Schenfeld salutes Bausch Notes to Pina Bausch, a new work by veteran Israeli dancer and choreographer Rina Schenfeld, will be performed at the Suzanne Dellal Center in Tel Aviv next week as part of this year's Tel Aviv Dance Festival. Following that show on June 7, there will be three more performances of the work: on June 26 at the Shalem Dance House's Hakarnaf Auditorium in Jerusalem's Musrara neighborhood; and on July 14 and August 14 as part of the Maholohet Festival at the Suzanne Dellal Center. The show is based on the professional collaboration, mutual admiration and close relationship that developed between Schenfeld and Bausch over the years. Now 75, Schenfeld first met celebrated German dancer-choreographer Bausch, who died in 2009 at the age of 68, when the two were students at Juilliard School for performance arts in New York in the early 1960s. They became close friends and worked together many times over the following four decades-plus. The new work incorporates three artistic formats: filmed excerpts of Bausch on stage; Schenfeld's own live dance performance, which collaborates with the Bausch's movements; and readings by poet Hadassa Tal from her latest publication, also called Notes to Pina Bausch. For tickets and more information: (03) 510-5656 or www.suzannedellal.org.il; 054-798-2211 or www.macholshalem.org What makes a man The Haifa Theater will host five performances of Milk Milk Lemonade by Joshua Conkel next month. The play tells the story of an effeminate 11-year-old boy named Emory, who lives on a farm with his chain-smoking grandmother, Nanna, and his only friend, a depressed chicken about to be processed. Nanna does not have any time for her grandson's unmanly conduct and encourages Emory to spend more time with his far more proactive, and “normal,” classmate Elliot. The boys end up having a relationship, but not the one Nanna was hoping for. Milk Milk Lemonade employs absurd, poignant and visceral aesthetic and verbal vehicles of expression to portray a bitterly humorous exploration of gender, sexuality, life, death and the human body. The local version is directed by Ofer Amram and stars Eyal Rozales, Vladislav Peschovitch, Keren Or and Ron Richter. The performances will be between June 16 and 21. For tickets and more information: (04) 860-0500 or www.ht1.co.il Art from nowhere The Janco Dada Museum at Ein Hod is running four new shows, including Amir Naveh's “Shumakom” (No Place) collection of intense oil paintings on fabric. The works are principally abstract, with some figurative elements, and depict the artist's take on a range of high-emotion interpersonal encounters. Like Naveh, artist Muhammad Fadel is self-taught, although the items in his “Gold” exhibition convey a far sunnier intent. The acrylic creations are based on the eponymous glittering color and display such positive elements as a love of life, and art's ability to bridge gaps and bring warring parties together. Liat Klein's Second Field No. 2 is a site-specific creation that engages with the museum's architectural design, while Pavel Tzonbacht's imposing work Steel Flow comprises a dense arrangement of thousands of metal screws, of varying types and sizes, inserted into a fabric-covered word base. Steel Flow, which was also designed with the museum space in mind, portrays a state of movement and flux. The exhibitions close at the end of August. For further information: (04) 984-2350 or www.jancodada.co.il Intercontinental sounds The next installment of this year's musical weekend at Kfar Blum, “Between Continents,” will span a wide range of styles and genres. The program, which takes place June 5 to 7, also includes some enlightening instruction, as well as some outdoor activity. The lineup features a talk by Yaron Enosh about iconic Greek singer Nana Mouskouri, accompanied by a performance from singer-bouzouki player Dorit Farkash and an instrumental ensemble; a program of popular operatic works by members of the Israel Opera; a high-tempo slot by gypsy jazz outfit Swing De Gitanes; a literary talk by writer Eshkol Nevo; and a lecture by historian Prof. Moshe Zuckerman about folklore and music in an era of rising nationalism. For tickets and more information: (04) 683-6611 or www.kfarblum-hotel.co.il
