The work is a cornerstone, offering a new point of view of the full reciprocity between two nations forced to share the same territory. A semblance of a Sabra. An unresolved paradox of nationality. A mute testimony to the borders of deserted villages. The metaphoric evolution of the plant into the figure of the Hebrew pioneer. A representation of symbolic healing. The patchwork of cactus leaves brought by the students from the various regions in which they dwell. The leaves carry the concrete genetic stores of ancient bushes, as well as the symbolic evolution of the subjects they represent.
Read moreUmm El Fahem Gallery Visit Report by Emanuelle Slater
On the 23rd of January 2018, the visual art students of EMIS woke up bright and early and got into a bus driving straight to a rainy Umm Al Fahm (alternatively spelled Umm El-Fahem), an Arab town in the Haifa District of Israel. Upon arrival, the students were welcomed in the Umm El-Fahem Art Gallery with warm smiles and a delicious Arab breakfast. After getting settled in, the students took a walk around the exhibition, Selfie: I Was Here by Ashraf Fawakhry, an exhibition
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opened Mediation course in partnership with "Gevim"
Today a personal dream for the Charney Resolution Center came true: we opened a mediation course with 26 EMIS students.
Mediation is a language in and of itself and is a crucial tool for reaching win-wins in conflict resolution. Our vision is to eventually open a meditation center in the school, where the course's graduates will help their peers to resolve conflicts and disputes in an effective and respectful way.
Read moreTzili Charney Honorary Doctorate Recipient | University of Haifa
Congratulations to Tzili Charney on her Honorary Doctorate from University of Haifa. See below video about her and her work that was shown at the ceremony.
ZAZ 10 Times Square Art Initiative "24:7"
“24:7” is an art initiative in Times Square. A consortium of artists, hailing from Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and the Americas have organized a video art takeover of a new billboard on the southwest corner of 41st St and Broadway. “24:7” tests the power of video art to engage the public meaningfully and challenges the district's historical use of the built environment, almost exclusively as an advertising medium.
Storytelling Through Film Workshop
On Friday, December 1st, a few students from the Eastern Meditteranean International School (EMIS) started their weekend participating in an intimate workshop with NYU Tisch Professor, writer, director, and producer Tzipi Trope. After a brief introduction explaining her diverse background as a filmmaker including documentaries, features films, and series, Tzipi dove into the workshop describing how nearly everything in life can be understood as storytelling
Read moreBatsheva Dance Company Performance
On November 15 EMIS students joined local schools at the Arab Jewish Community Center in Jaffa to watch the Batsheva Young Ensemble perform Kamuyot by Ohad Naharin. The performance was captivating, as the dancers sat among the audience and even had audience members stand up to join in the performance. The dancers not only demonstrated a deep connection with each physical movement, but they also made connections with the audience as they actively made eye contact and engaged with students. The intimate setting of the performance enabled the audience to have a unique viewing experience, with the dancers close enough to touch at times. Additionally, with seating on all four sides surrounding the dance floor, the dancers changed directions continually, thus allowing the audience different perspectives for each gesture and motion.
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