- Oren Lavie
-
Oren Lavie 
Background information Born 1976 (age 34–35) Genres Folk Rock Occupations Singer, Songwriter, Playwright, Theatre director Instruments Vocals Piano Guitars Years active 1997-present Oren Lavie (Hebrew: אורן לביא) (born 1976) is an Israeli singer, songwriter, playwright, and theatre director. His music video for "Her Morning Elegance" earned a 2009 Grammy Award nomination for "Best Short Form Music Video".[1] On March 10, 2009, Oren released his debut album, The Opposite Side of the Sea, in the United States. He revealed on his Facebook page that he has a second album in the works, with a possible release date in September or December 2011.
Contents
Life and career
Lavie was born in Tel Aviv and spent his youth in Israel.[2] In 1997 his play Sticks and Wheels and his production of it were awarded the main prizes at the Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre. The production played in Tel Aviv during 1998.[3] In that year he went to London to study theatre directing at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[4] After his graduation, two of his plays were produced in various London theatres. They already contained several songs written and composed by him.
In 2001 Lavie moved to New York where he directed several workshops on his plays, and gradually shifted his focus to songwriting. In 2003, he relocated to Berlin and began recording his first album, The Opposite Side of the Sea, which he self produced. The album was released in Europe in January and February 2007, and in the United States in March 2009.
In 2009, his stop motion style music video, "Her Morning Elegance," featuring Shir Shomron, an Israeli born actress/model, achieved significant popularity on YouTube,[5] receiving over 20 million views. Lavie produced and co-directed the video, which was shot in 48 hours without a break.[6] Celebrating the Grammy nomination, the video was broken down to the original still frames, which are now exhibited online at www.hmegallery.com.
Dramatic works
Directed by Oren Lavie
- 1997 - Sticks and Wheels (Première: Acco Festival, Israel)
- 1999 - Lighting the Day (Première: Bridewell Theatre, London Stage Company)
- 2000 - Bridges and Harmonies (Première: Bridewell Theatre, London Stage Company)
Others
- 2006 - The Empty Princess, German: Die Prinzessin mit dem Loch im Bauch (Première: 2007-05-25 at Staatstheater Oldenburg)
Discography
Studio albums
- 2007:The Opposite Side of the Sea
Singles
- 2008 - "A Dance ‘Round the Memory Tree" was featured on The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian movie soundtrack.
References
- ^ " Digg
- ^ Internet presentation of BBIsland (agents of the artist)
- ^ MCC Playwrights Coalition, New York
- ^ Review of the première of "Bridges and Harmonies", Ian Shuttleworth, website of the author; written for The Financial Times, 11/2000
- ^ [1] on YouTube
- ^ O'Connor, Ryan. "SESSIONS: Photographer Eyal Landesman". interview. nthWORD Magazine. http://shorts.nthword.com/2011/04/sessions-photographer-eyal-landesman.html. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
External links
- Official website of "The Opposite Side of the Sea"
- Website (MySpace) of Oren Lavie
- Gallery Website of 'Her Morning Elegance' frames
- Review of "The Opposite Side of the Sea", Katie Probert (on Subba Cultcha, 2007/02/05)
- Oren Lavie on Channel One News\
- Oren Lavie Exclusive Interview and Review of "The Opposite Side of the Sea"
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Israeli composers
- Israeli dramatists and playwrights
- Israeli male singers
- Israeli musicians
- People from Tel Aviv
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
