Culture

A different flamenco perspective comes to Tel Aviv

Six generations of flamenco tradition come to Tel Aviv as acclaimed Spanish dancer Maria Juncal returns for a one-night performance.

MARIA JUNCAL
ADI HAVSHUSH in ‘Save the Date.'

Hit series ‘Save the Date’ headed for the big screen

Kochav Hayarden National Park will offer bird migration tours, kite-making and flying workshops, and family activities.

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Guy Amir (left) and Hanan Savyon in season two of the Netflix series, Bros, which will premiere at the Cinema of the South Festival.

Cinema of the South Festival in Sderot to celebrate 25 years


International LGBT film festival sets screenings at Tel Aviv Cinematheque

Audiences can also look forward to Adam Shankman’s camp comedy Stop! That! Train! featuring RuPaul, alongside major festival favorites from Cannes and Montreal’s Fantasia.

 People participate in the first Gay Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon, on July 2, 2021.

What Remains Awake: Artist Sarah Svetlana's searching, luminous homecoming to Jaffa

In the stone-vaulted rooms of Mika Contemporary Art Gallery in Jaffa, artist Sarah Svetlana’s paintings arrive with the force of family history, mourning, and a newly urgent question of belonging.

INSTALLATION VIEW of ‘What Remains Awake’ at Mika Contemporary Art Gallery, Jaffa.

Spanish director Alberto Sciamma brings his allegorical film, ‘Cielo,’ to Haifa Film Festival

While the landscapes of Bolivia are spectacular, the film shows how harsh life can be there.

ALBERTO SCIAMMA at the Haifa festival: "Hopefully, [the film] appeals to the heart, and then people bring their own feelings and experiences to it."

Jerusalem highlights: October 2 – October 8

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

Smadar Initiative is featuring ‘Inglorious Bastards.’ (see Saturday).

Bayreuth stages Wagner’s Rienzi, opera that captivated Hitler

For the first time in its 150-year history, the Bayreuth Festival staged Wagner’s Rienzi, Hitler’s favorite opera, reopening questions about propaganda and antisemitism.

JENNIFER HOLLOWAY, Gabriela Scherer, and Andreas Schager in Act 3 of Wagner’s ‘Rienzi’ at the Bayreuth Festival 2026

Iran’s wealth was never oil; the regime proved it by locking it in a basement - opinion

The regime replaced cultural diplomacy with a seminary network later sanctioned as a Quds Force recruitment hub. Yet the regime failed to touch the roots. Today, Gen Z in Iran recites the poetry.

Liv Migdal performs with the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

Iranian singer Gola brings message of hope to Haifa International Film Festival

Iranian singer Gola sang alongside Yuval Raphael, a Nova festival survivor, at the opening of the Haifa International Film Festival on Saturday.

GOLAZIN ARDESTANI attends the Haifa festival this week.

Taylor Swift makes VMAs history, dedicates award to Dolly Parton

The VMAs aired live on CBS and MTV, streamed on Paramount+, and were hosted by Snoop Dogg. Fans selected winners in the top categories.

Taylor Swift accepts the Artist Director Honors onstage during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at Peacock Theater on September 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Israeli director Erez Tadmor takes ‘Matchmaking 3’ to New York - and reveals its unlikely secret

Erez Tadmor's third installment of the 'Matchmaking' film series, which opened in theaters throughout Israel on Thursday, is sure to excite fans with its fresh setting and well-loved characters.

EREZ TADMOR

Poet, author Yehuda Atlas passed away at age 89, Sourasky Medical Center announces

"In his life, he acted and worked for people out of emotion and a desire to help," said the hospital when announcing Atlas's passing.

Portrait of Yehuda Atlas, children's book writer. December 03, 2012.