24 | JULY 20 • 2023 

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wo Israeli performers, innovating 
food into artistic experiences shared 
by audiences, will be appearing in an 
event set by Hadassah to celebrate Israel’s 75th 
anniversary. 
“Israeli Art in a Bite” spotlights Carmel Bar 
and Michal Evyatar working with authentic 
herbs from Israel to make sodas for tasting 
by audience members. The presentation runs 
6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at Hadassah 
House. 
“We made an extraction of the aromas 
and flavors of the different plants, and we 
mix them with carbonated water,
” explained 
Evyatar. “The audience not only can see the 
nature of the plants, they also can smell it and 
taste it as five flavors represent different areas 

of Israel. 
“The purpose is to share with them our 
memories or impressions of Israel through 
their entire body. We call the experience a 
foodscape.
” 
The current travels of the presenters, known 
together as Studio Mela, are being overseen by 
BAMAH, a nonprofit organization founded 
by the Israel Institute in Washington, D.C. 
BAMAH was formed to bring Israeli perform-
ers to North America and encourage funding 
by private donors without input from govern-
ment sources. 
Studio Mela has brought programming 
to various communities, including stops in 
Boston and at a summer camp, and plans are 
being made for appearing in the Flint area. 

OUR COMMUNITY

Hadassah welcomes 
Israeli food artists to 
July 25 event.
Foodscape

SUZANNE CHESSLER 
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Details

Studio Mela will perform 
6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, 
at Hadassah House, 5030 
Orchard Lake Road, West 
Bloomfield. $30-$36. (248) 683-
5030. Hadassahmidwest.org/
GDIsraeliart.

Part of “Detached Substrate,” a 
traveling installation presented 
in Tel-Aviv 2020 

