Israel Cultural Highlights in New York

Cultural Highlights - January 12 - January 26

In this Issue Film - NY Jewish Film Festival Film- Bena Visual Arts - Naomi Leshem Visual Arts - Group Exhibition Dance - Gallim Dance Dance - Dana Ruttenberg Visit our calendar  www.israelfm.org/culture or Follow us on Twitter -@ArtseeBlog NY Jewish Film Festival  Janaury 12-27 @Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center     Israeli Films at the Festival:   CLOSING NIGHTThe MatchmakerAvi Nesher | Israel | 2010 | 112m New York Premiere thu jan 27: 3:15pm thu jan 27: 8:30pm As LilithEytan Harris | Israel | 2010 | 78m New York Premiere mon jan 24: 3:45pm mon jan 24: 8:45pm Black BusAnat Zuria | Israel | 2009 | 76m New York Premiere tue jan 25: 1:15pm tue jan 25: 6:00pm The Human Resources ManagerEran Riklis | Israel/Germany/France/Romania | 2010 | 103m New York Premiere sat jan 15: 6:30pm thu jan 20: 3:30pm thu jan 20: 8:30pm Precious LifeShlomi Eldar | Israel | 2010 | 90m HBO Documentary Film wed jan 26: 6:00pm Sixty and the CityNili Tal | Israel | 2010 | 70m New York Premiere tues Jan 18: 9:00pm wed Jan 19: 3:30pm Yolande: An Unsung HeroineDan Wolman | Israel | 2010 | 60m New York Premiere tue jan 25: 3:30pm tue jan 25: 8:15pm For more information and full schedule - http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/nyjff2011schedule Bena January 19, 7:30pm @ The JCC Manhattan  Directed by Niv Klainer (Israel, 90 min, 2009)   Amos lives alone with his schizophrenic teenage son, whom he refuses to intern in the psychiatry ward. He brings home a young Thai woman, an illegal alien named Bena, with the hope of finding some "normality" through this female presence, but things do not work out as expected.   Director Niv Klainer will introduce the film and answer questions following the screening. Price - $8.00 Member $10.00 Nonmember Naomi Leshem: Between Zone  January 13 - 18 @ Andrea Meislin Gallery Andrea Meislin Gallery is very pleased to present Between Zones, an exhibition of work by acclaimed photographer Naomi Leshem. There will be an opening reception for the artist on January 13, 2011 from 6 - 8 PM. The exhibition includes two distinct but complementary bodies of work. Runways shows images of young women standing on all nine of Israel's active military runways and Sleepers captures adolescent boys and girls at their most vulnerable: asleep at night in their beds. Both series speak of a momentary limbo between states, between consciousness and between the milestones of young life. Image: Ofir, Israel, 2009 A Strange Affinity to the Beautiful and the Dreadful Jan. 16 - Feb. 20 @HendershotGallery Curated by Maureen Sullivan Opening Reception: Sunday, January 16, 6-8pm Israeli artsits participating: Gilad Ratman, Lior Grady, Galia Ofri Image: Galia Ofri, One of Mine Gallim Dance - Residency and Performance  Jan. 18-22 @ Dance Theater Workshop  Gallim Dance Residency and Performance at Dance Theater Workshop Gallim Dance will be in residence at Dance Theater Workshop January 9-15 to create a new work commissioned by DTW. Performances will take place January 18-22, at 7:30pm  Coffee and Conversation January 18 at 6:30pm Post-Show Talk January 21 January 9-15, 2010 January 18-23, 2010 Price - $20 Tickets are on sale, now! Click here for more informationhttp://engage.dancetheaterworkshop.org/show_events_list.asp?shcode=661 www.gallimdance.com Contemporary Workshop with Dana Ruttenberg Jan 10 - 14 @ Peridance Capezio Center Contemporary Dance Workshop with Israeli born dancer and choreographer Dana Ruttenberg.Creative Minds in Creative Bodies: the class will be divided into a technique component and a creative one.  The week will culminate in a studio showing during class on Friday.  Single Class: $20 Full Workshop $90 You may pre-register for the full workshop on our website. For more information: Call 212-505-0886 or email info@peridance.com Visit www.peridance.com for more information. For more events visit -   www.israelfm.org/culture  Office of Cultural Affairs   Israeli Consulate, NY