March Chicago Israeli Cultural Events

From: Israeli Consulate

Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest March Cultural Events

In This Month's Issue
FILM: Oscar Nominee AJAMI in Chicago
THEATRE: RETURN TO HAIFA in Evanston
FILM: Israeli Film Festival in Madison, WI
DANCE: The Aluminum Show in Wausau, WI
DANCE: The Aluminum Show in La Crosse, WI
MUSIC/DANCE: Israeli Events at Detroit Music Festival
ART: Jan Tichy Exhibit in Chicago
DANCE: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company in Indianapolis
DANCE: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company in Munster
FILM: Israeli Film Festival in Ann Arbor, MI
DANCE: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company in South Bend
SAVE THE DATE: Events & Available Performers/Exhibits

Now Playing: Israel's Oscar Nominee Ajami in Chicago

ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATEDFILM AJAMI

"FOUR STARS! VIVID...COMBUSTIBLE...DEEPLY HUMANE.
Takes harrowing, tricky circumstances and illuminates them with Scorsesian snap."
-Joshua Rothkopf, TIME OUT (NEW YORK)

AJAMI is a brave, apolitical look at Jews & Arabs in Jaffa's multi-ethnic Ajami neighborhood - a searing debut by Israeli &
Palestinian co-directors, whose balanced perspective and non-professional local actors lend a palpable authenticity to a complex
cross-cultural drama.

MARCH 1- 4 @ THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE
3733 N. Southport Ave
Chicago, Illinois
(773) 871-6604

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ajami/260831194395

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRfxD2NFVq4

March 3-7: Return to Haifa at NextTheatre, Evanston

Adapted by Israeli Playwright Boaz Gaon from the 1968 Palestinian novella, Return to Haifa is an intensely intimate story about how
we draw the lines of home, family and identity across time & politics.
Return to Haifa debuted at the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv as a kickoff to the 60th anniversary celebration of the founding of
Israel.

March 1st - 4th: Israeli Film Festival in Madison

March 3: The Aluminum Show in Wausau, Wisconsin

March 4: The Aluminum Show in La Crosse, Wisconsin

Aluminum Show in La Crosse

March 10-13: Israeli Music & Dance Programs in Detroit

The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival Presents

Inbal Segev
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Inbal Segev and Elena Baksht Chamber Duo
Israeli cellist Inbal Segev joins pianist Elena Baksht in a program celebrating Jewish masterpieces, featuring the music of Ron
Yedidia, Ernest Bloch, Paul Ben-Haim & others.
Ticket Prices: Center members: $12/Non-members: $15

Sunday, March 14
4 p.m.
Israeli Dance
Experience Israeli dance with some of the best instructors in SE Michigan! Israeli Folkdance Detroit joins A2Rikud of Ann Arbor for
Israeli dancing at its best, to get you moving to the energetic beats of classic and contemporary Israeli tunes.
Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. Free

West Bloomfield JCC
6600 W. Maple Rd.
West Bloomfield, MI 48322

March 14: Israeli Artist Jan Tichy at Spertus Museum

Ground Level Projects | Jan Tichy
March 10 - June 27
Jan Tichy
Free Artist Talk with Jan Tichy
Sunday, March 14 @ 1 pm
Spertus Museum
610 S. Michigan Avenue | Chicago, IL 60605

Jan Tichy's installations address the multi-layered narratives of urban spaces and architectural contexts. His minimalist approach
leaves his works open to interpretation, focusing attention on the impact of his materials to transform our experience.

Jan Tichy was born in Prague. He studied at Hebrew University, Musrara School of Photography and New Media, and the Bezalel Academy
of Art and Design in Israel and completed his MFA at the School of the Art Institute. His work was included in Israel's Pavilion at
the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale. He recently completed a project at Mies van der Rohe's Crown Hall at IIT and a solo
exhibition at Richard Gray Gallery.

March 18: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Co. in Indianapolis

March 20: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance in Munster

March 21-22: Israeli Film Festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan

March 22: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance in South Bend

Coming Soon:
April 19-20
Garage-rock Band Monotonix in Chicago and Milwaukee

April 20-21
Israeli Hip-Hop Band Ha Moshava in Kansas City, MO

April 26-27
Author Eshkol Nevo in Champaign & Chicago

April-May
Galilee Multicultural Theatre in Chicago

May 3-5
Noa featuring Mira Awad in Chicago & Michigan

May 13
Writer Alex Epstein in Chicago

Works in-Progress
The following performers are available to come to the Midwest, pending sufficient interest:

Tzofim Friendship Caravan (Israeli Scouts) - Summer 2010
Almog Pail, 1-Woman Show "Me, Myself, & Rita"

Ha-Moshava : Israeli Hip-Hop - April 2010
Shlomo Gronich & The Sheba Choir - April 2010
The Israeli Ethnic Ensemble - October 2010
The New Israeli Vocal Ensemble - April 2010

Isra-Alien - Mediterranean Gypsy/Jazz Rock
Mattan Klein, Jazz Musician
Miki Gavrielov, Musician

Savyon Liebrecht, Writer- April 18-20
Assaf Gavron, Writer - April
Ron Leshem - Fall 2010

Contact cultural@chicago.mfa.gov.il for booking details