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February 16, 2007 at 9:59 am | In Art & Cinema |

With A Show Like This, Everyone’s A Winner

If a theatre show (or anything, for that matter) is labeled a “phenomenon”, I am automatically skeptical.

Either this show is truly spectacular and so innovative that it transcends the ordinary categories of “theatre production” or “off-Broadway show”, or somewhere out there sits an over-excited publicist with an itch for exaggeration.

But “a phenomenon” is exactly what critics are calling the newest dance show to hit New York: “Be”, by the Israeli dance troupe Mayumana.

Created and directed by Eylon Nuphar and Boaz Berman, Mayumana’s “Be” is a vibrant and energetic performance with highly original content. Established 10 years ago, with “creativity” and “energy” as its driving themes, Mayumana (meaning “skill”) employs a style that is part music, movement, percussion and rhythm work.

It’s sure to be one hell of a show, if their promotional video is anything to go by. And it’s set to make its American premiere on March 13 at the Union Square Theatre.

Personally, I can’t wait to see it. And thanks to Mayumana’s generous promoters a few lucky isrealli.org readers will get their chance to see it too! We are proud to offer five double passes to see the show, during previews which begin on February 23.

Here’s how to enter:

Write a 250-word isrealli.org blog post about Israel. You can choose to write on any subject included on the right hand side of the isrealli.org homepage screen under the heading “topics”.

Hint: It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been to Israel. There are plenty of facts and information available on the internet, so get searching!

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