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Annual Report Batsheva Dance Company 2018 annual report BatSheva Dance company 2018 דוח שנתי להקת מחול בת-שבע )ע״ר( Mamootot “His ingenuity and brilliant imagination contain the contemporary, classical, traditional, the Ascaf Naharin, photo: Ohad by club–all at the same time [...] Not only did Ohad Naharin place Batsheva as one of the best dance companies, but he also reshaped the choreographic landscape." - Rosita Boisseau, Le Monde, October 2018 In September 2018 Batsheva stepped into a new era, as dancer, Dear choreographer and teacher Gili Navot was handed the reins and became the Company’s Artistic Director. Gili is a former Company Friends member, assisted in re-staging Ohad’s repertoire in Israel and abroad and has graduated with honors from the Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology, and the Arts with a BA and teaching certificate in dance education. Ohad continues to be the Company’s house choreographer and will devote his time to working with the dancers and the research of Gaga. In his last season as Artistic Director, Ohad Naharin invited two guest choreographers—Marlene Monteiro Freitas of Portugal and Roy Assaf of Israel—to create full-length works for the Company and for the Young Ensemble. This commitment to nurturing new choreographic voices expanded the range of work we offer to our audiences' experience. All in all, Batsheva reached 100,000 audience members in 220 performances this year, both in Israel and on tour around the world. Great progress was made in 2018 towards the realization of the Neve Sha’anan Arts Campus in South Tel Aviv to be launched in 2022, a paramount project which will finally provide Batsheva with a home of its own with state-of-the-art facilities, including a dance center, a 550-seat theater and a Black Box theater, to showcase an international and pluralistic program across all disciplines for all audiences. We wish to thank all the supporters and donors, our colleagues and friends and our great audiences, for making all we do possible. Warmly, Ohad Naharin and Gili Navot in the studio. Photo: Ascaf Photo: in the studio. Naharin and Gili Navot Ohad Ittamar Givton Dina Aldor Chairman of the Board Executive Director Arts Campus in Neve Sha’anan. Design: Sir David Adjaye Arts Design: Sir David Sha’anan. Campus in Neve In a joint venture with the City of Tel Aviv arts community of Tel Aviv, active cultural Batsheva’s New and the Tel Aviv Foundation, internationally institutions, community organizations acclaimed Batsheva Dance Company is in the southern metropolis, and Arts Campus in establishing an Arts Campus at the historic neighborhood activists. In addition to Old Central Bus Station in southern Tel Aviv, Batsheva's activity, the campus will Neve Sha’anan, designed by world-renowned architect proudly host the Municipal Center for Tel Aviv Sir David Adjaye OBE. It includes state- Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish Culture. of-the-art facilities to showcase art and performance in a green public square with Completion: 2022 trees, shade and water elements, offering Lead Design: Sir David Adjaye OBE, a variety of communal spaces to relax, Adjaye Associates engage and interact. Local Architect: Miko Arditty, Goldschmidt Arditty Ben Naim Architects Batsheva will spearhead an international Landscape Design: Lital Szmuk, TeMA, and pluralistic artistic program across all Architecture, Urban Landscape Design disciplines for all audiences, including: dance, theater, music, film and video, visual and digital art, sound art, sculpture, literature, and the various intersections and hybrid arts forms emerging today. Programs are being developed and produced in collaboration with the vibrant Left: Maayan Sheinfeld, from from Left: Sheinfeld, Maayan Right: Nicolas Ventura from from Ventura Right: Nicolas Decadance Sadeh21 by Ohad Naharin. Photo: Maxim Waratt. Photo: Naharin. Ohad by by Ohad Naharin. Photo: Ari Rossner Photo: Naharin. Ohad by The “I believe that the nature of our work, • Provided unlimited and “One of my most memorable moments Gaga, connects us as individuals fully-funded physiotherapy dancing with the Young Ensemble was to our true source as dancers and treatments, including a wide performing at The Joyce in New York Dancers human beings; openness, passion, range of alternative-technique with a piece I love, Naharin’s Virus. To power, fragility, sensitivity and treatments for ongoing bring this work to New York City and In 2018, Batsheva more...I feel lucky to engage in what preventative measures share my passion to move onstage was I love, it fuels me to keep investing unforgettable. Touring together also continued its efforts to brings us closer; we feel like family.” in that endless discovery.” Certified dancers as Gaga teachers improve dancers' wages • - Nicolas Ventura, Dancer in - Maayan Sheinfeld, Company Dancer through the training program and working conditions, Batsheva - the Young Ensemble including their physical and • Supported the annual social welfare and work Maayan Sheinfeld was born in Or Dancers Create platform for the Young Ensemble Nicolas Ventura was born in Guatemala, environment. Our mission Yehuda, Israel in 1992. She graduated and raised in Vancouver, Canada. He is to support our dancers from the Thelma Yellin High School for received his Bachelor of Arts from the Arts. Maayan is the recipient of the Granted employment opportunities not only as performing • the Rambert School of Ballet and 2007-2010 Sharet Fund scholarship and to former dancers within Batsheva's Contemporary Dance. In early 2016, artists, but as independent the recipient of the 2018 Yair Shapira various educational programs Nicolas joined Idan Sharabi & Dancers creators and teachers. award. Maayan joined Batsheva - the )Israel(. He joined Batsheva - the Young Young Ensemble in 2010 and Batsheva Ensemble in 2017. Dance Company in 2012. Batsheva’s dancers rehearse up to six days “The Young Ensemble dancers are Batsheva per week, 7.5 hours per day, in addition Batsheva - the strong, unrestrained and full of life." to intensive local and international - Wendy Perron on Naharin's Virus, Dancers tour schedules and Gaga teaching Young Ensemble Dance Magazine, July 2018 commitments. Dancers 2018-2019 Season Etay Axelrod Billy Barry Yael Ben Ezer Chen Agron Gil Amishai Cesar Brodermann Ariel Gelbart Israel USA Israel Israel Israel Mexico Israel Matan Cohen Ben Green Chiaki Horita ChunWoong Kim Londiwe Khoza Béatrice Larrivée Shir Levy Federico Longo Israel USA Japan Korea South Africa Canada Israel Italy Rani Lebzelter Hugo Marmelada Eri Nakamura Yoni Simon Ohad Mazor Robin Lesley Nimanong Tom Nissim Igor Ptashenchuk Israel Portugal Japan Israel Israel Netherlands Israel Israel Hani Sirkis Amalia Smith Nitzan Ressler Kyle Sheurich Dori Roee Portraits by: Ascaf, Tamar Rosenzweig Lihi Shochatovitch Nicolas Ventura Shaked Werner Israel Canada Israel USA Israel Israel Canada Israel Maayan Sheinfeld Imre van Opstal Erez Zohar Adi Zlatin Sean Howe • Reches Itzhaki • Avigail Shafrir • Alma Karvat Shemesh • Israel Netherlands Israel Israel Apprentice USA Apprentice Israel Apprentice Israel Apprentice Israel 2018 Tour Highlights International • A month-long summer tour of “The world of Western choreography • An unprecedented tour of both Naharin’s Virus, performed by is based on two main pillars: Anne Tours companies in honor of the 2018 Batsheva - the Young Ensemble Teresa De Keersmaeker in Brussels In 2018, both companies performed in Israeli - French cultural season to The Joyce Theater, NYC, and and Ohad Naharin in Tel Aviv.” world-famous theaters and festivals presented 36 performances of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. - Jean-Paul Montanari, the and received praise from audiences and six Naharin works: Venezuela, Montpellier Dance Festival critics alike. Last Work, Mamootot, Sadeh21, • A Company tour to Lisbon and Decadance, and Deca’le. Twenty- Moscow’s Context Festival three of the performances were with “Venezuela”; 5,800 held at the Théâtre National audience members total. de Chaillot with over 16,000 "Ohad Naharin will leave behind an 75 spectators. During this tour, invaluable choreographic heritage and performances "All Gaga," a day dedicated to • The Company’s tour of Marlene abroad in 2018 Monteiro Freitas’ "Canine a company that has become one of highlighting Naharin's work, the most recognizable in the world." included a public Gaga class, Jaunâtre 3" to the Montpellier - Laureen Mourthe on "Venezuela", conversation with Ohad Naharin, Festival and the Julidans Festival in the online magazine "Bachtrek" and an open rehearsal. An Amsterdam — both co-producers France, October 2018 additional 16,500 tickets were sold of the work. A total of 3,000 58,500 people attended these festivals. approximate for performances of "Last Work" viewers and "Decadance" across France. Photo: Hadar Stav Hadar Photo: 2018. October in Paris, dancers Ensemble and Young Left: Company The senior Right: The Joyce Theater. Photo: Amit Hevrony. Photo: Theater. On Stage in 2018 Batsheva’s audience is comprised of young and old, those from near and far, dance-devotees and Right: 104performances 41performances 75performances newcomers. in Tel Aviv in Israel outside abroad Kamuyot of Tel Aviv Left: Girls & Boys Girls by Ohad Naharin. Photo: Hadar Stav Hadar Photo: Naharin. Ohad by Total by Roy Assaf. Photo: Ascaf Photo: Assaf. Roy by performances 220 31,000viewers in Tel Aviv 15,000viewers in Israel viewers58,500 abroad GIRLS & BOYS KAMUYOT outside of Tel Aviv In 2018 Roy Assaf was invited to create Batsheva’s Outreach Ohad Naharin’s Kamuyot has long been "A sharp
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