Performance

Paul Ben-Haim’s war symphonies get just deserts

Performed at Carnegie Hall in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre, Ben-Haim’s two symphonies are foundational works within the Israeli art music tradition.

CONDUCTOR LAHAV SHANI with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Musician Lazer Lloyd speaks on trading career in US for life and blues in Israel.

Musician Lazer Lloyd speaks on trading career in US for life and blues in Israel

Feb 8, 2026; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Bad Bunny performs during the Half Time show in Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium.

Bad Bunny celebrates Puerto Rico at Super Bowl halftime with Gaga cameo

Zion Movie Theater

Jerusalem Highlights: December 26 – January 1


Punch comedy festival: Laugh lines in Tel Aviv coming in December

Punch, Tel Aviv’s first-ever stand-up and comedy festival, will take place December 11-13.

YONATAN BARAK will be doing stand up in English.

A season of reflection: The Israeli Opera at 40

The opera's new season, opening in November, brings together seven productions.

RICHARD STRAUSS’S ‘Salome,’ directed by Itay Tiran.

Sderot to light up in blues for Music, Soul, Cinema and Resilience Festival

The Music, Soul, Cinema and Resilience Festival is coming to the Sderot Cinematheque in December.

EHUD BANAI (right) with guitarist Nushi Paz.

An evening of Puccini opera in Jerusalem

Two operas will be featured in performances at the Jerusalem Theatre.

PUCCINI is on the way to Jerusalem.

Music from another dimension: Tuval Haim honors slain hostage brother with new album, show

Achim (Brothers) is a nine-song project that communicates messages of growth, pain, and maintaining hope in the face of hardship. 

TUVAL HAIM

Kevin Spacey to headline 'One Night Only' concert at Tel Aviv’s Hangar 11

Kevin Spacey will headline a special Tel Aviv show, performing jazz standards and recounting stories from his decades in film and theater.

 Kevin Spacey to perform in Tel Aviv .

Spell ‘highly entertaining’: Encore! Youth put on wonderful performance of 'Spelling Bee' - review

Although the show’s message is that life is not all about winning, to me everyone involved in the production was a winner.

Olive, William, Marcy, and Mitch in 'Spelling Bee.'

Turkey bans Jewish singer Enrico Macias’s concert citing fears of anti-Israel protests

The Istanbul governor’s office late on Wednesday said that Macias’s performance scheduled for Friday evening in the city has been banned “after intense calls for protests against the concert.”

ENRICO MACIAS.

A dance of redemption at Tel Aviv ballet

St. Petersburg's Eifman Ballet returns to Israel for a production of ‘Crime and Punishment’ in Tel Aviv.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, Eifman Ballet.

All the world’s a living stage: The 34th Int'l Puppet Festival is here

The forthcoming festival takes place August 17-21 with a veritable cornucopia of productions and other items lined up over the five days.

A PERFORMANCE at the upcoming International Puppet Festival.