Curtain Up 2010: Video Preview

With four established choreographers as artistic directors, a wealth of premieres by emerging creators, and a series of discussions, Curtain Up 2010 is an event to watch.

Intimadance 2009: Ugly Dance at Tmuna Theater

Chances are, when you think about dance, the word “ugly” doesn’t come to mind. But for the Intimadance festival at Tel Aviv’s Tmuna Theater, choreographers were specifically asked to explore the concept of ugliness.

Home Port Festival: History in the Making for the Choreographers Association

Last night I witnessed dance history – and I hope that the opening night of the Home Port Festival (and the festival itself) will go down in the books not as an isolated moment in time but as the recognized beginning of a new stage, figuratively and literally, for Israel’s independent choreographers.

Home Port Festival: 54 Choreographers in 33 Concerts at the Jaffa Port

The Home Port festival was initiated by the Amuta (which translates as the Choreographers Association or the Choreographers Society), an umbrella organization for fifty-four independent choreographers who draw from styles as varied as contemporary dance, flamenco, and belly dance.