FRIDAY, MAY 1
Watch the 2003 French play Incendies by Wajdi Mouawad in a new Nissan Nativ adaptation based on the Hebrew translation of Dori Parnes, directed by Amir Wolf.
A brother and a sister, Simon and Jeanne Marwan, confront the death of their mother and a list of bizarre tasks she left in her will for them to complete.
Patrons watching the show at noon today will see Avshalom Edery and Stav Neuberger, respectively, in these roles. Nadav Sarfati plays Ralph, an alias used by a Lebanese man so mentally brutalized by war that he wears a clown nose to signify his contempt for it.
Noon performance. Hebrew. NIS 60. Nissan Nativ Acting Studio, 3 Menora St. This is the tail end of the Jerusalem string of performances; tomorrow (Saturday) will be the last one in the capital. 8 p.m., different cast. Call (02) 672-1133 to book.
SATURDAY, MAY 2
Read Michael Simkin’s new science-fiction English-language novel Six Hundred and Thirteen. The novel is set in Jerusalem after a population shift turns the capital into a Jewish Orthodox-dominant one, and new surveillance technology makes it possible for “Big Brother,” the freshly minted Ministry of Religious Observance, to ensure that Shabbat is kept and each person has a piety score.
Simkin was born in the UK and grew up in Liverpool. He currently resides in Bat Hefer.
For more, visit: sixhundredandthirteen.net
SUNDAY, MAY 3
Cinema by Sam Spiegel is screening the 1998 black comedy Happiness, directed by Todd Solondz. The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as Allen, a disturbed neighbor who can’t help himself and makes obscene phone calls. The film is notorious for its treatment of perversion, most notably pedophilia. Film critic Roger Ebert noted that the depraved persons depicted in this film only seek what we all seek, sans a moral vision.
8 p.m. 3 Menora St. NIS 35. In English with Hebrew subtitles. Visit cinema.jsfs.co.il to book; the site is in Hebrew.
MONDAY, MAY 4
Visit a new exhibition of paintings by Maya Bloch. Curated by Dan Orimian, The Seventh Tiger is being shown at the Cube gallery until June 11. The very large canvases are a good artistic effort to survive wars and collapsing studios, and point to a shiny destination.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., today and on weekdays. 13 Yevin Yehoshua St. Closed on Friday and Saturday. Free.
TUESDAY, MAY 5
Visit the Jerusalem Theatre and listen to the music of Prokofiev and Poulenc with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. Pianist Tomer Lev will play a new iteration of Prokofiev’s Concerto for Two Pianos, Op. 134, which he created based on material left behind by the Russian composer.
7:30 p.m. 20 Marcus St. Two hours, with one intermission. NIS 108 to NIS 135 per ticket. Call (02) 561-1498 to book.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
Enjoy a Turkish musical morning with oud player Julie Besandilove and her musical group Arkadas. The name of the group, which means “friend” in Turkish, is a good indicator of the all-encompassing nature of the performance. It includes songs in Ladino, the language spoken by Jews in the Ottoman Empire; songs composed for the courts of the sultans; and the bawdy lyrics enjoyed by the common folk at their gatherings.
11:30 a.m. Doors open at 11. Beit Ha’am. 11 Bezalel St. NIS 69 to NIS 99 per ticket. Call *8925 to book. Refreshments will be offered.
THURSDAY, MAY 7
Visit the historical YMCA building and enjoy Trio Bohémo. Violinists Matous Peruska and Jan Vojtek will join cellist Kristina Vocetková on stage and perform works by Josef Suk, the “father of Czech music”; Bedrich Smetana; and Mendelssohn.
8 p.m. 26 King David St. NIS 140-NIS 155 per ticket. Call (02) 623-4347 to book.
FRIDAY, MAY 8
Join tour guide Alex Stein and explore the rich and complex history of the Mamilla Cemetery, from the final resting place of a Mamluk governor until a more recent scandal – when it was discovered that the new Museum of Tolerance was partially built on this graveyard.
10 a.m. English-language tour. Two hours. Meet at Coffee Nadi, 39 Hillel St. Registration and payment via the link or by sending NIS 100 via Bit to 054-521-6237 (include your name in the note). It is also possible to join on the spot for NIS 120 (cash only). For more, see: luma.com/tri7d78u
IN MEMORY
Jerusalem-born artist Oded Feingersh passed away last month at the age of 88. He was the grandson of Chabad hassid and painter Meir Rosin, who constructed the model used to rebuild the Hurva Synagogue in the Old City.
A native of Israel, Feingersh attended the Bezalel Academy of Art, and then went on to study art abroad in Paris, Brussels, and Madrid. He was the only Israeli member of the Belgian artist-anarchist collective Mass Moving (which included Helena Scheerder, who adopted the artistic pseudonym PINK de Thierry).
Upon his return to Israel, Feingersh had a long and successful career as an artist, book illustrator, and poet.
One of his last exhibitions, Multiple Colours of the One and Only Land of Israel, curated by Alek Epstein and Zohar Bernard, was held at the Moshe Castel Museum last year.
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