2013 batsheva dancecompany report annual

page 01 Dear­ friends, Dear friends,

In 2013, Batsheva continued its creative momentum. The pinnacle was Ohad Naharin's In the continuous flow of processes and progress, the call to summarize the year new creation, The Hole, in which he proved once again his innovative choreographic offers an opportunity to pause and look back. voice. This fascinating, unique creation won the audience’s heart and also received warm critical praise. In addition, within Batsheva's commitment to encourage and 2013 was full of significant creative processes in the studio and warm dialogue with nurture emerging talent, the Ensemble presented Shula by young choreographer the audience both in and abroad. It was a year of evolution and profundity, Danielle Agami, and this piece, too, won great success. with many moments of beauty and quality. Approximately 94,000 people attended the Company's performances during 2013. The Company toured extensively around the world and held 51 performances for The year's accomplishments belong to everyone – the dancers who shone in their 36,000 spectators abroad, strengthening the Company's international reputation. work; the artistic team, the administration, and the technical crew who devoted Once again the Company was an excellent ambassador for Israel. themselves to creation with passion and inspired joy; the public council members The Company pursued its social and educational activity in Israel. In its series of and the board of directors who accompany us with involvement and love; the morning school shows, a tradition Batsheva has maintained for over a decade, the benefactors who believe in us and who enable us to excel; and the wide audience Ensemble performed for 10,000 students in cities across Israel. who supports us in our city and throughout Israel and the world. As a reflection of the Company's artistic excellence, an administrative excellence has also developed. The administrative team worked tirelessly to provide support and for In 2014, the Company is marking its fiftieth anniversary. This moment of annual the dancers to reach their best. A special effort was put developing tools and abilities review calls for a longer look back – and recognition – from where we stand today, of for development of necessary resources for the Company's activity and development. the glorious dynasty of dancers and choreographers who have made Batsheva over All this, along with responsible and meticulous financial management, enabled the the generations. Company to complete 2013 in sound financial shape. During the past year, we renewed activities to realize the vision of establishing a new To the future, home for Batsheva that will suit its special needs and will hold the large audiences who wish to attend the Company's performances. In association with Stockholm’s Magasin 3 Museum of Contemporary Art along with renowned architect David Adjaye Dina Aldor Ohad Naharin

page 0 2 page and the municipality, the Company conducted an initial feasibility study for 0 3 page CEO Artistic Director the creation of an arts center in the old central bus station in Neve Sha’anan, as the heart of a municipal initiative for urban renewal in the neighborhood. We will continue promoting the subject in 2014 with the anticipation that the municipality will be an actual partner and thus increase the chances of the center’s construction and prosperity. On the threshold of its jubilee year, with enormous artistic achievements behind it, Batsheva is entering a new, exciting era.

Sincerely,

Ittamar Givton Chairman of the Board of Directors

Cover: The Hole by Ohad Naharin | Photo: Gadi Dagon Decadance | Photo: Maxim Waratt ‏Creation / Studio / Stage Creation / Studio / Stage‏

In 2013, Batsheva produced two new works: The Hole by Ohad Naharin and The Hole by Ohad Naharin and the Batsheva Dancers Shula by young choreographer Danielle Agami, who was invited to create for the World Premiere: April 2013, Varda Studio, Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv Batsheva Ensemble. In April 2013 Batsheva premiered The Hole by Ohad Naharin, a new piece created In addition, the Company staged works from its repertoire, mounted Uprising by especially for the intimate Varda Studio at the company's home in the Suzanne Hofesh Shechter, and presented evenings of the dancers’ own creations. Dellal Centre. The studio became a hole of happening within a unique architectural setting that enabled an up-close view of the dancers moving throughout the space.

The Hole won great audience response as well as critical acclaim.

-- ‏"What sticks out in this language of movement is the contrast between the movements in which the energy weakens, almost evaporating into some sort of inner spiritual gaze, and movements in which the energy that has concentrated inside generates sharp and rapid movements like the stroke of a guillotine… It is an intriguing performance with an unresolved ending, as if the Naharin virus entered to activate it and left it with a characteristic feeling of an unclosed circle..." page 0 4 page (Ruth Eshel, Ha'aretz) 0 5 page

-- ‏"The fact that its unique location and space dictate interpretation, makes "The Hole" a piece that enables Naharin's creative characteristics to stand out, in addition to laying the foundations for a new movement language… a terrifyingly crazy, haunted, and beautiful world." (Tal Levin, Achbar Online, 10.4.2013)

-- "Because it's a piece full of surprises and at times heart-touching, because you can't take your eyes off the Batsheva dancers, and also because the ending can be perceived as very optimistic." (Yael Efrati and Marat Parkhomovsky, “Ten Best Dance and Theater Performances of the The Hole | Photo: Gadi Dagon Year,” TimeOut, 24.12.2013) ‏Creation / Studio / Stage Creation / Studio / Stage‏

Sadeh21 by Ohad Naharin and Batsheva Dancers ‏ won the Performance Prize for a Large Company from the Minister of Culture and Sport (2013) for the performance of Sadeh21, Ohad Naharin's 2011 work. In the past two years, the Company has staged Sadeh21 in Tel Aviv and all over the world.

-- -- "Once again Ohad Naharin has "It might be the precise dosage demonstrated that dance reflects between dancers who've been thought… the work begins with a series following Naharin for a long time, of solos, which share the same rare and new dancers who injected emotional force… we can simply allow their individuality into the existing the work's deep sensuality to carry us… condition, but have already managed Without conforming his style and way to absorb the choreographer's of thinking in any way, Ohad Naharin’s language. They are strong, stretched oeuvre continues to provoke reflection to the limit, tuned like instruments and involvement and... to bewitch." in a legendary orchestra, remarkably (Sonia Schoonejans, Ballet Magazine precise, and it's beautiful as a dream." 2000, France, June 2013) (Merav Yudilevitch, Ynet, 27.5.2011)

Shula | Photo: Gadi Dagon page 0 6 page 0 7 page Shula by Danielle Agami -- "Inside the same movement gushing World Premiere: June 2013, Suzanne from within, are entwined passages Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv that parody the oriental representation ‏ of the east as the dancers spread their Danielle Agami, veteran Company dancer arms aside, coiling like snakes. I find and current independent choreographer, was these dance fragments marvelous invited by Ohad Naharin to create an original in their combination of cultures and piece for the female Batsheva Ensemble statement, admirably executed by the dancers. The creation process was significant, Ensemble dancers." enriching, and inspiring for the dancers who (Ruth Eshel, Ha'aretz, 11.12.2013) devoted themselves to working with Agami and delivered a superb stage performance. -- Uprising by Hofesh Shechter "The bursting physicality in Shechter's men-dance is invigorated by the passion Hofesh Shechter's 2006 work, established for purposeful action. The young, the choreographer’s name in the international energetic Ensemble dancers cross the dance arena. Shechter, a Batsheva alumnus, stage back and forth, running on all contributed this work to the Batsheva fours, gliding with bottoms virtually Ensemble whose seven male dancers provided touching the floor, as the hands push the a gorgeous interpretation and performance. surface. Roaming through vast imaginary Sadeh21| Photo: Gadi Dagon spaces and territories…" (Ruth Eshel, Ha'aretz, 11.12.2013) ‏Creation / Studio / Stage Repertory ‏ / Performances‏

Dancers Create Performances

This year, celebrating a decade, the Company The Hole (2013) > Tel Aviv, Varda Studio (61). produced its traditional Dancers Create evenings, which included 23 short new works. Shula/Uprising (2013) >Tel Aviv (15), (1), (3)

Supported by the Michael Sela Fund for Sadeh21 (2011) >Tel Aviv (7), Paris (3), Dresden (2), Moscow (3), Marseille (1), Vienna Cultivation of Young Artists at Batsheva, this (12), Minsk (1), Sandvika (2), Sandnes (1), Draguignan (1), Châteauvallon (2), Aix-en- project provides the dancers a framework for Provence (3), Montpellier (2) creation and production, and gives the audience an opportunity to become acquainted with the Tabula Rasa/Lost Cause (2012) > Tel Aviv (10), (1), Ashdod (1), Mizra (1), Company dancers' creative, vigorous, and varied (1), Modi'in (1) -- talents. "… the marvelous honesty Decadance (1990-2013) > Tel Aviv (5), Herzliya (3), Hof HaCarmel (1), (1), with which both dancers- In intimate studio performances, the Company (1), Nantes (2), Paris (2), Moscow (3), Voronezh (2), Saint Petersburg (2), actors-creators deliver the staged the work of Company dancer Bobbi Yekaterinburg (2), Novosibirsk (1), Marseille (1), Istres (1) questions, the answers, and Smith, Arrowed (created for the 2012 dancers' the minute yet fantastically workshops), which was composed of a series of Decadance for school students > Netanya (1), Megiddo (2) precise movement, create interviews written, choreographed, and directed a small and magical by Smith. Kamuyot (2003) > Paris (6), Tel Aviv (6), Rishon Lezion (4), Netanya (2), Be'er Sheva (2), performance, above all, Hof HaCarmel (2), Arad (2), (2), Ramla (4), Kfar Yona (2), (2), intimate and moving." (2), Modi'in (2), Ramat Hasharon (2) (Dana Shalev, Erev-Rav, 27.12.2013) Decal'e (2012) > Tel Aviv (14), Herzliya (1)

page 0 8 page Dancers’ Workshops (2013) > Tel Aviv (11) 0 9 page

Session (2012) > Tel Aviv (5), Netivot (2)

Repertory

The Hole, Sadeh21, Tabula Rasa, Decadance, Kamuyot, Decal'e, Session > by Ohad Naharin. Shula > by Danielle Agami Uprising > by Hofesh Shechter Lost Cause > by Sharon Eyal

Dancers' Workshops

Works by Batsheva Company Dancers > Shachar Binyamini, Omri Drumlevich, Bret W. Easterling, Iyar Elezra, Chen-Wei Lee, Eri Nakamura, Shamel Pitts, Oscar Ramos, Ian Robinson, Maayan Sheinfeld, Bobbi Jene Smith, Adi Zlatin, Zina (Natalya) Zinchenko

Works by Batsheva Ensemble Dancers > Mario Bermudez Gil, Noam Eidelman-Shatil, Tamir Eting, Mariko Kakizaki, Shaked Leibzirer, Keren Lurie-Pardes, Shani Licht, Or Schraiber, Shane Elliot Scopatz, Oz Shoshan, Plaza from Dinner | Photo: Gadi Dagon Maya Tamir, Eduard Turull page 10 out theintensiveworkschedule. worked inthestudiothroughout theyear, accompaniedbytheartisticstaff,tocarry many astwohundred local andinternationaldancersauditionedin2013.36 Batsheva DanceCompanyattractsexcellentdancersfrom Israelandtheworld–as Yediot Aharonot, 29.1.2014) interview withDaniSpector, of theParisOperaBallet,inan (Benjamin Millepied,incomingdirector around theworld." Israelis understandthepowerithas a real nationaltreasure, andIhope "For metheBatshevaCompanyis -- interview inHa'aretz, November2011) (Mikhail Baryshnikov, from an and technique." such acombinationofbeauty, energy dancers intheworld…I'veneverseen "Ohad (Naharin)attractsthebest -- DANCERS Zlatin, Zina(Natalya) Zinchenko Pitts, OscarRamos,Nitzan Ressler, IanRobinson,Maayan Sheinfeld,BobbiJeneSmith, Adi Drumlevich, Bret W. Easterling,IyarElezra,Chen-Wei Lee,EriNakamura,OriMoshe Ofri,Shamel From lefttoright: StephanieAmurao,WilliamBarry, ShacharBinyamini, MatanDavid,Omri 2012-2013 seasonBatshevadancers>> 31.12.2013) Company, LolaBroomberg, USA, (From athankyoulettertothe and unexpected!!!" dancing onstage.Itwassomuchfun lovely daughtertomorrow, tomadly From alonelywalk,sadatleavingmy on stagewiththeBatshevacompany. The nextthingyouknowIwasdancing dancers cameoutintotheaudience... houselights were brought upandthe away. Actually, theyalldid.Thenthe relationship duetpiecetookmybreath and magnetismofthedancers.The "I wasblownawaybytheenergy -- Leibzirer, RonMatalon,Nitzan Moshe Scopatz, GilShachar, OzShoshan,MayaTamir, Eduard Turull. Apprentices: Ori Kroll, Shaked Keren Lurie-Pardes, RaniLebzelter, Shani Licht,Ayelet Nadav, Or Schraiber, ShaneElliot From lefttoright: MarioBermudezGil,NoamEidelman-Shatil,Tamir Eting,MarikoKakizaki, remarked: Upon awarding theprizefor BestPerformanceofaCompanyforSadeh21,thejury Awards Ceremony). Galia Gat,andNiraTriffon, 2012-13IsraeliDance (Rena Gluck–ChairmanofthePrizeCommittee, parts, andwatchingthemissheerpleasure…" curiosity eveninthemostabstractandslowest confidence. Theycreate afeelingoftensionand adagio movementswithgrace,sensitivityand accuracy –andontheotherhandcontrol the the other, tomoveswiftlyandwithastonishing demonstrate anabilitytomovefrom onestateto sensation ofamotionalcelebration.Thedancers the body'seruptioninspacewhichgivesa most minimalistwhisper-like movements,to dynamics anditstransitions–from the commitment. Theycomprehend thework's with clarity, perfection,passion,love,and They illustrateOhadNaharin'schoreography and uniquepersonalitiescreate great interest. presence, andintenseexpression; their'groove' spectacular technicalability, strong stage "… theCompany'sdancersdemonstratea -- 2012-2013 seasonBatshevaEnsembledancers>> 22.2.14) (Dominion Post,NewZealand, that takesone'sbreath away…" absolute unflaggingenergy upper bodyreach. Butitistheir sublimely fluid,withmagnificent nothing. Theirbodiesare everything andholdback are phenomenal.Theyrisk rarely seenbefore. All18 split-second timinginways roll, flick,shake,allwith "… Thedancerssoar, contract, -- DANCERS

page 11 page 12 School ShowsProject Partners inthe2013schoolperformancesproject: "ShayLe'Israel","PoalimBekehila" funded bytheMinistryofEducation. Tarbut, anarteducationprogram operatingaspartofformaleducationinschoolsand as 10,000schoolstudents.Theseperformancesare organized incooperationwithSal over Israel.In2013Batshevaheldapproximately 30morningperformancesforasmany For overadecade,Batshevahashelditsschoolshowsproject, reaching communitiesall year. In addition,Batshevadonates1%ofallproceeds tovariousnon-profit organizations every Migrants andfortheIsraeliRettSyndrome Foundation. In 2013,BatshevaheldtwobenefitperformancesfortheHotlineRefugeesand Benefits andDonations Kamuyot |Photo:Gadi Dagon Community andEdcation came from highschooldanceprograms andotherinstitutions. In 2013,130applicantsappliedfortheExcellenceCourse,and55selecteddancers repertoire. Repertoire CourseenablesyoungdancerstolearnandexperiencetheCompany's the Company'srepertoire, andwatchingperformancesbybothCompanies.Theyearly dancer. ThemeetingsincludeGagaclasses,learningawiderangeofexcerptsfrom the season(about22meetings),focusingonprofound personalprocess ofeach The annualBatshevaExcellenceCourseincludesweeklygroup sessionsthroughout right. Director HillelKogan,who isalsoadancerandindependentchoreographer inhisown The coursesforyoungdancestudentsare managedbyBatshevaEnsembleRehearsal high levelofprofessional abilities. processes. Thegoalofthese coursesistorefinea thestudents'toolboxandtodevelop get achancetobecomecloselyacquaintedwiththeBatshevaDanceCompany’s work holds annually, duringwhichyoungdancersanddancestudentsfrom alloverIsrael In 2013,nearly200youngdancestudentsparticipatedincoursesthatBatsheva Courses forYoung DanceStudents Sade21 |Photo:Gadi Dagon Sharing andTransferrKnowledge for youngstudentsandtheir teachers. and experientialdayintheCompany'sstudio across Israel.“BatshevaDay”isaneducational Days" fordancestudiosandprograms During 2013theCompanyheld14"Batsheva "Batsheva Day" Batsheva summercourses. 100 youngdancersparticipatedinthe2013 groups: ages14-15and16-19. are intendedforyoungdancersintwoage current andformerBatshevadancers of thesameage.Thecoursesare ledby intense workweekwithotherstudents with Batsheva’s workprocesses duringan Israel tobecomeprofessionally acquainted outstanding dancestudentsfrom allover The Batshevasummercoursesenable Students Summer CoursesforYoung Dance

page 13 page 14 Decadance |Photo:Maxim Waratt 36,500 ‏Abroad Spectators 30,500 ‏In TelAviv> Spectators 27,000 ‏Across Israel> Spectators > 94,000 ‏in Total Spectators 2013

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page 15 page 16 the Companywithexceptionalwarmthandaffection. many citiesandtookplacebefore vastaudiences.Approximately 12,000peoplereceived The comprehensive Russiantour, sponsored bytherenowned ChekhovFestival,included Kamuyot forschoolchildren andforintensiveworkshopsthelocaldancecommunity. people, whiletheCentre NationaldelaDansehostedtheEnsembleforperformancesof de ChaillothostedtheCompanyforaweekofperformancestoanaudienceover5,000 upon themselvestobringtheCompanyforanintenseweekofactivity. TheThéâtre National The Company'stourtoPariswasacooperationoftwonationalestablishmentsthattook teaching institutions. and developeditsprofessional connectionswithdanceacademies,studios,andvarious Africa. Throughout thetours, BatshevaheldGagaworkshopsforprofessional dancers 2013 theCompanytoured France,Germany, Russia,Austria,Belarus,Italy, Norway, and The Company'sactivityintheinternationalscene2013was richanddiverse.In Batsheva’s InternationalTours in2013: > > > > > Novosibirsk),May-June2013/Decadance > > EnsemblewithKamuyot > > December2013/Sadeh21 > > 9 Tours Nantes,France,April2013/Decadance Norway (Oslo,Sandnes),November2013/Sadeh21 Italy (Ferrara,Vicenza, Brescia), October2013/BatshevaEnsemblewithDecadance Minsk, Belarus,April2013/Sadeh21 Vienna, Austria,October2013/Sadeh21 Marseille Festival,France,July2013/Sadeh21andDecadance Russia, ChekhovFestival(Moscow, SaintPetersburg, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Dresden, Germany, May2013/Sadeh21 Paris, France,April2013/BatshevaDanceCompanywith Sadeh21andBatsheva France (Draguignan,Châteauvallon, Istra,Aix-en-Provence, Montpellier), La RéunionDanceFestival,Africa,November2013/Batsheva EnsemblewithDecadance ‏The international SCENE > 51 Performances

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Decadance |Photo:Maxim Waratt Mamootot |Photo:GadiDagon Batsheva YouTube channelhasmore than1,165,000views. as anactiveFacebookpagewithmore than20,000friendsfrom allovertheworld.The Batsheva holdsanonlinemembersclubwhichnumbers15,000activemembers,aswell future productions in TheHoleandwillbeused acquired benefitedtheCompany equipment. Theequipment purchasing up-to-datelighting contribution especiallyaidedin its technicalequipment,andthis Company toinvestinimproving substantial donationenabledthe In addition,adesignated, work. used fortheCompanies'daily studios andotherspacesthatare resources inmaintainingthe Dellal Centre andinvested fostering itshomeintheSuzanne In 2013Batshevacontinued DIGITAL MEDIA IMPROVEMENTS

page 17 page 18 jubilee celebrationsinEurope , and anextensivetourinParisDecember2014thatwillbethecenterof the USAthatwillculminateinafestivegalaatBrooklyn AcademyofMusic(BAM)in which willincludeacentraleventattheTel Aviv PerformingArtsCenter, amajortourin Since 2013thedevelopmentdepartmenthasbeenworkingonCompany'sjubileeplan Reichmann, Director ofPatron Relations. Development; Keren Reches,Director ofDevelopment inIsrael;andGuyBernard crew hasbeenexpanded, anditnowincludesLisaPreiss Fried,Director ofInternational locally andinternationally, especiallyinlightofthe2014jubileeyear. Thedevelopment to furtherestablishandincrease thenetworkofCompanyfriendsandsupportersboth The resource developmentdepartmentunderwentmodificationandimprovement inorder Home Alone|Photo:Zohar Ralt Resource Development the autumnof2014. of Batshevainadvancethegreat jubileetour, whichwillbeheldin A specialeffortwasmadetodevelopandnurture theAmericanFriends activities. generation ofcommittedsupporterswhobelieveintheCompany’s Mordechai multiplieditsmemberssignificantlyandadded anew founded in2012byDaphiLevyWeiss, Sharon Podjrosky, andSigal the longstandingandnewcircles ofFriends.TheYoung FriendsCircle, In 2013Batshevaheldadiverseseriesofexclusiveeventsforboth education andcultivationofyoungdancers,more enrichment intheperiphery, theencouragementofcoexistence, a varietyofprojects: newcreations, thedancers'well-being,cultural Over 220familiessupporttheCompany'songoingactivityas wellas exclusive eventsheldbytheCompany. troupe’s creative processes, partakeindifferent activities,andmeetat and aninseparablepartoftheBatshevafamily. Theycloselyfollowthe outstanding activity. TheFriendsofBatshevaare activecontributors Company inspiritandsubstanceguaranteetheCompany's Batsheva hasmanyfriendsinIsraelandabroad whocontributetothe Friends ofBatsheva Photo: GadiDagon dancers' conditions. advanced equipment,andimprove the Company toproduce TheHole,acquire donations in2013thatenabledthe Kajiwara, hasgainedadditionalsubstantial established in2012andnamedafterMari The MariFoundation,whichwas Mari Foundation Resource Development .

page 19 page 20 a separatecollection inthedancearchive. for theProject thattookuponitselfthecontinuation ofthemanagementarchive as The archive materialsare depositedattheIsraeliDanceLibraryBeitAriela, our partner and 120filmsindifferent formatsthatunderwent restorationanddigitization. In total,thusfarwehavescanned 4,000documents,12,000photographsandnegatives, Studios, andprivateindividuals. from theIsraeliArchive attheJerusalemCinematheque,Herzliya We sorted,identified,andconverteddance rehearsal footage books, andmanyphotographsofdancesonstage backstage. assorted resources: newspaperclippings,personalletters,sketch who camewithbags,envelopes,andboxescontaining additional and programs from all50years,depositedbyCompanypeople Beit ArielaDanceArchive, wescannedalloftheCompany’s posters Archive. IncollaborationwiththeNationalLibraryofIsrael andthe the NationalArchive aswellavarietyofdebatesintheKnesset We scanneddocumentsregarding thefirstinternationaltoursfrom Company's archive aswell. traced attheIsraeliCartoonMuseum'sarchive andwere addedtothe – madeovertwodecadesofwatchingCompanyperformanceswere caricatures anddrawingsbyZe'ev(thepennameofYaakov Farkash) 12 yearsfrom thefirstCompanysoundman,AkivaMelamed.The We received mastersofCompanysoundfilesfrom thetroupe’s first permission tousephotosbyYakov AgorandMulaEshet'scollection. Rubin, ShoshKormush,DuduBengad,and DannyBinsteadaswell them handwritten.We received photographcollectionsbyYoram composers depositedscores writtenfortheCompany, someof Association inthe1980s;andNoamSheriff,Tzvi Avni, andother 1964; EmanuelKipnisdepositedtheprintshemadeforFriends Dan ReisingergavethefirstposterhedesignedforCompanyin Exciting materialswere depositedinthearchive: graphicdesigner created. who were associatedwiththeCompany throughout theyearswas accompanying photographs.Inaddition,alistofallthepeople dances madeforBatshevaalongwithcredits forallcreators and Company's repertoire listwascomposed,includingalistingof360 2013 wasdedicatedtoexhaustiveresearch andmapping.The the generalpublicandresearchers. comprehensive collection that isaccessibleanduser-friendly forboth foundation in1964,andtoassemblingconsolidatingthemintoa researching andmappingtheCompany'shistoricalmaterialssinceits Initiated inAugust2012,theBatshevaArchive Project isdedicatedto ‏‏Batsheva's ArchiveProject Set: DaniKaravan/OriginalCast:MosheEfrati,Ehud BenDavid, RinaSchenfeld Sin LiethattheDoor/MosheEfrati(1969)|Photo:Yakov Agor Academic Consultant: Professor MarkFranko, Temple University,USA Steering Committee: NavaDissentchik-Chairperson, Sergio Edelstein, RoniSomek,Dani Karavan Research Assistant:HagarCygler Project Management:IrisLana and theTel Aviv-Yafo Municipality. The Archive project isconducted withthesupportofMifalHaPayisCouncilfor ArtsandCulture ‏ Batsheva's ArchiveProject

page 21 page 22 (updated asofthedatethisreport) Public Council aanan Gili Raanan Zvi Poleg Sharon Podrojski Dr. Tsiyona Peled Adv. OferOrenstein Dr. GilaOfer Yossi Nitzani Gili Navot Yael Moria Sigal Mordechai Ofra Meitar Ohad Marani Daphi LevyWeiss Bruno Landesberg Ron Klajman Etty Kenny Nehama KarpolBurak Dani Karavan Adv. ZivIroni Dalia Horovitz Dvori Hoffman-Lubitch Moshe Hendeles Michal Helfman Zach Granit Gidi Goldfinger Ittamar Givton Benny Gal-Ed Mira Eidels Sergio Edelstein Moshe Dovrat Nava Dissentchik Ilan deVries Orly Dankner Yoram Blizovsky Tamar Barnoy-Goitlin Ravit Barniv Avner Barel Adi Amorai Michael Kenny, Chairman Prof. MichaelSela,HonoraryChairman ‏Who eAr

Auditors: BrightmanAlmagorZoharand Co. Legal advisor: Sandra Weil Zeev Sokolowski Shaul Shelach Yossi Nitzani Ohad Marani Ron Klajman Michael Kenny Adv. ZivIroni Gidi Goldfinger Orly Dankner Tamar Barnoy-Goitlin Ravit Barniv Ittamar Givton,Chairman Board ofDirectors Zvi Poleg Bruno Landesberg Yoram Blizovsky Adi Amorai Norbert Rubinstein,Chairman Audit Committee Observer: Sandra Weil Yair Vardi Serge Tiroche Ronny Somek Zeev Sokolowski Shaul Shelach Dr. HadassaShani Rachael Shain-Argaman Sara Sela Shifra Shalit Yuval Saar Norbert Rubinstein Keren Carmel Goldfarb Seligman &Co. Sade21 |Photo:Gadi Dagon who weare

page 23 page 24 List ofSupporters-2013 Robin Preiss-Glasser Anonymous donorviaMariFoundation Procurement Stage andRehearsalEquipment Teva PharmaceuticalsIndustriesLTD Shmulik Zysman Dalia Horwitz Orly andNochiDankner Mikhail Baryshnikov Nehama andJacobBurak 4 AnonymousdonorsviaMariFoundation New Works Fund Aaron GutwirthFoundation Dr. LillyandAvner Naveh Neta Segal Anonymous, USA Bank HaPoalim–PoalimintheCommunity Robert Weil andProventus, Sweden(*) Dancers’ SalariesandPhysicalCare Additional donorsfrom IsraelandtheU.S. Rich Foundation Sara andProf. MichaelSela(*) of Young ArtistsatBatsheva The MichaelSelaFundforCultivation The SammyOferBatshevaFund Robert Weil, Sweden Long Term SupporterandPartner: in memoryofVarda Kenny Kenny FamilyandEastronics -StudioVarda Sokolovsky Family Dellal Family Centre Batsheva’s HomeattheSuzanneDellal Cultural andScientificAffairs Ministry ofForeign Affairs,Divisionfor Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality Ministry ofCulture andSport Public Support ‏Who eAr (**) ChairmanoftheBoard (* )Board Member Liora andMenachemSternberg (*) Ellen andJerome Stern Dina Recanati Nurit Kahane(*) Robin Preiss-Glasser The SusanIsabelFoundation Nathan Hevrony (**) The HarknessFoundation The GoldfarbFoundation Judy andNickBunzl(*) Jody andJohnArnhold Long-term Support American FriendsofBatsheva funding by–OraandEytanStibbe "know Hope"FriendsCircles'print Young FriendsCircleSponsorship Leumi Bank–PrivateBanking Tzora Vineyards Atera Networks Dr. DaphnaParanandDr. ChaimParan Dr. Avraham Bain Sa'ar Plinner, Adv. Goldfarb, Seligman&Co–LawOffices In KindDonation variety ofprojects support theCompanyanditswide Batsheva Friends’Circles,who Over 220membersofthe Isrotel HotelsManagementLTD of NorthAmerica "Shay le'Israel"-TheJewishFederations Education Community Outreachand (*) Long-termcommitment Decadance |Photo:Maxim Waratt who weare

page 25 page 26 Management & Staff Management &Staff Graphic Design: HadarPortnoy-Nerubay House Photographer: GadiDagon Public Relations: EilaEitan Head ofPhysiotherapy:DudiKishban Location Manager:MotiAmar Seamstress: OlgaZvetkov WardrobeOr-Lavi Manager:Shoshi Head ofSewingWorkshop: HayaGeiman Ensemble Sound:Yigal Feldman Ensemble Lighting:ItzikAssulin Ensemble Technical Director:MottiKatsav Batsheva Lighting:GadiGlik Batsheva Sound:DudiBell Chief Technical Director:RoniCohen Technical Department Archive ResearchAssistant:HagarCygler Archive ProjectManager:IrisLana Archive Project Company Secretary:OfraSellem Accounting: AlonaOrlyansky Assistant toCFO:Avital Sarver Director ofPatronRelations:GuyBernard Reichmann Director ofInternationalDevelopment:LisaPreiss Fried Director ofDevelopment,Israel:Keren Reches Producer, InternationalTours: NaomiFriend International Tours Director:IrisBovshover Box Office:Ayelet Amir, ShalomMeoded,Yarden Kum Site Editing:GuyBernard Reichmann,Ayelet Amir, AliAdi Sales Manager:ReutAssulin Marketing Director:RoniDori Production Manager:HilaRazon Deputy Director, ContentandCommunications:NoaRon Deputy DirectorandChiefFinancialOfficer:ShiraSadeh/DanaShild PA totheExecutiveDirector:AdvaLazar Administration Stage Manager:GavrielSpitzer Ensemble RehearsalDirector:HillelKogan Ensemble Director:MatanDavid Batsheva Ensemble Senior RehearsalDirector:LucJacobs Company &StageManager:Yaniv Nagar Batsheva DanceCompany Co-Artistic Director:AdiSalant Executive Director:DinaAldor Artistic Director:OhadNaharin (updated asofthedatethisreport) ‏Who eAr Jubilee Celebration JUBILEE CELEBRATION The Tel-Aviv Performing Arts Center The Tel-AvivPerformingArtsCenter USA JUBILEETOUR Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, LosAngeles,SanFrancisco, Théâtre NationalDeChaillot, Paris New York, Washington D.C. New York,WashingtonD.C. October-November 2014 Saturday, June212014 IN ISRAEL December 2014 France (Opera House)

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