From State-Building to Art: ‘As the Fireflies Disappear’ and the Inbal Dance Theater’s Transformation
This year’s festival, ‘As The Fireflies Disappear,’ has a unique focus on dance, bringing to the stage dancers from across the genres to explore the then, now and future of the State of Israel.
WATCH: Shaq Dances the Hora to Cries of “Messiah!”
What does Shaquille O’Neal have to do with the coming of Messiah? Maybe more than you’d think.
‘Time To Dance’
In this new music video called ‘et lir-kod’, ‘a time to dance’, we see the conflicting emotions of two brothers, one heading off to defend the Jewish homeland, and one preparing for his wedding night. The simultaneous events represent the human condition of conflicting time and emotions.
Mizrach, Mizrach (“East, East”)
This great music video was filmed on site in Jerusalem. The song reflects God’s ingathering of exiles from the four corners of the world, citing the Hebrew words for the four directions, miz-rach, ma-a-rav, tza-fon, da-rom, east, west, north and south respectively. You can’t but help join in and dance!
