Kibbutz Dance program

Monday

OCT 29 7:30 pm

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Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company Performing Horses in the Sky

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OCT 29 | Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company

There will be no intermission during this performance.

Horses in the Sky

A space of movement in constant change. Empty spaces, splashes of color, moments of convergence. Landscape, a glance, a touch. A whiff of remembrance in time and space.

Choreography, Stage & Lighting Design: Rami Be’er Music: Faultline; J. Carpenter; A. Thersi; S. Endersen, C. Wallumrod and H. Sten; A. Desplat; Bjork; F. Buttons; Krieg und Frieden; Thee Silver Mt. Zion; O. Arnalds and A.S. Ott; Blonde Redhead; D. Labrosse, I. Mori and M. Tetreault; Elvis Presley; P. Jeck; Kid Koala; Primus; The Knife; Murcof; E. Karaindrou; Micachu and The Shapes and London Sinfonietta; O. Yoshihide Sound Editing: Rami Be’er, Alex Claude Costume Design: Rami Be’er, Lilach Hatzbani Rehearsal Director: Nitza Gombo Dancers: May Asor, Lea Renee Jeanne Bessoudo, Tristan Jayden Carter, Anastasia Cheshun, Shani Cohen, Salome Josepha Cynamon, Arianna Di Francesco, Larissa Dorella, Albert Galindo I Villegas, Nitza Gombo, Martin Francois Georges Harriague, Jungwoon Jung, Su Jeong Kim, Nathaly Kremer, Shelly Lemel, Ilya Nikurov, Yarden Oz, Theo Christopher Bertie Samsworth, Jinhwan Seok Artistic Director: Rami Be’er Executive Director: Amira Teomi Founder: Yehudit Arnon (1926-2013) International Manager: Yoni Avital Tour Management: KMP Artists Technical Director: Diego Fernandez Sound & Lighting: Lior Cohen Performance Manager: Zadok Zemach Wardrobe: Ofra Sharon Heimann

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Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC), one of the leading dance companies in the world, is known for being technically strong and having a physically eclectic cast of dancers. KCDC characterizes Israeli dance at its best and performs regularly in the most respected theaters and festivals worldwide. KCDC was founded in 1973 by the late Yehudit Arnon, who laid the foundation for today’s thriving International Dance Village. KCDC is situated in a beautiful location at the International Dance Village in Kibbutz Ga’aton, Israel.

Artistic Director Rami Be’er was born in 1957 to a family of Holocaust survivors. Be’er was educated in the collective system of Kibbutz Ga’aton.

In 1980, Be’er joined the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company as a dancer, and in 1987, he was appointed as the House Choreographer and Assistant Artistic Director. Upon the retirement of Yehudit Arnon in 1996, Be’er was appointed as the Artistic Director.

Rami has created over 50 works of dance for adults and children, receiving international acclaim and recognition. Be’er has created original works for Gratz Opera Ballet (Austria), Batsheva Dance Company (Israel), Hungarian National Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin (Germany), Reykjavik National Ballet (Iceland), Ballett Basel (Switzerland), National Theatre Ballet Brno (Czech Republic) and more.

Founder Yehudit Arnon was born in Kumarno, Czechoslovakia. Yehudit survived World War II as a young girl in the Auschwitz death camp. Upon her liberation in 1945, she moved to Budapest; and in 1948, together with her husband Yedidia, she arrived in Israel with the first group of pioneers, who established Kibbutz Ga’aton in Western Galilee. Her studio and the dancers’ training workshop she set up became a creative source for many choreographers and dancers in Israel and abroad. Her most notable protégé is Rami Be’er, who first came to Yehudit at the age of three to learn rhythmic movement.

In 1970, the founders established the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, and when the company moved to Kibbutz Ga’aton in 1973, Yehudit became the Artistic Director. In 1997, Yehudit earned an award from the International Society for the Performing Arts, and in 1998, she was given the Israel Prize for appreciation.

In August 2013, at the age of 87, Yehudit passed away surrounded by her close family and extended dance family. She was laid to rest in Kibbutz Ga’aton. On October 20, 2013, the International Dance Village named the Yehudit Arnon Dance Center in her honor.