Beit Avi Chai presents the Piyyut Festival 2011. The festival will take place from September 19-22, 2011. The festival includes concerts, workshops, and tours.
In addition, the festival will feature "Piyyutim into the Night": Every night, from 22:00-23:00, after the main concert, the Piyyut festivities continue with free performances in the Beit Avi Chai courtyard.
Throughout the festival, the exhibit "Piyyut: Emotion and Thought" will be on display at Beit Avi Chai.
Yair Harel, Artistic Director
For full details, consult the Festival program or visit its website at www.bac.org.il/piyut.
Festival Events in the Neighborhoods of Jerusalem:
Gilo
A mosaic of North African piyyut, Chassidic melodies, Ashkenazi Chazzanut, klezmer, and Israeli prayer songs
~ Tuesday, September 20, 8 PM
Qiryat Yovel
Piyyutim from the Moroccan, Aleppo, and Babylonian traditions, in ancient and unique melodies
~ Thursday, September 22, 8 PM
Nachla'ot
Stories, Piyyutim, Aggadot, and Bakkashot
~ Thursday, September 22, 8 PM
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