Author: Deborah Friedes Galili
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.”
Viewing an Israeli Vision with Diasporic Eyes: A Look at Renana Raz’s “We Have Been Called to Go”
For me, the power of the first moment in “We Have Been Called to Go” is sustained throughout the entire work, and I imagine that if I was an Israeli, it might have been an even more powerful viewing experience.
Renana Raz: Choreographing Israeli Culture and Beyond (Podcast)
Renana’s repertory stretches beyond the Israeli context even when she is expressly exploring it, and we talk about this in our conversation.
“MAX” – Connecting to Ohad Naharin’s Choreography
MAX’s movement is mesmerizing and wide-ranging, from tightly gestural to gloriously full-bodied, from slow and steady to sudden and speedy.
Ohad Naharin on Gaga (Video)
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of trying Gaga – and for those of you who connected to pleasure in a Gaga workshop and are hungry for more – this video gives a taste of the method.