International Exposure 2009 will take place from December 9 \u2013 13. Yair Vardi, Director of the Suzanne Dellal Centre: \u201cWe can sense the circle of organizations interested in dance and independent creation in Israel growing from year to year, a fact that cannot be taken for granted. This strengthens the realization that Israel is recognized world-wide as a powerful source of original, contemporary dance.\u201d<\/p>\n
There is no stronger affirmation of this growing interest than the imminent arrival of dance and festival directors from around the world\u00a0to immerse themselves in Israeli dance. Among the guests will be: Jean Paul Montanari, director of the Montpellier Dance Festival, Aja Jung, director of the Belgrade Dance Festival, Bruno Heynderickx, artistic director of Carte Blanche (The Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance), Rena Shagan, President of RSA, Daniel Banks and Adam McKinney, co-founders of DNAWORKS, Saul Sanders, Joyce Theater Trustee, Arthur Ghukasyan, President of the Armenian festival \u201cHigh Fest\u201d, Benoit Andr\u00e9, artistic director of the Winter Festival in Normandy, and many more.
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\nThose of us who live in Israel year-round can take the opportunity to enjoy the festivities and indulge in a marathon of dance. Some program highlights:<\/p>\n
Wednesday, December 9<\/p>\n
20:00 Rushes<\/a><\/em> Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company Thursday, December 10<\/p>\n 21:00 fling<\/em> Maria Kong <\/a>Dance Company 22:30 Mana<\/em> <\/a>Vertigo Dance Company Friday, December 11<\/p>\n 14:00 Rooster<\/a><\/em> Barak Marshall 22:00 LOVE FIRE <\/a>Yasmeen Godder Saturday, December 12<\/p>\n 11:00 Big Mouth<\/em> <\/a>Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor 15:00 4 Men, Alice, Bach and the Deer<\/a><\/em> Yossi Berg and Oded Graf Sunday, December 13<\/p>\n
\nCreated in collaboration with Robby Barnett and the Pilobolus Dance Company, Rushes combines the acrobatic virtuosity of Pilobolus with the expressive, exquisitely detailed world of Pinto & Pollak. Suzanne Dellal Hall
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\n22:00 Trout<\/a><\/em> Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company
\nTheir latest work: a dark, dreamlike aquatic sequence with live music performed by The Kitchen Orchestra. Yaron Yerushalmi Theatre, Suzanne Dellal Centre<\/p>\n
\nAn enigmatic tale of three characters: Federico, Gomiez, Angelica, and the compelling forces and tensions between them. This new dance company <\/a>is an exciting presence on the Israeli dance scene. Nahmani Theatre<\/p>\n
\nA journey both physical and spiritual which explores the relationship of the individual to the larger framework, the tensions and connections between inner and outer forces. Suzanne Dellal Hall<\/p>\n
\nA dream-like work featuring opera singer Lilia Gretsova, Margalit Oved and 12 dancers, that tells of a man\u2019s search for love.<\/p>\n
\nGodder\u2019s perspective on classical waltz from Shostakovich to Strauss, a duet with the dancer Eran Shanny created in collaboration with dramaturg Itzik Giuli and the visual artist Yochai Matos. An evocative and visually dense exploration of the culture of romance.<\/p>\n
\nExploring through movement the relationship of the individual to the surrounding framework, the tension between the desire for self-expression and the desire to belong.\u00a0\u00a0 Developed with dancer\/choreographer Keren Levi. Suzanne Dellal Hall<\/p>\n
\nSearching for the new man and his mythology, deconstructing every myth and image along the way.
\nInbal Hall<\/p>\n