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Writing About Gaga for BAM
BAM asked me to share some thoughts on Gaga, the movement language created by Batsheva Dance Company’s artistic director Ohad Naharin, in anticipation of the company’s performances next month at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. I was happy to … Continue reading
Posted in BAM, Dance, International, modern dance, New York City, Videos
Tagged BAM, BAM blog, batsheva dance company, gaga, hora, israel, Max, New York City, ohad naharin
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Gaga Classes in New York
In 2009, one of the highlights of my trip to Israel was taking Gaga classes at the Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance in Tel Aviv. At the time, these movement awareness classes developed by Ohad Naharin, artistic director of Israel’s … Continue reading
Actors Learn Gaga for The Miracle Worker
William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker opens on Broadway today – the first revival in nearly fifty years. A recent New York Times profile of Abigail Breslin, who plays Helen, revealed that the actors trained in Ohad Naharin’s movement language, Gaga, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, New York City, theater
Tagged abigail breslin, alison pill, Broadway, gaga, helen keller, kate whoriskey, lee sher, movement, New York City, ohad naharin, the miracle worker, theater
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Going Gaga in Israel, Part Two
Batsheva Dance Company’s studios at the Suzanne Dellal Centre Last Friday morning, I returned to Tel Aviv’s Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre to take my second Gaga class. After reawakening my body in Thursday evening’s class and getting … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, International, modern dance, music
Tagged batsheva dance company, Dance, gaga, israel, MIA, movement, ohad naharin, Paper Planes, Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre, Tel Aviv, Wendy Perron
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Going Gaga in Israel, Part One
The entrance to the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre Since first experiencing Gaga – the movement language created by Batsheva Dance Company’s artistic director Ohad Naharin – in early 2008, I have been yearning for more, and so … Continue reading