Netta Yerushalmy

Makom

By examining the notion of makom ("place" in Hebrew, but also one of God's names), and evoking the ideas of dwelling and displacement, this dance project explores the relation between different locations and the moving body, specifically in New York and Tel Aviv.
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In 2006, after a decade in NYC, Netta Yerushalmy moved back to Israel for a year, to participate in Tel Aviv’s vibrant dance scene. Despite her successful integration into the new community, she became aware of being a “New York artist.” Small differences manifested in anything from verbal communication with dancers to their bodies’ ability to understand her body, from simple studio etiquette to artistic ethos, from stylistic agendas to conceptual concerns. Though all were modern dancers, it was clear that the philosophies of their bodies were different. Fascinated and inspired by this displaced place, Netta will explore this experience in Makom (“place” in Hebrew) through a series of web-video exchanges between herself and dancers in Tel-Aviv and New York City, followed by work in the studio on the two continents creating a piece that integrates the two groups, culminating in a performance of the work in New York. Video correspondences will be added to a website, which will also include a live-feed and recording of the performances.

Born in Florence, South Carolina, and raised in Israel, choreographer Netta Yerushalmy trained at the schools of the Kibbutz Dance Company, the Misgav Academy in the Galilee, the Bat-Dor in Tel Aviv, and the Tisch School of the Arts in New York. Most recently, Netta was awarded a 2010 NYFA Fellowship in Choreography and she was selected as Artist-In-Residence at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. In the US, her work has been presented by Danspace Project, Harkness Dance Festival, LaMaMa ETC, The Kitchen, Jacob’s Pillow, The Yard on Martha’s Vineyard, Movement Research @ Judson Church, Brooklyn Museum, Joyce Soho, the 92nd Street Y, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and other venues. In Israel, Netta was commissioned by Curtain Up Festival, International-Exposure, Intimadance Festival at Tmuna Theater, and Different Dance Festival. Since 2007, Netta has been a member of Doug Varone and Dancers, one of the premier modern companies in New York. She has also danced and toured internationally with Mark Jarecke Dance, Noemie LaFrance, Nancy Bannon, Karinne Keithley, Ronit Ziv, and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet.

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