Performance

Jerusalem Highlights: December 26 – January 1

What’s new to do in Israel’s capital?

Zion Movie Theater
MICHAL WEINBERG and Boris Repetur in ‘Suitcase Packers.’

Fulcro Theatre looks for happiness in Hanoch Levin’s ‘Suitcase Packers’

JOHNNY BOMBINO as Emperor Überall.

Viktor Ullmann’s 'Der Kaiser von Atlantis' as a manifesto against tyranny - review

Winter Dreams at the Botanical Gardens.

Jerusalem Highlights: December 12-18


Duo Sonare: When Beethoven meets the music of Hollywood - review

Duo Sonare blends Beethoven and Hollywood music, featuring diverse styles from Bach to John Williams, creating accessible, high-quality classical performances with improvisational flair.

 DUO SONARE – Yonatan Selai and Dr. Tal Zilber.

Great minds against themselves: Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' returns to the stage

Originally performed in an all-girls school in London, the opera could be seen as an educational one, with warnings that young women should not trust men and their promises.

 Uri Elkayam.

LOGON theater group to perform 'How to Succeed in Business' in Israel

The 1961 multi-award-winning classic satire by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows is this year’s production by Israel’s veteran English-language musical theater group, LOGON.

 MICHAEL HERMAN and Lexi Leitner in LOGON’s production of ‘How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.’

The Jerusalem Jazz Festival marks its first decade

The jazz muses return to the Israel Museum for the Jerusalem Jazz Festival.

JERUSALEM STREET band Marsh Dondurma.

Jaffa Theater celebrates 25 years with a revival of ‘Longing’

Demand among Arab citizens of Israel for high-level theater is low. Most Hebrew speakers show little interest in Arab culture.

 JAFFA THEATER co-creator Gaby Aldor.

Israeli classic film 'A Late Marriage' gets theatrical adaptation

The production honors the language in a different way: Shalev sings beautifully well in it during the musical scenes created for this adaptation by Lior Ronen.

 A SCENE FROM ‘A Late Marriage.’

Israeli Opera unveils ambitious program for 2025 season

The program includes a diverse selection of almost-certain hits, such as Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love), which will premier later this year.

 A SCENE from ‘La Boheme.’

The Encore Theatre Company takes a stab at celebrity culture

The Encore Theatre Company in Jerusalem will perform the opera Patience by Gilbert & Sullivan.

 Starring in the new Encore production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Patience’: (L-R) Sarah King, Michael Sacofsky, Aviella Trapido, and Hanan Leberman.

Jerusalem Highlights June 7-13

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 'Banquet with the Queen'

Jerusalem trumpeter Tal Avraham debuts album at Queenta Woman Jazz Festival

These days we could all do with taking a deep breath and partaking of some soulful healing space. Perhaps Avraham et al can help with that.

 TAL AVRAHAM and the Queenta Ensemble will be performing at the Queenta Woman Jazz Festival.