Culture

Read more

The Jo Strømgren Company presented their celebrated performance “A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football” at the international theater festival Clipa Aduma 2010 in Jaffa Read more

Norway hosts a great variety of popular festivals during the summer months, extending across the entire music spectrum, from the more classically-based Bergen International Festival to the modern Øya Festival in Oslo. Read more

The Norwegian artists Nina Dreyer Henjum, Sissel Aurland, Marit Eide Rosendal and Guri Annikki Torgersen will participate in an international group exhibition which will open in the Jaffa Museum of Antiquities this coming March. The international group show “Eternal Eve” will explore the time celebrated figure of Eve. The exhibition features artists from all over the world, with participants fr... Read more

The Norwegian piano duo, Duo Arctica, performed in Israel between the 18th and 21st of December. Duo Arctica consists of the two Norwegian pianists Joachim Carr and Mathias Susaas Halvorsen. The duo played at the Rachmaninov in Two festival, and gave performances in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Netanya and Beer Sheva. Read more

The Norwegian artist Hanne Hukkelberg held a concert in Tel Aviv the 18th of November 2009. Hanne Hukkelberg and her band performed at The Barby Club, located in central Tel Aviv Read more

The Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company from Israel, and Kitchen Orchestra from Stavanger continued their successful co-operation in Tel Aviv during December 2009. The co-production presented an impressive mix of dance and music, performed with perfection. Read more

Norway has been criticised internationally in connection with the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the author Knut Hamsun. These comments accuse Norway for concealing facts about Hamsun’s Nazi sympathies in the programmes of the commemoration. The commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Knut Hamsun’s birth is a tribute to his literary achievements, including the Nobel Price in Litera... Read more

Opening a seminar on Post-Holocaust Norway, HE Mr. Jakken Biørn Lian, the Norwegian Ambassador to Israel elaborated on the importance of the historic decision made by the Norwegian Parliament in 1999 when it voted unanimously to grant economic restitution to the Jewish citizens who were victims of the Nazi occupation of Norway during WWII. The seminar followed the opening of the ... Read more

The exhibition “Wergeland’s Legacy - Jewish Life in Norway 1851 - 1945”, opened at Beth Hatefusoth (The Diaspora Museum) in Tel Aviv on 5 May. Almost 200 people came to the official opening ceremony, which featured a key note speech by Mrs. Berit Reisel, Chairperson of the Board, Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Oslo. The musical performance by Brillaner Duo inclu... Read more

Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” will be staged at The Cameri Theatre of Tel Aviv on 8 and 9 June 2009. An ensemble from Norway’s National Theatre will perform “En folkefiende” in Ibsen’s own language - Norwegian (with Hebrew subtitles). The production is part of the 2009 Tel Aviv - Yafo International Theatre Festival. For more information about the performance and the purchase of ticket... Read more

At present 467 Norwegians are registered at the Embassy as permanent residents in Israel. Norwegian Jews comprise the largest group. Read more

On 10 June 2008, the Israeli scholar Gad Kaynar was officially appointed “Officer of The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit” by His Majesty King Harald V. Read more

The bilateral relationship between Israel and Norway is strong, as evidenced by the many political and cultural visits taking place every year. Highlights of Norwegian culture in Israel include: Read more

The Habima National theatre is presently staging the two Norwegian plays “Elling” and “Little Eyolf.” Read more

Norwegian musicians and stage arts travelling to Israel to perform or take part in cultural events should direct their applications for travel grants to the Music Information Centre Norway (for musicians) and the Norwegian Association for Performing Arts  (for stage artists). They administer travel grants for Norwegian artists performing abroad on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreig... Read more

"The Ole Bull prize is awarded to a person or organisation who has dedicated considerable part of his or hers life and work to the musical heritage of Ole Bull" Read more