Category: Israeli Festivals
Info and previews about dance festivals held in Israel.
Curtain Up 1: Nimrod Freed Hosts Anat Grigorio and Dafi Altebab
“I am interested more in what is under the words, what is under our life. I’m more interested in energy, in what people don’t say. And I’m trying to dance it,” says Nimrod Freed.
Curtain Up 2009: Celebrating 20 Years of Israeli Premieres
As the buzz about this year’s 20th anniversary celebration grew, I wanted to find out more about the history of Curtain Up.
What is Israeli Dance? Two Festivals Hold Some Clues
Back-to-back festivals Tel Aviv Dance and Curtain Up raise this complex question and point to some answers.
Israeli Dance: What’s Happening in November
November is a month of festivals and foreign tours.
Phaza Morgana 2009: Batsheva Dance Company in the Desert
The distinctive sound of dancers drumming on enormous water cooler bottles flooded the courtyard as the Batsheva Dance Company rehearsed Ohad Naharin’s “Anaphaza.”