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Streets ahead in Modi’in

Austrian urban theater dance group Direction Future is part of the Israel Street Art Festival’s international lineup.

Direction Future’s ‘Memoria’
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Next week Modi’in will take to the streets, but we’re not talking about social protest here. This Wednesday and Thursday, the compound of the local Heichal Hatarbut cultural venue will be abuzz with artistic endeavor as the ninth annual Israel Street Art Festival takes place. This will be the second time that Modi’in is hosting the event, and the program covers a diverse spectrum of artistic bases, taking in breakdance, rap, beat box, rollerblades, skateboarding, capoeira and all kinds of dance shows from Israel and abroad.

One of the biggest draws in the lineup is the Memoria show by the Salzburg-based Direction Future urban dance theater.

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