If At All / Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company

Vision

Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC) was established in 1970 in Kibbutz Ga’aton, situated in the Western Galilee of northern Israel. Since then, KCDC has established itself as one of the leading dance companies in the world and has developed a thriving and active International Dance Village that is unlike any other.

PHOTO CREDIT: URI NEVO

Activity

This dance village, which today is the heart and home of the company, is comprised a total of 60 Israeli and international dancers. These dancers make up KCDC’s main company, its second company (KCDC 2), KCDC’s international dance program Dance Journey.

KCDC also hosts an annual summer program and other year-round courses.

Founder: Yehudit Arnon

Artistic Director: Rami Be’er

Executive Director: Amira Teomi

“If At All” A moving theatrical event in figurative and abstract circles, from the closed form to the open structure. Physical space in motion whose essence is a chain of events of diverse and ever-changing interpersonal relationships.

www.kcdc.co.il/en/ifatall.html

Be'er favors a general modern-dance idiom that makes use of the entire body rather than isolated steps, and the company is more than well trained in this all-purpose idiom

- Anna Kisselgoff, NY Times

Rami Be'er

Rami Be’er, the Artistic Director of Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC), was born to family of musicians in Kibbutz Ga’aton, Israel. He began playing the cello at an early age and later undertook dance studies with Yehudit Arnon, the founder of KCDC. Be’er joined KCDC as a dancer and choreographer in 1980 and took over the company’s artistic direction in 1996. Since then, he has choreographed over 50 works for the company and has credited both the company and himself with an impressive list of original creations, as well as some delightful and highly popular children’s works. His creations have become internationally acclaimed and Be’er has been awarded prizes both in Israel and abroad. Be’er has been commissioned by numerous international companies abroad. For Be’er, the performance is a ‘unity’ composed of various elements. Therefore, apart from his choreographies, Be’er designs the sets, the lighting and at times also the costumes.