About two months into my stay here in the U.S., I’m missing Israel terribly. I miss my partner, the people, the food, the sites, and of course, the dancing! I got a quick fix of Israel and dance yesterday during my last jaunt into New York City, where I strolled through the Chelsea Market for the opening of a photography exhibit sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel. Photographer Robert Whitman took some gorgeous shots of Pilobolus dancers on their tour through Israel last year, and the results ranged from beautiful to whimsical. Some places I couldn’t pinpoint, but I recognized lots of locations I miss: quaint old Jaffa, the Dead Sea, and the markets in Jerusalem. I’m returning to Israel on Tuesday and can’t wait to go back to these places in person, but you New Yorkers can check out these visions of dancing in Israel through the end of October. The video above has some of the images as well as clips of Whitman talking about the exhibit.
- Artists
- Alan Hineline
- Alex Wong
- Alston Macgill
- Anne Marie Melendez
- Bennyroyce Royon
- Brian Gibbs
- Candice Thompson
- Carla Korbes
- Cathy Godeghesi
- Christopher Wheeldon
- David Blumenfeld
- David Hallberg
- Deborah Friedes
- Dr. David Rosenthal
- Dylan Ward
- Gia Kourlas
- Gwyneth Muller
- Jeremy McQueen
- Justin Peck
- Kate Bordwell
- Kate Mehan
- Kristin Osler
- Kristin Sloan
- Kyra Nichols
- Lauren Stewart
- Madison Keesler
- Maia Jordaan
- Matthew Murphy
- Megan Kurashige
- Miki Orihara
- Noelani Pantastico
- Patricio Melo
- Sophie Flack
- Susan Kim
- Taylor Gordon
- Tony Schultz
- Veronica Moretti Niebuhr
- Vail International Dance Festival
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Evan
I marked this on my calendar a few weeks ago and am eager to see it. There’s so much going on right now in the dance world, but hopefully I’ll be able to stop by within the next few weeks. Have a safe trip back to Israel, Deborah!
Sep 20, 2008 @ 02:40
carla korbes
Deborah,
I went to Robert’s website to see more photos and they are just beautiful.
Thank you for letting us know about them.
Sep 20, 2008 @ 18:20
Jaki
Deb - great seeing you at the show! Thanks for posting this video - nice job.
The Martha Graham site I was telling you about is http://clytemnestraproject.com
I’m sure you’ll be taking some great dance photos in tel-aviv - hope your trip is great, and that you get your fill of dance in NYC before your trip.
Sep 21, 2008 @ 00:17