Arts & Leisure

The Israeli legend who raised generations of dancers

Yardena Cohen, who died at the age of 100, helped aspiring Israeli dancers find their inner voice.

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The Green Man - 26012012
Israeli environmental show pulled off air after questions over business ethics

'The Green Man' Show sponsored by Israel Chemicals, portrays the company in positive light, though it is considered one of Israel's biggest polluters.

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H&M spring catalog
A touch of neon to banish the winter blues

Retail giant H&M; tackles the gloomy weather with dazzling white and vibrant orange in its women's spring collection.

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H&M men's clothing
Accessories to murder for

Amid an uninspiring offering that doesn’t suit the Middle Eastern climate, the shoes in H&M;’s new men’s collection come as a pleasant surprise.

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Janis Ian in Israel
Live Wire / A memento of the 1970s

At concert in Tel Aviv, Janis Ian proves she can still move an audience.

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Gary Bilu at the Cameri
Stage Animal / Words cannot reflect the gist of acting

Gary Bilu's demise has left this critic crestfallen, yet not without hope.

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Habima Theater
Megalomaniacal grandeur, alienating - yet impressive

Zipi Shohat takes a tour of the renovated Habima building.

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Watch out for the Crunch

The trio's selections are varied: 'P.C.' is a tribute to 1990s computer games, in 'Dmitry' they use an Arab violin, 'Gashash Balash' sounds like a tribute to 1970s detective films, and there is even a hyperactive dance-music rendition of 'Tainted Love.'

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Why We Tell - Gadi Dagon - 19012012
An inspired move

Step by step, UK-born choreographer Rachel Erdos has established herself on the local dance scene Three of her new pieces will be performed Saturday to mark 10 years since her arrival in Israel.

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Yarona Caspi
Poetic license

Singer-songwriter Yarona Caspi sets the powerful words of poets to music on her latest album.

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children playing
The enduring game of jacks

Even as technology takes over, one traditional game lives on - at least in some quarters.

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music, Israeli band -Black Guru
Playing to the beat of Gambia and Senegal

Black Guru mixes African instruments with guitar and saxophone for a sound that's far from conventional.

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City of Mahagonny, theater, play
Stage Animal / Where 'Cabaret' left off

The Israeli Opera's production of Brecht and Weill's 'Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny' raises the audience's hopes, but ultimately falls flat.

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The Good Wife - CBS - 16012012
A quality American court drama

'The Good Wife' returns to the small screen today for a third season.

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Nehama - Koby Kalmanovich - 16012012
Born again and back on track

After a five-year hiatus, Ze'ev Nehama and his hit band Ethnix have release d a new single. The self-described hippie-capitalist talks about politics, reality and the need to be relevant.

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Be Merry / Good stuff

Putting together a Sephardic-style pot of stuffed vegetables takes time, patience, and a little skill.

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Jazz troupe Third World Love returns to its visionary home

Jazz group Third World Love gets together only sporadically, but every time they meet, as they will this month, it seems musical magic flows.

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Jewish theater
From Borscht Belt to Berlin at the New York Jewish Film Festival

The scope of this year's New York Jewish Film Festival is as broad as the organizers' view of what constitutes Jewish cinema.

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food auction - Or Ezrati - 10012012
World's first gourmet food auction: Prized collections, with a limited shelf life

Today's viewers have become accustomed to looking at food in the same way they look at art thanks to 20th-century artists - Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup cans and Damien Hirst's preserved ferocious animals are two examples among many.

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Ilan Garibi - 10012012
Welcome to the fold of the Israeli army

Retired IDF officer takes his origami artwork to Milan's famed Design Week.

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exhibition - Photos: Yossi Moyal - 09012012
Miriam Cabessa's art - both sexy and conservative - finds its place in Tel Aviv

The Israeli-raised artist's impressive solo exhibition includes a video that replaces drip art with squeegee painting.

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Poland culture congress
Culture club

A recent culture meet in Poland examined the cross-pollination of influences in contemporary society.

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Jewelry - Sarit Beni - 19092011
The silver lining

With gold prices rocketing, silver is back in style. One jewelry retailer, knowing lingering local tastes, is selling capsule collections with both precious metals.

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