countries and less than philanthropist Baron Edmond James de Rothschild. half percent arrives from the country's budget. Israel's The Russian culture had an undeniable poetical, musical Philharmonic Orchestra have concerts throughout the and theatrical effect until the 1950s. Poets such as Rachel country and occasionally plays abroad too. The Israeli Bluwstein, Nathan Alterman, Leah Goldberg and broadcasting authority orchestra performs concerts Alexander Penn; theater people such as Hanna Rovina, throughout the world as well. To the local authorities there or Shimon Finkel; and musicians such as Sasha Argov are many little orchestras, which their players arrive expressed this in a very prominent way. The "Habima usually from the former Soviet Union. Israel is known Theatre" which was originally created in Russia world wide in the greatness of its modern dance, with bands like Batsheva and Batdor which perform around immigrated to Israel and habitated theater mainly the world. influenced by the Russian and Yiddish culture. Israeli culture is heterogeneous, dynamic, and very hard Theatre to define. Considerable parts of the secular cultural Habima Theatre, Cameri Theater, Beit Lessin Theater, creations is situated in the Tel Aviv area, although many of Gesher Theater (which performs in Hebrew and in the official cultural institutions are situated in Jerusalem. Russian), Haifa Theater and the Beersheba Theater are But without a doubt, most of the Israeli culture occurs in considered to be the most important in Israel. The these areas, with emphasis on Tel Aviv. Due to population repertoire of their shows cover a variety of appearance of composed from immigrants of five continents and more classic and modern drama, and likewise from plays of than 100 different countries, and due to significant Israeli playwrights. The national theater is the Habima subcultures like the Palestinians, the Russians and the Theatre, which was founded in 1917. OPEN TRADE 32 Oct-Dec 2007
ISRAEL Art Colonies of artists are situated in Safed, Jaffa and in Ein Hod, but are considered less attractive nowadays. Israeli painters and sculptures sell their works throughout the world. In the cities Tel Aviv, Herzlia and Jerusalem there are art museums, and in many towns and kibbutzim there are smaller museums. The Israel Museum of art in Jerusalem consists of the Dead Sea scrolls and a comprehensive collection of Jewish religious art and popular art. Newspapers Israelis are avid newspaper readers. The main newspapers are in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English. There are smaller newspapers in French, Polish, Yiddish, Russian, Hungarian and German. Likewise there are many local newspapers in many towns and culture magazines. Notable artists from Israel popular in this field are limited but a famous example would be the goa-trance duo Infected Mushroom Dance The traditional folk dance of Israel is the Hora, originally an Eastern European circle dance. Israeli folk dancing today is choreographed for recreational as well as performance dance groups. The Palestinian population's folk dance is the Dabke, a dance of community, often performed at weddings and other joyous occasions, with various versions in different villages and cities. Modern dance in Israel is a flourishing field, and several Israeli choreographers such as Ohad Naharin are considered to be among the most versatile and original international creators working today. Famous Israeli companies include the Batsheva Dance Company and Since the 1980s a well developed Alternative Israeli Culture has developed in Israel, in the fields of music, dance, comics, poetry, art etc. Music Israeli music is very versatile and combines elements of both western and eastern music. It tends to be very eclectic and contains a wide variety of influences from the Diaspora and more modern cultural importation: Hassidic songs, Asian and Arab pop, especially by Yemenite singers, and israeli hip hop or heavy metal. Israel is also home to several world-class classical music ensembles such as the Israel Philharmonic, the New Israeli Opera and others. Also popular are forms of electronic music, including but not limited to trance, hard-trance and goa-trance. the Bat-Dor Dance Company. People come from all over Israel and many other nations for the annual dance festival in Karmiel, usually scheduled in July. First held in 1988, the Karmiel Dance Festival is the largest celebration of dance in Israel, featuring three or four days and nights of dancing with 5,000 or more dancers and a quarter of a million spectators in the capital of the Galilee. Begun as an Israeli folk dance event, the festivities now include performances, workshops, and open dance sessions for a variety of dance forms and nationalities. Choreographer Yonatan Karmon created the Karmiel Dance Festival to continue the tradition of Gurit Kadman’s Dalia Festival of Israeli dance, which ended in the 1960s. OPEN TRADE 33 Oct-Dec 2007
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