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Jazz and Classical in Perfect Harmony
Andrew Rosenblum
May 18, 2006
Caine credits his successes today to a willingness to stick with his musical vision through lean times.
\”Follow that instinct,\” he urges young musicians. \”It\’ll happen, if you work hard, and you can keep moving somehow.\”
Sweet Sixteen and Ready to Rise
Orit Arfa
May 18, 2006
Kolet\’s participation in charity events has put her onstage with artists such as Elton John, U2\’s Bono and, most recently, Andrea Boccelli. She has developed a close working relationship with Klaus Meine of the legendary German rock band, the Scorpions, having performed with him last year in Israel.
Israeli Superstars Rock the Diaspora
Amy Klein
March 2, 2006
Each of the artists\’ songs have flooded the radio waves for nearly five decades, a soundtrack, of sorts, to Israel\’s many wars, casualties, celebrations, assassinations, and shifting moods — from hopeful to cynical and hopeful again.
7 Days in The Arts
Keren Engelberg
December 1, 2005
The weekly listing of arts events in the Los Angeles region for the week of December 3rd through 9th, 2005.
Wiesenthal Larger Than Life on Screen
Robert David Jaffee
October 6, 2005
While some admirers have envisioned Wiesenthal as a Jewish John Wayne or James Bond, the diminutive Kingsley, who has played numerous Jewish characters in his film career, including Meyer Lansky in \”Bugsy\” and Fagin in the current \”Oliver Twist,\” depicts him as a much more modest man, frail after the camps, dedicated to his work, not given to swagger or seduction.
Batsheva Blurs Artistic Borders
Gaby Wenig
March 18, 2004
During \”Naharin\’s Virus\” a provocatative dance/performance piece that the Batsheva Dance company will excerpt this week at UCLA, a dancer holds chalk in her hand, dragging it through her body movements: Arching her back, outstretching her arm, she trails Hebrew words on a blackboard.
Staging a Body of Work
Naomi Pfefferman
September 25, 2003
In her multimedia show, Marisa Carnesky examines the Jewish tattoo taboo by fusing elements of Yiddish melodrama, Victorian sideshows and Grand Guignol theater.
Carlyle Discusses Dangers of ‘Hitler’
Tom Tugend
May 15, 2003
Robert Carlyle, of \”The Full Monty\” and \”Angela\’s Ashes\” fame, gives a striking performance in the title role of the CBS miniseries \”Hitler: The Rise of Evil.\”
‘Dance’s’ Conflict Is Center Stage
Naomi Pfefferman
April 17, 2003
\”The Last Dance\” began when Bank, an acclaimed PBS filmmaker whose work often involves Jewish themes, attended a Pilobolus performance in summer 1998.
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