Category: Israeli Festivals
Info and previews about dance festivals held in Israel.
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.
International Exposure Sends Israeli Dance Around the World
(Photo: Barak Marshall’s Monger has been invited to tour abroad. Photo by Gadi Dagon.) Ynet, the website for the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot, announced this week that International Exposure has […]
Snapshots from International Exposure 2008
International Exposure brought the dance scene into focus for me, clarifying and sharpening some observations I had started to form since my research began in 2007.