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From 'Minefield,' one of the upcoming performances at the 62nd Israel Festival, August 1-11, 2023 (Courtesy Carlos Furman)

10 days in August

‘The answer to what, why, how’: Israel Festival returns this summer

Annual Jerusalem arts and culture event is loaded with household name performers from Israel and abroad

Sally Ann Friedland (left) and Dana Markus in 'Zebra, A Duet for Two Women' premiering June 24, 2023 at Suzanne Dellal's Studio Zehava & Jack. (Courtesy: Sharon Zindany)

June 23, 2023, 4:09 pm

At 71, a dancer tangos with time for comeback after 30 years

Sally-Anne Friedland, who has been teaching and directing in the interim, returns to choreograph and perform autobiographical ‘Zebra,’ with partner 40 years her junior

By Jessica Steinberg

June 22, 2023, 9:23 am

‘The answer to what, why, how’: Israel Festival returns this summer

Annual Jerusalem arts and culture event is loaded with household name performers from Israel and abroad

By Jessica Steinberg

'Rube G. – The Consequence of Action' is a new dance piece from Jody Oberfelder that's inspired by the Jewish inventor's legendary machines. (Courtesy via JTA)

March 4, 2023, 5:50 am

A Rube Goldberg machine comes to life — literally — in a new dance piece

In ‘Rube G. — the Consequence of Action,’ running March 4-19 in NYC’s Gibney Dance Center, choreographer Jody Oberfelder examines the predictability and chaos of human interaction

By Mikhal Weiner

'Bliss' by New York's Gibney Company is one of the pieces they'll perform during their March 1-2, 2023 performances in Israel. (Courtesy PR)

February 20, 2023, 10:21 pm

New York’s Gibney Company comes to dance in Israel

The dance troupe has a long history of collaborating with international artists, and Israeli choreographers are among their favorites

By Jessica Steinberg

Octogenarian dancer Rina Schenfeld dances the seasons in 'In My Room,' premiering January 6 and 7, 2023. (Courtesy PR)

January 1, 2023, 1:12 pm

Octogenarian Rina Schenfeld dances like a child in 2 new pieces

Veteran dancer premieres a solo choreographed to Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons,’ a performance by her dance group to the lyrics of poet Meredith Monk

By Jessica Steinberg

Dance piece 'She Looks Like She’d Be An Animal In Bed' by Batsheva dancer Béatrice Larrivée, is a site-specific piece for Ticho House, performed as part of the 'From Jaffa to Agrippas' festival December 30, 2022 (Courtesy Adi Admoni)

December 30, 2022, 8:40 am

Cravings and cultural identity on display in Jerusalem end-of-year dance fest

This year’s ‘From Jaffa to Agrippas’ dance event from the Catamon Dance Group moves from its home in the market to new museum spaces

By Jessica Steinberg

Choreographer and Angela Dance Co. artistic director Miriam Engel brings the Jerusalem International Solo Dance Festival, September 6-8 to Hansen House (Courtesy Ryland Beka)

September 1, 2022, 2:04 pm

Jerusalem dance troupe stages solo creations at upcoming festival

Jerusalem International Solo Dance Festival focuses on the individual at September event

By Jessica Steinberg

Hillary Clinton speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York,, Feb. 17, 2022. (Seth Wenig/AP)

August 29, 2022, 1:08 am

‘Keep dancing:’ Hillary Clinton comes to cavorting Finnish leader’s defense

In tweet to Sanna Marin, former US secretary of defense recalls her own hearty partying in 2012 at a club in Colombia

By AFP

Ephrat Asherie Dance performing 'Odeon' at the 2022 Vail Dance Festival in Beaver Creek, Colorado on July 31, 2022. (Courtesy: Christopher Duggan)

August 9, 2022, 10:43 pm

Ephrat Asherie brings NYC street dance scene down Rocky Mountain way

Born in Israel, raised in NY, Asherie uses West African movement to process her own multinational background

By Jessica Steinberg

A Taiwanese dance teacher practices Israeli folk dance in Yilan, Taiwan. (Jordyn Haime)/ JTA

July 4, 2022, 5:34 am

How Israeli songs became integral to Taiwan’s national folk dancing tradition

Dating back to the nationalist Kuomintang government era, the pastime is still beloved by many Taiwanese of a certain age – and Hebrew classics make up a big part of the repertoire

By Jordyn Haime

Vertigo Dance Troupe will perform 'Birth of the Phoenix' on June 15, 2022 in honor of its 30th anniversary (Courtesy Yoel Levi)

June 14, 2022, 11:33 am

Dance troupe Vertigo marks 30 years of contemporary choreography

The Jerusalem-founded group will celebrate with three days of performances and a summertime exhibit at Beit Guvrin

By Jessica Steinberg

Germany's Ballett Dortmund will perform in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa on June 8-14, 2022 (Courtesy Ballett Dortmund)

May 31, 2022, 4:32 pm

Germany’s Dortmund dancers in Israel after 2-year delay

‘It’s an inspiration for our dancers to travel to Tel Aviv,’ director Tobias Ehinger says of the troupe’s long-awaited tour

By Jessica Steinberg

Rina Schenfeld, Avi Kaiser and Sergio Antonino will perform 'Date' on May 19, 2022 (Courtesy PR)

May 19, 2022, 12:03 pm

Veteran dancer Rena Schenfeld performs with 2 partners in ‘Date’

The 84-year-old choreographer and former prima ballerina, who usually dances solo, goes for a collaborative creation

By Jessica Steinberg

The Corps des ballet Dortmund Ballet brings its version of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" to the Israeli Opera stage in the 2022/2023 season (Courtesy Leszek Januszew)

May 12, 2022, 2:02 pm

Ode to Theodor Herzl to premiere at Israeli Opera

Original work is one of eight productions being staged at the Tel Aviv opera house in 2022/2023

By Jessica Steinberg

Batsheva dancers in 'Purple Fugue,' choreographed by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, being performed March 18-23, 2022 (Courtesy Ascaf)

March 16, 2022, 2:47 pm

Two dancers return to Batsheva as (temporary) choreographers

Couple Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, who met in the renowned Tel Aviv dance troupe and left, are staging a comeback

By Jessica Steinberg