Israeli Companies | Dance In Israel

In Defense of Responsible Dance Research: A Wartime Response

This response critically examines a video about Zionism, modern dance, Martha Graham, and Ohad Naharin that was circulated during the Israel-Hamas war. I respond to the inaccuracies and unsupported claims in the original lecture, and I call for evidence-based research and more nuanced discourse.

'BODYLAND' by Yossi Berg & Oded Graf, photo Christoffer Askman

Gazing Anew at Jugs, Curves and Maps

Guest writer Judith Brin Ingber casts her gaze on International Exposure 2013 and reflects on politics, womanhood, unusual set pieces, and more.

Batsheva Dance Company: Ohad Naharin & Tabaimo’s “Furo”

Furo – a collaboration between Ohad Naharin and the Japanese video artist Tabaimo – returns to Tel Aviv this March, with performances at Batsheva Dance Company’s Studio Varda.

Batsheva Dance Company’s Mixed Bill: Yasmeen Godder and Sharon Eyal & Gai Bachar

For all their stylistic differences, Godder and the team of Eyal and Bachar do have one key trait in common: they are artists who are audacious and provocative, in the best senses of those words.