Israel’s arts scene is one of the most vibrant in the world. By presenting Israeli art, music, film, dance and literature to an international audience, the Israel Institute showcases an important aspect of modern Israel that few people get to see firsthand, and fosters the deeper understanding of Israel that the Institute is committed to inspiring.
The SCHUSTERMAN Visiting Israeli Artists Program,
2017-2018
Thirteen prominent Israeli artists will be in residence at colleges and universities across the United States for the 2017-2018 academic year, among them filmmakers, choreographers, musicians, and authors.
The artists will come as part of the Visiting Israeli Artists Program. Celebrated in a variety of disciplines, the artists will spend a semester teaching and presenting their work to audiences in local communities through classes, exhibitions and performances.
Sample works from Visiting Israeli Artists
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The 2017-2018 Visiting Israeli Artists include:
2017-2018 Visiting Artist
January 5 – April 23, 2018
Composer Hana Ajiashvili has received commissions from Israel's leading new music group, the...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
October 6 – December 15, 2017
Assaf is a leading Israeli choreographer of the younger generation, having received...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
August 25 – December 18, 2017
Two of Israel’s most highly regarded filmmakers will be team teaching this fall. Bergman, a...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
August 23 – December 13, 2017
Citron, one of Israel’s most versatile figures in theater, directs the sign language theater...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
September 8 – January 8, 2018
Drumlevich performed in venues such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Kennedy Center, Palais...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
January 19 – May 11, 2018
Since the beginning of her career, Erdos has been receiving choreography commissions from dance...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
January 13 – May 18, 2018
Gundar-Goshen is the author of Waking Lions, a fiction bestseller in Europe and Israel...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
October 2 – December 20, 2017
Public Radio International (PRI) calls Victoria Hanna the “freshest, edgiest, weirdest artist...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
January 12 – May 7, 2018
An actor, director, and dramaturge, Horovitz has been touring the world with Dan Clancy’s The...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
October 15 – November 5, 2017
In a special arrangement, filmmakers Tamar Kay and Or Sinai will visit several American...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
August 25 – December 18, 2017
Two of Israel’s most highly regarded filmmakers will be team teaching this fall. Bergman, a...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
October 15 – November 5, 2017
In a special arrangement, filmmakers Tamar Kay and Or Sinai will visit several American...
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2017-2018 Visiting Artist
August 25 – December 22, 2017
One of Israel’s most active choreographers, Ziv has performed and created work for dance and...
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