Batsheva Dance Company – New Works

Vision

The Batsheva Dance Company is one of the leading contemporary dance companies worldwide, dedicated to advancing innovative and impactful artistic creation. The vision of the project is to develop and produce new, groundbreaking dance works while nurturing emerging choreographers. Its primary goal is to expand the boundaries of contemporary dance language and make high-quality, inspiring art accessible
to diverse audiences in Israel and around the world.

Activity

The association’s main activities, including those related to the project, include the creation, production, and presentation of contemporary dance performances, the development of new works, national and international touring, and educational and community activities aimed at making art accessible to diverse audiences.

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Batsheva’s ongoing commitment to new works is, at its core, a commitment to relevance. In a reality shaped by a sense of a precarious future, contemporary art offers a vital space for inquiry - one in which questions matter more than answers. Investing in new artistic creation is essential as a way to engage critically and imaginatively with the world we live in.

- Dr. Lior Avizoor, Batsheva's Artistic Director

Lior Avizoor

Serving as Artistic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, Dr. Lior Avizoor (b. 1981) is a dancer, teacher, curator, and researcher in the field of dance. After graduating from the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, she moved to Amsterdam, where she completed a BA in Dance at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, performed with independent choreographers, and taught for several years. During this time, she received scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and the Hanny Veldkamp Fund. Upon returning to Israel, Avizoor pursued research and theory at the Faculty of the Arts at Tel Aviv University, where she completed her MA with honors and earned a PhD focused on the ontology of dance. Over the past decade, her work has centered on expanding critical discourse around dance and connecting it with other cultural fields. She has served as artistic director of the Room Dances Festival, co-editor of Maakaf online journal for performing arts, and curator of the Kontrapunkt Dance Series at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
Avizoor teaches theory and practice, works as a dramaturge and artistic consultant, and has served on professional committees. In 2019, she joined the founding of the Batsheva Dance Company School, and since 2022 she has served as Artistic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company.

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