Choreographer, Researcher, and Movement Director

I am a choreographer, educator, and researcher with a Master’s degree in Research Choreography and Performance from Roehampton University, London, where I graduated with distinction. My formal training began at the Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem and led me to join the Jerusalem Ballet Company, where I worked under the distinguished direction of Nina Timofeyeva a transformative experience that laid the foundation for my approach to dance and movement research. Throughout my career, I have performed with prominent companies in Israel and the United States, including Kolben Dance, Panov Ballet Theater, Jerusalem Dance Theater, and Atlantic City Ballet. My practice has been further enriched by collaborations with renowned choreographers such as Arthur Pite, Matan Zamir, and Javier De Frutos.

My performance background extends beyond dance into theater and opera, with roles in Amadeus at The Cameri Theater, My Fair Lady at Habima Theater, and productions with The Israeli Opera, including Aida and Carmen. As a movement director, I have collaborated with directors such as Noam Ben Azar and Idan Schwartz, creating work that explores the integration of movement and narrative across different performance modalities.

In my own choreographic practice, which has been showcased at international festivals, I have developed a movement language rooted in the principles of Hebrew Gematria. This research-based approach investigates how numbers and words can be embodied through movement, expanding the spatial and temporal dimensions of choreographic expression. My teaching, spanning classical ballet and improvisation, is informed by this unique methodology, fostering a pedagogical framework that bridges tradition with experimental inquiry.

In 2015, I initiated the project Kdusha Desidra, conceptualizing performance as a communal, multi-sensory ceremony where audience members participate as integral elements of the experience. This work represented a shift towards performative social experiments that dissolve conventional distinctions between performer and spectator, reimagining the audience as co-creators of the work’s narrative and sensory dimensions.

My work is also informed by a lifelong engagement with the aesthetics of nature and floral arrangement, specifically through the practice of Ikebana. By integrating the compositional principles of floral art with choreographic structure, I seek to create a synthesis between the organic forms of nature and the disciplined movement of dance.

As a researcher, I contributed to Chapter 11, Moving In-Frame: Creativity as Progressive Pedagogy: Examinations into Culture, Performance, and Challenges (IGI Global, 2021). where I explored the role of creativity in digital spaces and reflective practices.expanding on the possibilities for artistic inquiry in contemporary academic discourse.