Batsheva Dance Company: Ohad Naharin’s “Shalosh” (“Three”)
February 15, 2010 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
Video: Batsheva Dance Company in Ohad Naharin’s Three
Five years after its premiere, Ohad Naharin’s Shalosh (Three) still lures audiences to the Suzanne Dellal Center – and judging by the enthusiastic curtain calls last Saturday night, the work continues to captivate crowds. My preview of this run of Three was originally published in the Jerusalem Post as “Lucky Number ‘Three.’”
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Three by Ohad Naharin. Photo by Gadi Dagon.
Addressing a small crowd in the Batsheva Dance Company’s studios during an open rehearsal of Three, artistic director and choreographer Ohad Naharin mused that we frequently revisit books, movies, and music. So ...
Actors Learn Gaga for The Miracle Worker
February 12, 2010 · Posted by Dancing Perfectly Free ·
photo by John Dugdale
William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker opens on Broadway today – the first revival in nearly fifty years. A recent New York Times profile of Abigail Breslin, who plays Helen, revealed that the actors trained in Ohad Naharin’s movement language, Gaga, in order to prepare for the physical demands of their roles. Lee Sher, who cofounded LeeSaar The Company in 2000, oversaw their training throughout the production. Here’s an excerpt from the article:
One key to Ms. Breslin’s preparation has been Lee Sher, the production’s physical-training adviser, who works with Ms. Breslin and Ms. [Alison] Pill [who plays Annie ...
INTERVIEWS WITH SONYA TAYEH AND BILLY BELL
December 10, 2009 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
Okay, here are the interviews I did with Sonya Tayeh and Billy Bell last week at the DeMa Dance Company rehearsal. (Bell and Tayeh are most known for their work on So You Think You Can Dance, if you don’t know - Bell was on the show briefly at the beginning of the season and had to withdraw due to illness, and Tayeh is a choreographer). I spoke with them very quickly, during their tiny lunch break, and I shared the interview with a writer from Dance Spirit magazine. It was hard to get everything down (especially with Billy, who ...
ANYTHING BUT PRIMA: LEE SAAR AT P.S. 122
November 29, 2009 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
Reviewed by Christopher Atamian
The actress Lee Scher and her partner-choreographer Saar Harari belong to a generation of Israeli choreographers who have all been influenced to a greater or lesser degree by the immensely talented Ohad Naharin and his “Gaga” dance technique. While I quite like Batsheva and Naharin, many of the choreographers that have followed in his wake, including Inbal Pinto and Lee Saar, have left me indifferent at best. In Prima, four performers Jye-Hwei Lin, Hsin-Yi Hsiang, Hyerin Lee, and Candice Schnurr-all quite graceful and talented-dance around the stage, gesticulate, crawl and otherwise shake legs, arms and booties for ...
Going Gaga in Israel, Part Two
November 27, 2009 · Posted by Dancing Perfectly Free ·
Batsheva Dance Company’s studios at the Suzanne Dellal Centre
Last Friday morning, I returned to Tel Aviv’s Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre to take my second Gaga class. After reawakening my body in Thursday evening’s class and getting a good night of sleep, I was eager for more Gaga. About thirty other people and I entered the top floor of Batsheva’s studios for our class with Yaara, a former dancer with Batsheva Dance Company who started her own company last year. The spacious studio was flooded with morning sunlight and had a fantastic view of the sea.
Yaara’s verbal instructions ...
Going Gaga in Israel, Part One
November 24, 2009 · Posted by Dancing Perfectly Free ·
The entrance to the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre
Since first experiencing Gaga – the movement language created by Batsheva Dance Company’s artistic director Ohad Naharin – in early 2008, I have been yearning for more, and so has most of the dance world. When the Israel-based company performs abroad, they try to offer Gaga classes not only for dancers, but also for the general public. After all, Naharin developed Gaga after years of working with both dancers and non-dancers while also recovering from his own back injury. Batsheva trains daily in Gaga, and since 2001, open classes in ...
LeeSaar Brings “Prima” to PS122
November 18, 2009 · Posted by Dancing Perfectly Free ·
LeeSaar dancers in February
LeeSaar The Company was established nine years ago in Israel by the actress and writer Lee Sher and dancer and choreographer Saar Harari, both of whom have been influenced by Ohad Naharin’s Gaga movement language. Not surprisingly, Gaga has informed the company’s process and technique. From November 18th through 22nd at PS 122, LeeSaar will perform Prima, an exploration of sensation, sexuality, and temptation for five performers, featuring the music “Like Something For Porno” by Felix Da Housecat. Videos from LeeSaar’s rehearsals for Prima are on the company’s website.
Prima will be performed November 18th through 22nd at ...
Israeli Dance: What’s Happening in November
November 1, 2009 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
November is a month of festivals and foreign tours. For more details about these events and other performances, visit Dance In Israel’s Calendars.
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Lee In Soo’s Modern Feeling is part of Tel Aviv Dance. Photo courtesy of Ora Lapidot.
Tel Aviv Dance 2009 is in full swing at the Suzanne Dellal Center and the Opera House. Still to come are companies and choreographers from France, Spain, Korea, and Israel. Check out the lineup in Tel Aviv Dance 2009 Mixes Global and Local Dance and get to the theater from now until November 13 to catch some of the best international dance ...
New Old Thoughts
February 4, 2009 · Posted by Ring Dance Theater ·
working on new movement material...thinking about time, rhythm... i'm actually counting. why did we stop counting? needed to i suppose.am showing this material this friday. a friend pointed out – after i shared my concern about it not being 'finished' – that i could look at this process as being much larger and longer and that this showing happens to fall somewhere in the middle. i like this idea and it is not new. how do i forget these things?my specific inquiry at this point is about the internal experience in shifting from set choreography to scored improvisations. there's ...
