Curtain Up 2: Vertigo Dance Company and Noa Wertheim Host Elad Shechter
November 24, 2009 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
When I called Adi Sha’al and Noa Wertheim, who direct the Vertigo Dance Company, they had just landed in Israel after an appearance at the General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America in Washington D.C. There they had presented an excerpt from Wertheim’s Mana, which will be officially premiered in Curtain 2 along with Elad Shechter’s Roni. I chatted with the couple about their U.S. trip and their experience with Curtain Up.
Noa Wertheim’s Mana. Photo by Gadi Dagon.
Dance In Israel: How was your time at the General Assembly?
Adi Sha’al: People were very moved by Vertigo’s performance, and people ...
Curtain Up 2009: Celebrating 20 Years of Israeli Premieres
November 22, 2009 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
The Curtain Up 2009 poster. Courtesy of Ora Lapidot PR.
The annual Curtain Up festival has figured prominently in my understanding and appreciation of Israeli contemporary dance. Every autumn, this festival presents a fresh harvest of premieres by some of the field’s most promising choreographers. I have now attended Curtain Up twice, and both seasons introduced me to some new faces and showcased the latest creations by choreographers whom I was already following.
As the buzz about this year’s 20th anniversary celebration grew, I wanted to find out more about the history of Curtain Up. I talked with each of the six ...
