Batsheva Dance Company
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Batsheva Dance Company, 2007
From its inception until 1979, Batsheva's prima ballerina was Rina Schenfeld; she and Rena Gluck were the company's principal dancers for many years.[2]
Ohad Naharin has been artistic director since 1990. One of his first acts was to found a youth company, Batsheva Ensemble. Its dancers are aged between 18 and 24. Its graduates include the choreographers Hofesh Schechter and Itzik Galili. The ensemble performed to acclaim at the 2012 Edinburgh International Festival and toured the United Kingdom in autumn 2012.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Brafman, Ora (January 1998). "Israel honors its baroness of dance". Dance Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2012. (subscription required)
- ↑ Dori, Roni (16 July 2009). "Divinely inspired". Haaretz. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ↑ Herman, Judi (October 2012). "What is special about Batsheva". Jewish Renaissance 12 (1): 36–37.
External links
- Official website
- Batsheva Dance Company: From Graham to Gaga
- Getting to Know the Batsheva Ensemble
- “Deca Dance” in Israel
- “MAX” - Connecting to Ohad Naharin’s Choreography
- Batsheva Ensemble in Ohad Naharin’s “Kyr/Z/na”
- Batsheva Dance Company: Ohad Naharin’s “Shalosh” (“Three”)
- Batsheva Dance Company Premieres Sharon Eyal’s “Bill”
- Sharon Eyal’s “Bill” is Back at Batsheva Dance Company
- Archival footage of Batsheva Dance Company performing Deca Dance in 2004 at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
- Ohad Naharin & Tabaimo’s “Furo”
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