When was the last time you spent a white night at a museum, wandered through gallery spaces and heard music? This event will take place on Thursday, July 13, as part of the celebration of the "Levontin 7th 17th Festival" - the birthday celebration of Levontin 7, which celebrates its 17th birthday.
This will actually be the climax of the festival, which will be called "Unquiet Night", in which musicians and artists will perform in the halls, spaces and galleries of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art until dawn.
The Tel Aviv performance club, which began as a small performance club in a dimly lit bar, has become one of the most prominent focal points in Tel Aviv nightlife and Israeli culture, where local and international artists have passed and come to pay homage to the mythological stage. The festival, whose full dates are July 1-22, will combine music, culture and art.
A pack of giraffes. Gilad Kahane in the center, photo: Had Ayin
So who's likely to be there? New York drummer Louis Nash who will join Jonathan Walchuk's Big Band, Shlomi Shaban, Giraffes who will host Dikla for a one-time show, Hila Ruach, Yuval Mendelsohn and the Journey to Poland, Atar Miner, Aya Zehavi Feiglin, Daniel San Krief, Shlomo Bar and Natural Selection, Shaman Shaman, Shay and more.
Alongside the night's events at the museum, there will be performances and other events at the club, including Hamid Drake in two shows with Israeli musicians, Chris Jonas with the Lost Time Orchestra and more.
Shlomi Shaban, Photo: Coco
"In our 17th year, and like every year, we rub our eyes again to be sure that we are still here," says Asif Tzahar, the club's manager and international saxophonist, who founded the club with musician Daniel Sarid and conductor Ilan Volkov, and now manages it himself. "One of the most special and beautiful things happening here in Israel is a new generation of wonderful young musicians and artists. A new generation that continues the independent, creative and uncompromising culture and gives us new energy to continue doing.
"In the shadow of institutional fascism that is trying to take over us, they are the ones who give us hope and meaning for creative work at Levontin 7. So if there are names you haven't heard of, these are the shows you must check out. Following last year's amazing success, we are pleased to continue our excellent collaboration with the Tel Aviv Museum."
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