About last night

 

Some of the phone photos from last night.

End of year with the studio of Mijal Ben Zvi.
My group with Mijal, one moment before we started the show.

Fin la fiesta

 This year I had my end of year show, after years without it. Still with the studio of Mijal Ben Zvi. Ilai Burla was palying, Miriam Levy was sining. Two groups of women were dancing, Mijal was dancing too. Few hours before it happened, a bit before I had to go out for last rehearsal and the show itself - the girls from the group said that maybe we'll buy some flowers to Mijal, Ilai and Miriam. Long story, lots of mess. In the end I was buying from all of us in the group for three of them, and it wasn't enough. One more was buying another bouquet for Mijal. And those are the bouquets that I was buying:

When I got there it was a mess to find out where do we do our rehearsal. And where to put the bouquets it will stay a surprise to the end. We had a rehearsal that helped me be more Self-confidence, but I was so tired and wanted to be after all of it. After that to change and to another studio for chainging, keeping our stuff and all that jazz. We had some photos together, with phones, but in the end we found out that will be a photographer, so probably soon we'll have some pro photos as well. Also in the back stage/studio. I had a selfie: 

Checking the stage, the sound and view looked like this:

I wasn't the only one without any guest. Another woman from the other group also was this way. 

The show itself has started with a solea por buleria that my group had last year, but we couldn't perform with it because of war. Not all were dancing. We didn't practice it a lot in classes this year, I couldn't practice enough alone and I didn't remember it enough. I gave up because of it, although I think it was a beautiful dance. Another one was choosing not to because too difficult for her two dances (and this year - even one was difficult. She was sittling many times in classes). 

Mijal also was dancing, in the end two solos.

The other group was dancing one dance. Our alegria of this year was later on. Although it's the most difficult palo for me (it's possible that it's mental) - I made it. I even made it to dance alegria with a smile on stage. No one was coming to see me, I was affraid and still I was smiling for the audience of others.

We had a short part of tangos for the end. All of us made it, Mijal and two groups. My group didn't practice enough, and still we made it. And the moment with the flowers. Mijal told us that she doesn't want fin la fiest this time. Well.. On stage she asked whoever can dance fin la fiesta can come. We made fin la fiesta. I was brave enough to dance first. The lazy one was after me. One of the guests was dancing and looked she wants to make some impression, even too much. One of the woman from my group accepted to dance with one of her guests. And Mijal was dancing. 

Lots of stress went down. Got back very late. A bus and lots of traffic...

End of year

 

If nothing wrong will happen - at the end of this moneth will be end of year show. With the studio of Mijal Ben Zvi

One of those nights

 After too long without watching any live flamenco... After the war I got back dancing at classes, but too long that I didn't see. I found out about a tablao of Mijal Ben Zvi at Jaffa. Although it's a tablao of Mijal - she wasn't the only dancer. The dancers were Mijal Ben Zvi and Yael Tuchfeld. The guitar plauer was Ilai Burla. The singers were Shuky Shveiky and Miriam Levy. Well, I missed watching, this time I could. Although it's pretty close to Tel Aviv, although it's really close to the studio of Mijal - it was difficult this time to get there. The traffic on the way made it almost an hour and a half till I went out from the bus. I came a moment after the doors' opening. The next thing weird - I came without my camera. I have been in this hall once, long time ago. I remembered it's isn't very easy to see all on stage, and no signed seatting places. And if I came with the camera - it wasn't for money. Near the door I saw outside two women that I know and dislike, they looked at me and accept that - I igonred them and they ignored me. Came another woman later on that I know a bit (she takes another class at the studio of Mijal). After lights on stage - came a woman who I like but always late. I couldn't find a place near stage, even that I came early. Even if I came with the camera - it couldn't be easy. 

The show itself was music alone, a dance, music, dance... It has started with music while Shuky was the main singer. First dance was an alegria which danced both by Mijal and Yael. At this part - many took photos and vidoes with the phones. Because it's a place like this and others did it - I let myself also to take few photos with the phone. This is one (and I apologize on the quality):

A music brake before Yael danced a solea. Mijal was a palmera at this part. When it the finale of the dance - I heard someone at the audience asking if there is more. I guess it's someone who didn't see lots of flamenco in her life. One more music brake before Mijal danced a taranto. Yael became the palmera. After that - the bow down. I was surprised it's over cause it felt so fast, altough the solo  dances were long. Yael said that if someone want to come to the fin la fiesta is invited. I didn't think of being the first to come. Yael said that she's sure that there are some flamencos at the audience. OK, I stood up and came to the satge, next to Yael. Three more women came from the audience, one of them with a broken arm (she didn't dance). Ilai started to play, Shuky has started to sing. I want to dance, but I wasn't sure that I'm brave enough to be the first one. I guess that I was wrong, cause Yael has started to cheer me up. I was the first to dance at the fin la fiesta... !!!! One more woman who came from the audience danced, but Mirian was sining at this part. The one with the broken arm was just for being there, the last one received some whispers from Yael, but she didn't accept to dance. Shuky danced. For the end Mijal and Yael were dancing together again. It was a bit weird that I didn't stay to talk, but... All were weird and I had a but to catch to be back home

Tablao flamenco

 

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Learning from Mijal Ben Zvi

 

The end of year

 

This eavening there was a meaning to have end of year show with the studio of Mijal Ben Zvi.
After a long time that I wasn't dancing on a stage - I meant to back doing it this evening. Aftter all - I'm in her studio for almost two years, last year was complicated. End of year will wait. I don't know yet if it will be with the dance of this year later on, or will it wait till next year. This time beacue of another lever of war

Upcoming at the north

 

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Learning from Mijal Ben Zvi

 

From Seville with love

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Buleria por fiesta

 

Mijal Ben Zvi

Photos by Miki Alkobi

 

Upcoming at the north

 

Upcoming tablao

 

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הפלמנקו השורשי, הקצבי והמופלא מסביליה חוזר לבית מזרח מערב

הקסם והאינטימיות של המופע מאפשרים לקהל להיות חלק בלתי נפרד מהחוויה ולהיסחף לתוך עולם מרתק ורחב של מוסיקה ורגשות.
הצטרפו אלינו לערב קצבי ואותנטי שלא תשכחו!
לאחר שהות ממושכת בספרד, מיכל בן צבי ושרון שגיא חוברות לשיתוף פעולה מיוחד עם אומני הפלמנקו המובילים בארץ."טבלאו פלמנקו" הוא מופע פלמנקו אותנטי, אשר מביא לבמה את התמצית המזוקקת והמהות של אומנות הפלמנקו העתיק שצמח בדרום ספרד, בו שזורים יחד השירה המסורתית, הגיטרה והריקוד.

אומנים:
מיכל בן צבי - ריקוד
שרון שגיא - ריקוד
יהודה שוקי שוויקי - שירה
יעל הורביץ - שירה
עילי בורלא - גיטרה
צילומים: אייל הירש, אייל בן ארי, נטשה שחנס

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Flamenco gala and workshop

 

Flamenco gala

 

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From Seville with loave

 

A show of the dancer Mijal Ben Zvi.
Guest dancer: Borja Cortés
Singers: Yael Horwitz and Shuky Shveiky
Guitar: Fyty Carillo
Percussions: Maayan Doari
Muiscal production and some musical tools: Idan toledano

Took a part in Días de Flamenco
Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv

צילום: גלעד סאקס

Learning from Mijal Ben Zvi

 

For the 30 years

 There was Días de Flamenco Festival. 30 years already....! Well, that's a special event, but we're in a war that didn't give the chance to make it in the ordinary way or bigger. Still the community thing and the will to live - it did happen. I got a ticket only to the last show. It was of my new teacher - Mijal Ben Zvi. She meant to bring a certain dancer from Spain to her show. Because of the situation - it came from her and not from Adi Foundation that produce the festival. Almost in the last moment he couldn't come, but he sent his friend Borja Cortés early eanough for an intensive week of rehearsals for the show.  i'm happy that I got a good place in time, cause it was sold out.

I still came earlier. I saw some of the live shows outdoors that came for free. I meat many people from the community. From few I was hiding cause I didn't want to meet (in the end one of them did see me when I was almost in the way out... Amazing that he want to say "hello" now). At least many I did want to see. One of them is my friend Ilan Miller that I didn't see in real life for too long. I was catching him for a selfie:

This time was a stand with hand bags and T-shirts of the festival. I got both. The T-shirt is inside, you will have to believe me:

The show itself has started happy. The main thing is Mijal Ben Zvi. She was inviting Borja Cortés to dance with her. They both had solos, they had few duets. They are both professionals, they had intensive rehearsals, if I didn't know before  it was a relaplace of last moment - even me couldn't guess. The musicians: Idan Toledano who played few instruments and was all around producing music. Yael Horwitz and Shuky Shveiky who were sining. Fyty Carillo on a guitar. Maayan Doari on percussions. 
Well, all musicians and Borja were around Mijal in the start. She was dancing and all around gave her plamas and music. It finished as a duet with Borja. 

During the show were few amazing solos from start to end. Some of Mijal and some of Borja. Once he started with castañuelas. There was a moment of a little thing that makes it flamenco - openning a button in the shirt, oppening the vest and then go on dancing. There was a moment that all musicians with Borja around a table, knocking on the table the beat, from time to time palmas, Yael and Shuky were sinning a capella. One of the times tat Mijal got back to the stage - it was with a bottle of wine and 3 glasses. One of the glasses were moved between all musicans, all drank on stage and talked. One more moment of a little thing of pure flamenco without even sinning, dancing or playing. Near the end was a duet while Mijal was wearning a bata de cola. She was wearing it also during fin la fiesta. All was magical in this show till I'm not sure that I have enough words to tell all about it. The audience was all was standing on the feet in the bow down.

An article

 

A digital version:

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