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I finally found it !!! / סוף-סוף מצאתי אותה !!!

ZIJI זיג'י choreography by Luc Jacobs כוריוגרפיה מיד לוק ג'אקובס

שיחות במחול / conversations in dance

Ohad Naharin and Nicole Krauss talk about movement and choreography as language. אוהד נחרין וניקול קראוס מדברים על תנועה וכוריוגרפיה שהיא ספה http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_RnZvSho3k  (15:15-18:55). "Kamuyot" כמויות http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__VVKBqCvGk Hofesh Shechter discusses the joy of playing, of fighting and of "how fun it is to be part of a war". חופש שכטר דן מה לאהוב על משחקת, על לחימה והכיף של מלחמה http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_320PSjNok  (0:00-3:20) Trailer for "Sun" featuring choreography by Hofesh Shechter. וידאו ל"שמש" עם כוריוגראפיה מיד חופש שכטר http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLjTbvasEzo More about Ohad and the new movie עוד על אוהד ו חסרט החדש More about Hofesh Hofesh Shechter Company  | עוד על חופש  הארץ

chemistry' happened' / 'חימיה' קרה

We did it. הצלחנו, כולם Read what people wrote after the show. The Criers arranged for the first music/dance, Bach's Cappricio . At the end of the concert, I was given the honor of a soloist's bow on stage. Sunday, day of rest. Monday, Aszure Barton comes to Harvard. Nine days of dance-making. Then to NYC for six days Gaga dancing with Ohad Naharin and Batsheva dancers. Back to the studies.

George Balanchine in Rome, Italy

Last year, in beautiful music halls and opera houses across Rome, New York City Ballet principal dancers performed canonical works of legendary choreographers George Balanchine and Peter Martins. Auditorium Parca Della Musica   |  Outdoors at the Belvedere di Villa Rufolo, Ravello Festival   |  Centro di Danza Balletto di Roma (19 Febbraio, 2013) in collaboration with Daniele Cipriani Entertainment   | When in Rome, visit the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Teatro Constazi , where the resident ballet company performs Swan Lake until 16 January  |  NYCB Principals recently visited ballet students in Rome to hold master classes for the young dancers. Lucky students, lucky principals !

Conversations with 'Chemistry': revisiting the classic work of Stravinsky and Balanchine

by Rossi Lamont Walter, 9 January, 2014 “Oh heyyy!” giggles Betsi, as she inches her little car through a large traffic intersection. With stop lights all broken and a car full of tired dancers, all eyes were peeled as she motored safely across the lanes. We all laughed. “That is so something you would say Betsi.” “Oh? Well, what’s a new word I can use?” That was Tuesday night, the week of the debut of Chemistry . Though quaint, this short narrative embodies rather well the entire process of making the dances for the show, which will premiere on Saturday night at Jordan Hall in Boston. In the story there is the nucleus, or the dancers and their director; the mode of transportation, in this case the legendary score from Stravinsky; fatigue and yet focused attention from all; laughter; distinct personality; new vocabulary. All of these features reflect the ambition and hard (and fast!) work for Chemistry. Some background: Chemistry is a collaboration between Urbanity Dance

images and videos from rehearsal for 'Chemistry'

HERE WE GO : **UPDATE: Chemistry currently headlines the Boston Globe's "The Week Ahead"! Sunlight and high ceilings on Wednesday morning inside the Deane Studio Boston Center for the Arts , South End, Boston 2 days until the premiere of Chemistry Dancers rehearsing 'Cayla's Dress' to accompany masterpieces by Johannes Sebastien Bach Boston Center for the Arts , South End, Boston 2 days until the premiere of Chemistry Criers Megumi Lewis and Erik Higgins trekked to Boston's South End to meet with Urbanity Dance at their studio. Working towards a collaborative concert, the Criers met the dancers and worked with choreographer Betsi Graves for the first time. 18 December, 2013 at Urbanity Dance, Boston The historic Jordan Hall, the "heart and soul of New England Conservatory". Read more about Jordan Hall and its history here: http://necmusic.edu/jordan-hall. "In April 1994, U.S. Secretary of the In

men and gender and dance / אנשים ומגדר ומחול

10 Stunning Black-And-White Photos That Challenge Norms Of Masculinity Inframen Gorgeous Portraits Capture The Feminine Side Of Masculinity Male Muses Nir Arieli's Breathtaking Images Of Male Dancers In Motion Men in Motion All photography by Nir Arieli:  http://www.nirarieli.com/index2.html See/read his work on Kaltblut Magazine:  http://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/nir-arieli/

ANNOUNCING: PROJECT 2014-2017 / הינה הפרוייקט 2014-2017

poem: "my desk at home" bottom to top you start with history work into new stuff in new places --don't forget, never forget the people because dialogue about all of that is important, since its a place  where good ideas are happening then, before you know it, your imagination starts giving you  ideas that will go faarther than history thought possible

aszure barton / אזורה ברטון

BUSK II at the Banff Center http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5L13TUD-ww BUSK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-H3kD6trvY LESS haunting music "Less" by Russian film composer and violinist Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin, buy the album "Mnemosyne" here:  http://ljovakontraband.bandcamp.com/track/less about Ljova:  http://www.ljova.com/about/bio/

dances / ריקודים

Have you ever seen a man so exhausted after dancing? http://artsfuse.org/94025/fuse-dance-feature-edward-villella-takes-to-the-ice/ What is happening at Southern Methodist University in my hometown of Dallas, TX? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz7LYR788GY What can happen when you dance for the first time after many years? http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/25/arts/dance/with-willing-spirit-a-reprise-for-ailey-dancers.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 How can dance use the high energy of young boys? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_320PSjNok Do you  know how the Russian military learns to walk? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x2ZK-dV3yk  (first 4 minutes) This dance gives me chills. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1NKiKpF-ik Guess who is coming to Harvard in two weeks ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5L13TUD-ww Footage and notes from Chemistry rehearsals with Urbanity Dance coming soon. Now I'm going to bed, I promise. :)