Interview with Yael Flexer: Examining Collaboration, Performance, and Culture
April 5, 2010 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
Yael Flexer. Photo by Chris Nash.
Born in Israel, Yael Flexer is a well-known fixture in London’s bustling contemporary dance scene. After directing Bedlam Dance Company for over a decade, she joined forces with her frequent collaborator Nic Sandiland to form Yael Flexer, Nic Sandiland/Dance and Digital Works. Now the partners are treating dance and art-lovers in Tel Aviv to several views of their unique creative vision. Flexer is teaching a workshop for dancers at Studio B on Wednesday, April 7 and Saturday, April 10, and her latest dance, The ...
Israeli to Compete in Youth America Grand Prix Finals
March 18, 2010 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
Gaya Bommer. Photo by Yossi Zveker.
Israeli contemporary dance has gained international renown over the last two decades, but the country’s small ballet scene is barely known abroad. Yet next week, one of the world’s most prestigious youth ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), will include an Israeli: the 11-year-old Gaya Bommer.
Gaya Bommer started dancing as a young child at her mother’s studio, the Nadine Bommer Dance Academy, and became more serious about her training at the age of 7. Now, under the tutelage of Nadine and ballet teachers Jay Augen and Roz Sobol, Gaya is bound ...
Suzanne Dellal Center Wins the Israel Prize in Dance
March 6, 2010 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
On my first full day in Israel nearly two and a half years ago, I made a pilgrimage to the Suzanne Dellal Center. Although I didn’t yet grasp the scope of the complex’s activities, I had heard that this was the epicenter of the Israeli contemporary dance scene, and that was enough to make me wander through the maze of Neve Tzedek’s streets until I finally found the right spot.
Throughout my first year of research, as I attended scores of performances and classes at Suzanne Dellal, my admiration and appreciation of the center only grew. And now, as I visit ...
Invitation to a Lecture at Emory University on American and Israeli Dance
February 20, 2010 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
Video: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet performing Ohad Naharin’s Decadance
If you’re in Atlanta, Georgia – or if you know someone in Atlanta – here’s a heads up:
I’m happy to announce that I am speaking in the Emory Friends of Dance Lecture Series on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). My talk, Foreign Exchange: American and Israeli Dance from Martha Graham to Ohad Naharin, will precede a performance by Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet of Ohad Naharin’s Decadance. I won’t be in Atlanta in person, but I will be speaking via Skype and have an exciting presentation prepared!
Cedar Lake performing ...
Celebration in Pictures: Anna Sokolow Centennial at the Dance Library of Israel
February 11, 2010 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
The flyer for the Anna Sokolow centennial exhibition in Tel Aviv. Courtesy Henia Rottenberg.
Attention dance history fans: this year is the centennial of choreographer Anna Sokolow’s birth, and her artistic achievements are being commemorated around the world, including in Israel. In this guest article, Hannah Kosstrin, who recently visited Tel Aviv to research Sokolow’s work here, reflects on Sokolow’s influence on dance in Israel and highlights upcoming centennial celebrations.
Celebration in Pictures: Anna Sokolow Centennial at the Dance Library of Israel
By Hannah Kosstrin
A new exhibit at the Dance Library of Israel celebrates the life and work of Anna Sokolow (1910-2000), whose ...
Ohad Naharin Receives a 2009 Dance Magazine Award
November 7, 2009 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
Ohad Naharin. Photo by Maxim Vart.
It’s been a banner year for Ohad Naharin. Just a few months after receiving the prestigious Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award, the choreographer was named as one of the recipients of a Dance Magazine Award. Naharin will be honored alongside postmodern pioneer Sara Rudner, Balanchine ballerina Allegra Kent, and tapper extraordinaire Jason Samuels Smith on November 9 at the Florence Gould Hall in New York City.
The November issue of Dance Magazine features profiles of all four honorees, and I wrote the section on Naharin. Scroll down and zoom in below to read my ...
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.
At Home
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 ...
