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Rina Schenfeld

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In 1978 Schenfeld left Batsheva to found the Rina Schenfeld Dance Theater. She taught a generation of Israeli dancers, and created an eclectic style that incorporated elements of dance theater, Bauhaus, modern and classical. One original element in her choreography is the use of physical objects in
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founded Batsheva, and chose Schenfeld as prima ballerina and choreographer. Schenfeld led the corps to worldwide fame, with works by renowned international choreographers as well as her own creations.
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in 1938, Schenfeld began studying classical ballet at the age of 12. After seeing a performance by world-famous dancer
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the dance. "Her use of objects guides the imagination to places beyond the dance," writes a reviewer in
105:) (born 1938) is an Israeli choreographer and dancer. As prima ballerina and choreographer of the 192:(1980). The dancer appears with a large tin on her head, and beats time on the tin as she dances. 329: 319: 51: 170:(2011), a multimedia work that integrates video, poetry and electronic music with the dance. 324: 143:, and in the United States, where she worked with Graham and other leading choreographers. 8: 111: 259: 136: 70: 285: 216: 98: 176:(2008), Schenfeld's first multimedia work, including also videoart and singing. 298: 128: 158:. "The objects lead to a unique experience and deepen the sense of motion." 140: 132: 183: 276: 124: 106: 47: 186:. Dancers incorporate streams of cloth, branches, and an aquarium. 88:
One of the leaders in creating an Israeli style in modern dance
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in New York. She danced in Israel with the Lyric Theater of
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in the category of Culture and Art, for the field of Dance.
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as "one of the most important artists of our generation."
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Tel Aviv
Mandate for Palestine
Juilliard School
Hebrew
Batsheva
The New York Times
Tel Aviv
Martha Graham
modern dance
Juilliard School
Anna Sokolow
Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild
Steve Reich
The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture
Dance in Israel
"About Angels"
"Time Capsule"
Juilliard School


Dance Life
Archived
Wayback Machine
Categories
Israeli ballerinas
Israeli choreographers
Israeli women choreographers
Israeli Jews
1938 births

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