Dance

After losing my son to terror, I started dancing at 70 to learn how to live again

When I landed in the hospital for an operation on my colon, my doctor said, “No more grief. You need to do things that are fun.”

A dancer rehearsing ahead of a performance.
Komuna members pose for a group photo during the community's eighth-anniversary celebration.

Komuna: Connecting young Israelis and olim through the power of Israeli folk dance

PERIDANCE OPERATES as a platform for multiple artistic languages.

Int'l dance company arrives in Israel, proving Hora can be a state of mind

My Life with Arthur Szyk  (see Tuesday).

Jerusalem highlights: May 29-June 4


FEX education: Flamenco in all its expression is coming to Israel next month

Since its foundation in 2023, FEX has placed an emphasis on young audiences, hosting performances that are suited to families and free of charge.

 FLAMENCO DANCER Nino de Los Reyes.

Celtic Throne’ brings high-energy Irish dance - review

Minor hiccups aside, this show was two hours of sheer musical and dance energy that made you feel good, happy, and very much alive.

 THE DANCE and music troupe Celtic Throne onstage in Tel Aviv on Sunday

Celtic Throne brings high-energy Irish dance to Israel

The Irish dance troupe's show was two hours of sheer musical and dance energy that made you feel good, happy, and very much alive.

 THE DANCE and music troupe Celtic Throne onstage in Tel Aviv on Sunday

Israel Festival to extend beyond Jerusalem for the first time

The theme of the festival will be 'A Dream of Healing Within a Reality of War.'

 Hermon mountain ridge covered with snow during 2022 winter, with the town houses of Majd al Shams.

Montreal dance studio joins Israel boycott, dropping classes in Ohad Naharin’s Gaga technique

The decision by Studio 303 has triggered debate among its attendees, including Israelis.

 A dancer performs on stage during a rehearsal of the "2019" ballet by Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin at the Opera Berlioz le corum in Montpellier, France, on June 23, 2022.

Five British women arrested for semi-nude pole dancing at Corfu's historic palaces

They face charges of violating archaeological law, environmental degradation, and insult to monuments.


Yair Vardi, Israeli dance visionary, dies at 76

Yair Vardi, the dancer-choreographer who shaped Israel's contemporary dance landscape, died of cancer.

 YAIR VARDI

Spanish rhythm at noon: am:pm turns a supermarket into a hot dance club

am:pm's Kolbo Shalom branch threw a free Spanish-style party with DJ Nadav Shpilman, a flamenco dancer, cocktails, and hot vibes – the city’s most surprising event.

 DJ Nadav Shpilman and the Castanieta crew

The dance party that helped us mourn October 7 and keep living - opinion

Dancing together allowed us to be with this DJ in his smile and his pain through the same action, to grieve with him, and to let him bring us joy.

 LEADING EDGE president and CEO Gali Cooks speaks at this month’s JPro conference in Baltimore.

Jack Thorpe Baker: A British ballet sensation finds his second chance in Jerusalem

Jerusalemite of the Week: Jack Thorpe Baker had a star-studded career in ballet, before dropping it at age 24. But after being drawn to Israel, he has made his comeback nearly 12 years later.

 Jack Thorpe Baker is seen performing with the Jerusalem Ballet in 'Houdini: The Other Side of Magic.'