Tag: ballet
Idan Cohen’s “Swan Lake” Soars into the 21st Century
While Idan Cohen’s “Swan Lake” abandons the fairy-tale narrative of earlier productions, his innovative adaptation goes straight to the core of the original story for inspiration.
Bridge: Choreographic Dialogues 2009 Brings L.A. to Israel
Sheetal Gandhi watched attentively as three pairs of her students transformed the material she had taught into duets. The dancers chatted with each other in Hebrew, occasionally asking their teacher questions in English. Yet there were other unfamiliar sounds peppering their speech: bols, syllables from an Indian drum and dance language.
Americans in Israel: Cedar Lake in Tel Aviv Dance 2008
It used to be that Israeli companies like Batsheva Dance Company and the now defunct Bat-Dor toured to the U.S. with American repertory. But Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet’s appearance at the Tel Aviv Dance 2008 festival marks a turning point in dance history.