STG Presents -NOA Special Guests: Mira Awad

STG Presents Israeli international pop star Noa at The Moore Theatre on Thursday, April 29, 2010.

Opening for Noa is Mira Awad, a Palestinian actress, singer and songwriter. This is both artists’ first performance in Seattle. The two represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow in 2009, with the song “There Must Be Another Way.”

Noa:
Israel's international pop star offers a beautifully orchestrated concert of her most beloved songs reflecting her American/Yemenite/Israeli heritage. The concert, developed and originally performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, has been presented throughout Europe, and most recently with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in celebration of Israel's 60th anniversary.

Aside from her four hugely successful Israeli albums, Noa has released numerous international albums, “Noa,” “Calling,” and “Blue Touches Blue”and “Noa Now” among them. In 2006 the Hebrew language release, “Napoli-Tev-Aviv” with the Solis String Quartet, was followed by her first Neapolitan recording of the same title, in the original language in which the songs were created. Her latest release, Genes and Jeans, May 2008, was born from Noa's wish to seek and revive the Yemenite songs I heard from my grandmother as a child. Noa will be touring North America in the 2010-11 seasons performing with symphony orchestras around the country.
Noa, together with her musical partner, Gil Dor, and world-renowned percussionist Zohar Fresco have toured extensively in Europe, Asia, South America and the United States. She has been invited numerous times to perform at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and New York. She performed for a TV audience of millions at the culmination evNoa, together with her musical partner, Gil Dor, and world-renowned percussionist Zohar Fresco have toured extensively in Europe, Asia, South America and the United States. She has been invited numerous times to perform at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and New York. She performed for a TV audience of millions at the culmination event of “The Year of the Family: at the Vatican in 1994 and returned there to perform again in 2000. She has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York.

Mira Awad:
Palestinian actress, singer and songwriter living in Israel, Mira Awad was born in the Rama village in the Galilee to a Palestinian father and a Bulgarian mother. She studied at the Rimon School for Jazz and Contemporary Music from 1996-2000. Mira participated in improvisational workshops in Israel and the UK sponsored by the BIArts, British Council, and studied in the body theatre school with a scholarship from the America-Israel Culture Foundation. Mira collaborated with Noa (Achinoam Nini) in her album "Now", Idan Raichel in his second album "Mema'amakim", Greek singer George Dalaras, and with hip hop artist Guy Mar. Mira is also working as an actress with the Tel-Aviv Cameri Theatre, and on the TV series "Arab Labour". She is featured in the movie "The Bubble", directed by Eytan Fox and recorded the theme songs for the films "Forgiveness" by director Udi Aloni, and "Lemon tree" by Eran Riklis. Her debut album "Bahlawan-Acrobat" was released in May 2009, and was musically produced by guitarist Amos Ever-Hadani.

Tickets $25 - $35