Tag: Jaffa
Experiencing Yasmeen Godder’s Repertory Workshop
More than a year ago, I had the opportunity to take a week-long repertory workshop at Yasmeen Godder’s studio. I found the intensive enriching both as a dancer and as a dance researcher . . .
Home Port Festival Lures Audiences to Jaffa Port
Located next to a swarm of bobbing fishing boats, this enormous hangar is not your typical destination for a dance performance. Yet the members of the Choreographers Society have lured a mix of devoted dance fans and less seasoned audience members to the Jaffa Port over the last several weeks.
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.
Making Contact: Contact Improvisation in Israel
Prior to landing in Israel, I had no clue that there was a significant contact improvisation scene here. But CI is thriving throughout the country.