Renana Raz’s The Diplomats. Photo by Gadi Dagon.
As 2011 draws to a close, it’s natural to reflect on the year that has passed – and for those of us who follow Israeli contemporary dance, International Exposure offers the perfect opportunity for reflecting on the works created here in the last twelve months. From November 30-December 4, International Exposure 2011 will present much of the past year’s bounty to an audience of presenters and journalists from around the globe. Most of the festival focuses on Israeli contemporary dance, but a few other genres including flamenco and belly dance will also be represented.
While the festival will include a number of studio showings just for guests of International Exposure, a number of programs have tickets available for purchase through the Suzanne Dellal Centre’s box office (03-5105656). Here’s a video preview of the festival, with an emphasis on the shows that are open to the public.
Wednesday, November 30
After finishing registration, guests of International Exposure will be treated to a performance by Orly Portal and the Andalusian Orchestra in Studio Varda. At 8:00 p.m. in the Suzanne Dellal Centre’s main theater, Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak will offer their brand new work, Bombyx Mori. The first night will finish in Yerushalmi Hall with Maria Kong Dancers Company in a program called Kong’s Night, featuring works by Leo Lerus, Anderson Braz, and Artour Astman.
Video: Maria Kong, trailer for Kong’s Night
Thursday, December 1
The second day of International Exposure starts with a performance of Yoram Karmi’s Jungle Book by Fresco Dance Group at the Holon Theater, followed by the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company’s performance of Rami Be’er’s Ben Kodesh Le’Hol at Suzanne Dellal at noon.
Video: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
Yoni Soutchy’s Ben, one of two winners in the biennial Shades of Dance competition, will be performed along with Anat Grigorio’s Eternal Mission in the more intimate Yerushalmi Hall at 2:00 p.m.
Video: Yoni Soutchy’s Ben
Some guests will head to Tamar Borer’s studio for a showing of her work, YAMUNA.
Video: Tamar Borer’s YAMUNA
Everyone will reconvene at 6:00 p.m. in the main theater at Suzanne Dellal for Roy Assaf’s 6 Years Later and Noa Zuk’s Speaker, two dances from this year’s Curtain Up.
Video: Roy Assaf’s 6 Years Later . . .
Video: Noa Zuk’s Speaker
A mixed bill in the main theater at 9:00 p.m. will include Dafi Altabeb’s High Expectations, Dana Ruttenberg’s Poly, and Rachel Erdos’s Why We Tell.
Video: Dafi Altabeb’s High Expectations
Sahar Azimi and Tamara Erde’s Cell in a Human Scale will be presented in Studio Varda at 10:30 p.m.
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Video: Sahar Azimi and Tamara Erde’s Cell in a Human Scale
Friday, December 2
The third day of the festival begins at 10:00 a.m. at Suzanne Dellal with Vertigo Dance Company in Noa Wertheim‘s Null.
Video: Vertigo Dance Company in Noa Wertheim’s Null
Yasmeen Godder will present Storm End Come at the Nahmani Theater at 1:00 p.m.
Yasmeen Godder’s Storm End Come. Photo by Gadi Dagon.
Back at Suzanne Dellal at 4:30 p.m., Ido Tadmor offers Three Rooms. And after a Shabbat reception, Suzanne Dellal will show its latest production: a mixed bill featuring Renana Raz‘s The Diplomats and Barak Marshall‘s Wonderland.
Video: Renana Raz’s The Diplomats
Video: Barak Marshall’s Wonderland
Saturday, December 3
Saturday kicks off at 10:00 a.m. in Suzanne Dellal with COMPAS Dance Company, a flamenco troupe, in Pavo Real.
Video: COMPAS in Pavo Real
At noon in the Inbal Theater, Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor present Ship of Fools, which premiered in this past year’s Israel Festival.
Video: Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor’s Ship of Fools
Across the courtyard in Yerushalmi Hall, Ronit Ziv offers With Subtitles at 2:00 p.m.
Video: Ronit Ziv’s With Subtitles
At 3:30 p.m., the main theater will feature a mixed bill with Idan Cohen’s Mad Siren, Lee Meir’s Translation Included (one of the winners of the Shades of Dance competition), and the Be’ersheva-based Kamea Dance Company in Uri Ivgi’s Four Legs.
Video: Idan Cohen’s Mad Siren
Video: Lee Meir’s Translation Included
Over in the Inbal Theater at 18:00, Tami Dance Company will perform La by Nimrod Freed with Israel Brait. This work premiered during the Israel Festival in Jerusalem.
Video: Nimrod Freed’s Tami Dance Company in La
Idan Sharabi’s Rak Tamid will be performed in Studio Varda at 8:00 p.m.
Video: Idan Sharabi’s Rak Tamid
Saturday’s programming will end with the Jerusalem-based Kolben Dance Company in Amir Kolben’s Babel in the main theater at 10:00 p.m.
Video: Amir Kolben’s Babel
Sunday, December 4
After a tour to Jerusalem, International Exposure 2011 will come to a close in Suzanne Dellal’s main theater with a 9:00 p.m. performance of Batsheva Dance Company in Ohad Naharin’s Sadeh21, which premiered in the Israel Festival.
Video: Batsheva Dance Company in Ohad Naharin’s Sadeh 21