Panim- Faces of Art and Culture in Israel- October-November-December 1997

October
Sukkot (Oct 16-23)	Beit Govrin	Festival in the "Land of the Caves"
	Zichron Ya'akov	"Autumn Sounds," music festival
	Ein Hod	International Sculpture Biennale
	16-19	Tabgha	Music at the Church of the Loaves and Fish
16-22	Haifa	Haifa International Film Festival
17-23	Jerusalem	International Early Music Festival
18-19	Rahat	Bedouin Folklore Festival
18-20	Kibbutz Yehiam	Yehiam Castle Renaissance Music Festival
18-21	Acre	Israel Fringe Theater Festival
19-21	Zippori	Return to Zippori - Life in 210 CE
19-21	Neot Kedumim	Celebrations of the Ingathering - "Sukkot in Colors, Fragrances and Tastes"
19-23	Metulla	International Ice-Skating Competition: "Skate Israel"
20	Jerusalem	Jerusalem March
21-22	Tiberias	International Soul Sounds Festival
22-25	Abu Gosh	Vocal Music Festival
November
5-15	Tel Aviv	"Curtains Up," and International Exposure - Israeli dance showcase
14-22	Tel Aviv	14th International Guitar Competition
29-Dec 3	Jerusalem	Leonard Bernstein Jerusalem International Music Competition - Composition, Final Stage
December
12-Jan 3	Jerusalem	Liturgica, sacred music festival
16-Jan 15	Haifa	Beit Hagefen's Holiday of the Holidays - Hannukah, Christmas and Ramadan
23	Jerusalem	The first night of Hannukah and the opening ceremonies for Israel's 50th jubilee festivities
27	Nazareth	Sacra, International Sacred Music Festival
28-Jan 4	Neve Ilan	International Yiddish Festival

For additional information regarding these events, contact your local Israel Government Tourist Office.

A Sampling of Israeli Cultural Events Around the World

Europe
Oct-Dec	Vienna	Exhibit: "Treasures from the Land of the Bible"
Oct-Nov	Ireland	Exhibit: "Migrating Birds Know No Boundaries"
Oct 25-Nov 30	Amsterdam	Exhibit: Guy Bar-Amotz, multi-media
November	Vienna	Theater: The Yiddishpiel Theater Hamburg Art: "Dinner Dress," installation by Tamar Raban
November	Cyprus	Exhibit: "Rabin Remembered"
Nov 8-16	Brighton	Film: Israeli film week
Nov 8-25	Germany, Belgium, France	Music: The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Nov 15	Brussels	Concert: David Broza
Nov 19-20	Brussels	Concert: Achinoam Nini (Noa) and Gil Dor in Voices of Peace
Nov 19-26	Prague	Music: Yoav Talmi conducts the Prague Symphony Orchestra
Nov 20-29	Turkey	Music: Yair Dalal and the Al Ol Ensemble
Nov 26	Kaposvar, Hungary	Israel Day
Nov 28-30	Rotterdam	Theater: Itim Ensemble in Rina Yerushalmi's Vayomer, Vayelech
Dec 6	Germany	Concert: Achinoam Nini (Noa) and Gil Dor
Dec 12	Rome	Music: The Ankor Choir
Dec 12	Bonn	Concert: Timna Bruauer & Elias Meiri Ensemble
Dec 15-16	Marseilles	Dance: The Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
Jan 8-18	France	Dance: Batsheva Dance Company
Jan 11-20	Spain	Music: The Israel Chamber Orchestra
Jan 26	Norway	Music: Yoav Talmi conducts the Trodheim Symfoniorkester in his "Elegy"
Eastern Europe and CIS
Nov 5-19	Tallinn	Exhibit: Contemporary Israeli Photography*
Nov 23-27	Moscow	Israel Week
Nov 11-Dec 15	Moscow	Exhibit: "Landscape," paintings*
Nov 30-Dec 4	Kiev	"Israel Days"
January	Moscow	Theater: Yiddishpiel, the Yiddish Theater in Israel
Mideast and Africa
Oct 24-Nov 2	Asmara	Film: Israeli films at international film festival
Nov 8	Amman	Exhibit: Israeli artists in "King of Peace" exhibit
Nov-Dec	Jordan	Theater: The Beit Hagefen Theater
North America
November	Charleston	Exhibit: "Women in Israel," photos
November	Chicago	Exhibit: "Artists: Messengers of Peace"
November	Miami	Exhibit: "Peace through Humor"
Nov 4-23	Illinois, Indiana, Michigan	Dance: The Tnuatron in "Over the Rainbow"
Nov 5-12	Montreal	Film: Israeli film week
Nov 5-20	Los Angeles	Film: The 14th Israel Film Festival
Nov 6	Georgia	Master class: Zvi Avni, composer, at U. of N. Georgia
Nov 6-16	Boston	Film: Israeli films and actor Moshe Ivgi at Boston Jewish Film Festival
Nov 12	Boston	Poetry: Yehuda Amichai
Nov 13,15	Chicago, Indianapolis	Concert: Achinoam Nini (Noa) and Gil Dor
Nov 16	Ottawa	Recital: The Jerusalem String Trio
Nov 20-25	Montreal	Books: Israeli booth at Montreal Book Fair
December	Palo Alto, CA	Recital: Sasha Toperich, piano
December	Tour	Dance: Tnuatron dance company
December	Miami	Film: Israeli film festival
Dec 31	Boston	Event: "Israel Through Song: A Land of Many Voices
Jan 6-8	California	Music: The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Jan 6-8	Los Angeles, San Francisco	Literature: Amos Oz, author
Jan 10	New York City	Music: Ruben Seroussi's "Playtime" performed by the Juilliard School of Music Ensemble
Jan 10	Knoxville, TN	Recital: Orli Shacham, piano
Jan 17	Beverly Hills	Exhibit: Lea Lifshitz
Far East and Australasia
Oct 17-Nov 8	China	Dance: The Israel Ballet
Oct 18-28	Australia	Concert: David Broza
Oct 24-25	Beijing	Music: Mendi Rodan conducts the Chinese National Symphony
Oct 25-Nov 13	Korea, Japan	Music: The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
November	Kwangju	Exhibit: Dorrit Yakoby
November	Korea	Recital: Aviram Reichert, piano
November	India	Israel Month in India
Nov 7-13	Japan	Literature: Uri Orlev, children's author
Nov 10-17	New Delhi	Film: Israeli films at Calcutta International Film Festival
Nov-Dec	Beijing	Exhibit: Menashe Kadishman
December	India	Exhibit: Vibrant Israel
Dec 8-18	Tokyo	Exhibit: Aviva Ne'eman
Dec 23-31	Seoul	Exhibit: Dorrit Yakoby
Latin America
November	Buenos Aires	Exhibit: Moshe Tamir
November	Guerrero, Mexico	Israeli culture and film weeks
November	Santiago	Exhibit: Jerusalem in Ancient Maps
Nov 4	Lima	Exhibit: "Rabin Remembered"
December	Quintana Roo, Mexico	Film: Israel Film Week
December	Dominican Republic	Exhibit: "Israel through the Eyes of Ibero-American Artists"
Dec 12-14	Sao Paolo	Folklore: Carmel folkdance festival
Dec 12-14	Santiago	Exhibit: Vibrant Israel

For additional information regarding these events, contact your local Israeli embassy or consulate.

(*) indicates events organized in cooperation with the Division of Cultural and Scientific Affairs, Israel Foreign Ministry.
(^) indicates exhibits organized by the Public Affairs Division, Israel Foreign Ministry.