The roots of the culture of Israel developed long before modern Israel's independence in 1948 and traces back to ancient Israel. It reflects Jewish culture, Jewish history in the diaspora, the ideology of the Zionist movement that developed in the late 19th century, as well as the history and traditions of the Arab Israeli population and ethnic minorities that live in Israel, among them Druze, Circassians, Armenians and others.
Holon is a city on the central coastal strip of Israel, south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan Gush Dan area. In 2019 it had a population of 196,282. Holon has the second-largest industrial zone in Israel, after Haifa. Its jurisdiction is 19,200 dunams and its population is about 194,273 residents as of 2018 according to CBS data.
The music of Israel is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical culture. For almost 150 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements that would define the emerging national spirit. In addition to creating an Israeli style and sound, Israel's musicians have made significant contributions to classical, jazz, pop rock and other international music genres. Since the 1970s, there has been a flowering of musical diversity, with Israeli rock, folk and jazz musicians creating and performing extensively, both locally and abroad. Many of the world's top classical musicians are Israelis or Israeli expatriates. The works of Israeli classical composers have been performed by leading orchestras worldwide.
Israeli rock is rock music created by Israeli bands and singers.
Simon Shaheen is a Palestinian-American oud and violin player and composer who holds Israeli citizenship.
Yair Dalal is an Israeli musician of Iraqi-Jewish descent.
Ligat HaAl, or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL or ISBL. For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal, lit. Winner Sal League, with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner, and "Sal" meaning basket.
Yitzhak Yedid is an Israeli-Australian composer and pianist.
Dance in Israel incorporates a wide variety of dance styles, from traditional Israeli folk dancing to ballet, modern dance, ballroom dancing and flamenco.
Keren Hadar is a crossover soprano singer from Israel. She was born in Neve Ne'eman in the Hod HaSharon municipality. She is the third of four siblings. Keren's father, a businessman, was born in Israel and her mother, a secretary, was born in Yemen.
The Israel Culture of Peace festival is a week-long festival, held annually in May, since 2001. The Festival is held at Tel Aviv's Tzavta Hall, which is a partner and producer of the festival. Performances are also held in different venues around the country, including the Migdal David museum in Jerusalem and the Petach Tikva culture hall. So far, the festival has held performances in Nazareth, Sachnnin, Akko and Haifa.
The Arab Orchestra of Nazareth is an Israeli orchestra that plays Arab and Mediterranean music. It was founded in 1991 by conductor and musicologist Suhil Radwan.
Eatliz is an Israeli alternative/progressive rock band formed as the serious outlet of Guy Ben Shetrit of punk rock band Infectzia in 2001. The band is known for its internationally awarded animation music videos and for reinventing itself in every live show. The band members themselves describe their sound as "complicated pop".
The Israeli Opera, formerly known as the New Israeli Opera, is the principal opera company of Israel. It was founded in 1985 after lack of Israeli government funding led to the demise of the Israel National Opera. Since 1994 the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center has been its main performance venue. The company also founded the Israeli Opera Festival which has performed large-scale outdoor productions, originally at Caesarea, and from 2010 in Masada.
Tel Aviv Pride is a week-long series of events in Tel Aviv which takes place on the second week of June, as part of the international observance of Gay Pride Month. The key event, taking place on the Friday, is the Pride Parade itself which attracts over 250,000 attendees. As of June 2019, it is the largest LGBT Parade in Asia.
Astrith Baltsan is an Israeli concert pianist and musicologist famous for her Beethoven interpretation, her unique concert style reaching out for larger audiences worldwide and her research of Hatikvah, Israel national anthem.
Adi – The Young Israeli Choir Next to the Israeli Vocal Ensemble is an Israeli choir formed by Ishai Shtekler and Gony Bar-Sela in 2006, and is one of the few choirs in Israel which are composed of people who are 20 and 30 years old. The Choir works mainly in Tel Aviv, but performs all over Israel. The choir is not categorized as professional, as the singers are not paid, however - the level of its performances is considered professional and it regularly gains praises for concerts.
Yasmeen Godder, born in 1973, is an Israeli choreographer and dancer.
The Academy of Performing Arts is a theatre centre and a school of theatre and performance, operating since 2010 in Tel Aviv, in collaboration with the Open University of Israel.
