Category: Israeli Choreographers
Articles about and podcasts with Israeli choreographers.
“Then and Now” Brings Old and New Together at Shades of Dance
Opening a festival devoted to emerging choreographers, “Then and Now” featured excerpts of four dances which, in the days when the festival doubled as a competition, won the coveted first prize.
Behind the Scenes at Gvanim: Shades of Dance Festival
Since its inception in 1984, Shades of Dance has showcased artists who are relatively fresh to the field of choreography.
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.
Dancing Through the Intifada: Yasmeen Godder’s “Strawberry Cream and Gunpowder”
In 2004, Yasmeen Godder focused her artistic lens squarely on the conflict in her country – and specifically on the tragic images flooding the media – in “Strawberry Cream and Gunpowder.”