Batsheva Dance Company
Batsheva Dance Company, 2007
The Batsheva Dance Company (Hebrew: להקת בת שבע) is an internationally acclaimed dance company based in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] It was founded by Martha Graham and Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild in 1964.
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]
Soon after Ohad Naharin was appointed artistic director in 1990, he founded the youth company, Batsheva Ensemble, for dancers aged between 18 and 24. Its graduates include the choreographers Hofesh Shechter and Itzik Galili. The ensemble toured the United Kingdom and performed at the Edinburgh International Festival in 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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