Festival Celebrating Israeli Culture and Food Returns to Prague

Get to know Israeli culture up close – the second year of the Israel on the River festival returns to Strelecky Island on Sunday, May 21

MINT Market, in cooperation with the Israeli Embassy, brings the second year of the Israel on the River event. On Sunday, May 21, Strelecky Island will come alive with Israeli music, great cuisine and lots of talsk, workshops and entertainment.

The entry to the event is free and four-legged pets are welcome.

Throughout the day, visitors will be accompanied by great music produced by live bands, DJs, or choirs. The headliner is the Israeli band Anna RF playing upbeat electro-trad reggae. They have already presented themselves to the Czech audience at the Colors of Ostrava festival. Singer and songwriter Ran Nir was born and raised in Jerusalem.

His musical journey began in the streets of the city, where he discovered a wide range of musical influences. He is known for his emotional and introspective music as well as his deep voice.

The Shiran choir is a representative choir of the conservatory in Akko, which has been operating for 30 years. During his existence, he performed at many concerts not only in Israel, but also in the USA and Europe. The members of the choir are young Jewish and Arab women, led by conductor Luba Alexandrovič. At the end of the day, DJs Avi&Lir and DJ DubTazer will perform.

In addition to the musical production, visitors can look forward to a variety of talsk and workshops that will present Israeli culture from all possible angles. Comic Book Guide So here we are, Moses!!! tells the story of the exodus of the Jews from Egypt in such a way that it will captivate even the biggest atheist.

On the occasion of the Israel on the River festival, the authors will also prepare a fun educational game for the whole family, in the style of a comic book. Moshe Kepten is one of Israel’s most respected directors and currently also the artistic director of Israel’s National Theater “HaBima”.

During the discussion, Moshe Kepten will reveal when and in which theater performance you can see star actors from Israel in Brno. Alžběta Glancová, who translated it into Czech, will present the book by the Israeli author Shemi Zarchin One Beautiful Day.

For the second year already, Omer Tal – a music and dance director with more than 10 years of experience on the Israeli scene – leads the children’s dance group of the Lauder School in Prague. Visitors can therefore look forward to a performance full of various dance techniques and special choreographies.

They will then be able to try out some traditional Israeli dances at a workshop organized by the Besamim dance group.

They will also be able to participate in a workshop that will introduce the typical Israeli martial art of Krav Maga, play backgammon also known as Shesh Besh in Hebrew, learn the basics of Hebrew and watch short films that will be screened in collaboration with the Israeli Kolnoa Film Festival.

In cooperation with the MINT Market, there will be stalls with great food and drinks, which visitors will be able to enjoy right on the island in the middle of the Vltava, full of greenery, as if it were made for family picnics. In addition to authentic food, there will also be booths featuring fashion, jewelry, books by Israeli authors and with Jewish themes, and other accessories from creators with Israeli roots.