Arts and Culture
The Dimona Theater has created a fundamental change in the culture scene of Dimona and the south. The theater focuses on original theater works created by a group of resident artists in an in-depth process, and also in a variety of cultural initiatives pertaining to the Performing Arts. The theater is based on the belief that cultural activity which is infused with community life is a critical element in strengthening the city’s social fabric. This activity may embody a national model for local cultural development, offering a quality cultural alternative which rises from the community. https://dimonatheater.com/
The Rimon School of Music, located in Ramat Hasharon, is the country's largest, independent, professional music school for the advanced study of jazz and contemporary music. Over 600 students and 70 faculty members work in a creative environment, designed to provide a unique and comprehensive music learning experience. Students from Israel, Europe, the U.S., Russia and South Africa and South America find a haven at Rimon as they acclimate themselves to enriching music study courses, and represent Israel in the international jazz community. The Jazz Institute was initiated and is fully supported by the Beracha Foundation. This is a program which concentrates on advanced skills in contemporary improvisation, jazz composition and arranging and individual style development. Rimon's track for outstanding jazz performers offers an original and inspiring curriculum for outstanding performing musicians. Students at the Jazz study with renowned Israeli composers as well as artists and teachers and receive workshops and lectures by leading musicians from around the globe. The Beracha Foundation scholarship allows students to continue their studies at Berklee School of Music in Massachusetts. The Rimon School is a member of IASJ (International association of Schools of Jazz) and BIN – Berklee International Network. It is an educational and inspiring incubator which presents a thorough curriculum in which the students are exposed to many forms of jazz throughout the various periods of its development. https://www.rimonschool.co.il/en/
Hamiffal ( “The Factory,”) is an art project that turned an abandoned building in central Jerusalem into a temporary cultural hub and a public home for creativity. This is the sixth project of the Empty House group and like previous projects, it is a multi-faceted operation. In many ways, Hamiffal is a factory of art, operating dozens of artists who use the space to produce and present their work. In other respects, it is a collective operation whose main production is a new urban space and a community that evolves in the process. As of today, there are dozens of participants from Jerusalem and the rest of Israel who are producing work in a variety of mediums and disciplines. Anyone interested is invited to join at any time and make an impact. From this perspective, Hamiffal is a work of art produced by the general public and in a constant state of construction. https://www.hamiffal.com/
Poetry Place (Makom L'shira) is a leading literary institution which has been active in Jerusalem since 2002. In 2015 Poetry Place opened the College of Literary Art alongside the Poetry Place Festival and the Poetry Place Publishing House creating a home for unique writers of all genres. The College is a unique institution that is not affiliated with any university, and is unlike any program existing today in Israel in its scope and its focus on creative writing practice. Noting a void in the literary field, the College of the Literary Arts was built in order to promote a broad change in the way literature is taught: literature learned like painting and sports – through creative experience, and not solely by lectures and literary theories. https://www.poetryplace.org/english/
