"It is like dreaming without sleeping..." Those words describe the Israeli dance troupe coming soon to our Consulate's Mid-Atlantic Region.  
 
The Village Voice described this masterful work as "part

Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company

surreal vaudeville, part circus, and part toy store after midnight...a delight for the eye" and the Washington Post states it is "a work of stunning beauty that transcends time and place."

It's dance theatre at its best! Fantasy meets sideshow spectacle in Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak's master work Oyster, a full-length regional premiere about a fantastic circus world of wandering street acrobats and other bizarre characters dressed in doll-like make-up, spiky blonde wigs and tutus.

There are very few dance troupes that travel internationally, here's your chance to see one of them. For tickets and information, please click on the links below. 

Jan. 28-29, Ohio Theatre, Cleveland
Feb. 9-11, Annenberg Center, Philadelphia

Read a review from the Cleveland Jewish News!

If you are a teacher or student and are interested in attending this production as part of the Student Discovery Series, go to the flyer below for more information or click here.

These performances are supported by the Consulate General of Israel. For more information, go to www.InbalPinto.com. 

 
 

Shabbat Shalom

From Israel21c
 

A year of healing after the Carmel fires

 
 
 A massive inferno last December took a devastating toll on the northern Israeli biosphere, but there's some good news 12 months later.

Winter flowers are blooming in the Carmel Forest. This colorful sight is a welcome sign of regeneration in the vast woods of northern Israel, which in early December last year suffered a devastating forest fire.

Israeli firefighters got help from 18 countries to put out the Hannukah blaze, but not before it claimed the lives of 44 people, displaced 17,000 more, damaged thousands of homes and scorched more than one third of the Carmel Forest's millions of pine, oak, cypress and pistachio trees as well as killing porcupines, jackals, foxes, wild boars, songbirds and snakes.

One year later, there are signs of life in the charred areas. The healing work of Mother Nature is getting a boost from rehabilitation efforts launched as soon as the smoke had cleared in the only Israeli biosphere reserve designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Click here to read more.

Thank to all who helped in the recovery of the Carmel Forest.

Israel News 
 

Tel Aviv wins international recognition

Tel Aviv offers many things to the people of the world. Now another credit is added to its long list of kudos. In a 2011 poll, Tel Aviv was voted the "Best Gay City" in the world and is described as "the Gay Capitol of the Middle East ... and is exotic and welcoming with a Mediterranean c'est la vie attitude."

Second runner-up is New York City, followed by Toronto and Sao Paulo. For the more on this story and a complete listings of all cities, click here.   

Tel Aviv recently snagged another international honor as "World's Most Creative City." Click here to learn more!

Sports News 
 

Penn State Junior all-arounder will represent Israel as an individual competitor at the Summer Olympics

Nittany Lion men's gymnast Felix Aronovich (Kiryat Bialik, Israel) has qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics based on his performance at a test event earlier this week in London, England. A junior at Penn State, Aronovich will compete as an individual, representing his native country of Israel.

The gymnastics competition at the 2012 London Olympics will take place from July 28-August 7 at North Greenwich Arena on the banks of the River Thames. A total of 98 of the world's top men's gymnasts will vie for team and individual honors at the 30th Games of the Olympiad.

Click here to read more. 

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