Theater
'Moment of Silence': an interview with Amir Kolben, choreographer
With the recent 'nudity scandal' fresh in the minds of Israel festival goers, we sat down with choreographer Amir Kolben of the Kolben Dance Company to...
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Time Out speaks to the biggest international names and emerging local talent here in Israel
Comedy, dance & theater interviews
Comedy
Jim Gaffigan: "Bacon may be the answer to peace in the Middle East"
Why? Sadly, due to his wife's illness, Jim Gaffigan has decided to cancel his Tel Aviv show along with his entire tour. He did promise to try and come...
Theater
Honoring tradition: an interview with choreographer Jessica Lang
The New York-based company dedicated to creating and performing the works of Julliard-trained choreographer Jessica Lang will immerse Israeli audiences in the...
Comedy
Local comedian Yossi Tarablus shares insight on Brian Regan's upcoming 'Comedy for Koby' Israel tour
With Comedy for Koby heading on its Israel tour yet again, this time featuring the hilarious American comedian, Brian Regan, we thought we'd head to the local...
Theater
Vanity mirror: an interview with Stefano Poda, opera director
Stefano Poda conquers direction, choreography, set, lighting & costume design when translating his operatic interpretations to the stage. The Italian virtuoso...
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Artist interviews
Sports and fitness
"For the love of matkot" : an interview with Amnon "The King" Nissim
Yoni Cohen sits down with Amnon “The King” Nissim, owner of Israel’s only museum dedicated to the unofficial national sport.
Tucked away in an old...
Shopping
Child’s Play: an interview with NUNUNU's dynamic duo, Iris and Tali
We had a chit-chat with Israeli designers, Iris and Tali, the dynamic duo behind cult, fan favorite children’s brand NUNUNU. They built their unisex line from...
Music
Artists, unite! An interview with Guy Moses on his Moses Project
Uber-creative local music producer, Guy Moses, is making magic by unifying Israel’s artistic community in a large-scale project combining musicians, performers...
Music interviews
Music
Flying above the radar: an interview with Noga Erez
After the release of her much-anticipated album Off The Radar, we caught up with Israeli electronic musician, Noga Erez, as she finishes up her...
Music
Retracing her roots: an interview with AvevA, Ethiopian-Israeli singer
While Israel has a huge pool of musical talent, once in a while, a truly unique voice comes along that needs to be heard by everyone. Ethio-Israeli...
Music
Go Gogol-Bordello! – an interview with frontman Eugene Hütz
“Anybody can write when they have inspiration, but can you deliver the craft when you have no inspiration?” Eugene Hütz asks me over the phone from New York...
Music
Bringin' home the blues: an interview with Yamit Hagar, founder of the Tel Aviv Blues Festival
40 performances, 20 clubs, 2 days, 1 woman’s dream.
After just two short years, the Tel Aviv Blues Festival will kick off the New Year with its 4th...
Music
'In Jazz we trust': an interview with Darius Brubeck
Some know Dave Brubeck as a jazz revolutionary; others praise him for making 5/4 time signatures cool; I know him as the man whose anthology I slept beside...
Music
Jacob Collier: "Stevie Wonder is my ultimate musical crush"
Not only is he a YouTube sensation, two-time Grammy award winner, multi-instrumentalist, jazz theory & harmony wizard, and all around musical genius, but he’s...
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LGBTQ+
Get in character with Ron Yosef, Orthodox Gay Activist
This month, in-line with Pride, we got in character with Netanya-based, 42-year-old Israeli, Ron Yosef, who reconciled his homosexuality at the age of 18 and...
Music
Get in character: Ivri Lider
Ivri Lider: musician & composer One of the biggest-selling contemporary musicians in Israeli music and a judge on the Israeli version of The X...
Movies
Get in character with Sigal Avin
Sigal Avin, screenwriter & director
Featured on Variety’s list of ‘10 TV Scribes to Watch’, Avin is best known for the comedy show “Irreversible”...
Community culture
Restaurants
“Round the Mulberry bespoke” : an interview with bartender Jasper Soffer about Tel Aviv’s newest pop up cocktail bar
Usually the words “three-step program” don’t invoke the most positive associations; however, for Jasper Soffer, founder of the Mulberry Project, this is not...
LGBTQ+
'The Waizman Institute': an interview with Yaniv Waizman, the man who gives TLV its pride
He’s 42 years old, a member of the Tel Aviv City Council, and responsible for all LGBTQ issues in the Tel Aviv Municipality. On top of that, Yaniv Waizman is...
Things to do
Your perfect weekend with: Lior Raz
Jerusalem-born Raz is the co-creator and lead actor of the Israeli breakout hit show Fauda, which premiered last month as a Netflix Original Series. The...