Program of the Day // 18.7.17
Performances
VERTIGO DANCE COMPANY
YAMA by Noa Wertheim
18.07.2017
KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON - MAIN HALL | 22:00
Yama
NOA WERTHEIM
VERTIGO DANCE COMPANY
Choreographer Noa Wertheim
Co-Creator Rina Wertheim-Koren
CEO & Co Artistic Director Adi Sha’al
Company Manager Eyal Vizner
Music Ran Bagno
Cello Hila Epstein
Costume Design Sasson Kedem
Stage Design Nathalie Rodach
Lighting Dani Fishof – Magenta
Dancers Daniel Costa, Etai Peri, Ron Cohen, Sándor Petrovics, Yuval Lev, Shani Licht, Tamar Barlev, Nitzan Moshe, Liel Fibak
Premiere 2016
With the support of the Embassy of Israel in Greece
Yama Exploring human ecological footprint, dependency and the capacity to regenerate, choreographer Noa Wertheim observes the source of each movement and its effect on the environment through this inspiring new piece.
The world of Yama is created "in the beginning". Attired in the wonderful costumes designed by Sasson Kedem, the dancers weave harmony of body and space.
TAL LEVIN, Achbar HaIr 2016
Noa Wertheim A multi-talented artist Noa Wertheim is an internationally acclaimed choreographer and dancer and a numerous award winner. Noa works and creates from the Vertigo Dance studio at the Gerard Behar Center in Jerusalem and from her home studio at the Vertigo Eco-Art Village.
The Vertigo Dance Company Founded in 1992 by Noa Wertheim an Adi Sha’al, winner of the 2013 Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport’s performance excellence award, the Vertigo Dance Company has established a distinct presence in the contemporary dance scene worldwide. The Vertigo Dance Company performance is characterized by a strong sense of awareness for society and the community bringing people together while reaching out through body language and expanding the boundaries of dance. Led by the holistic and spiritual approach of choreographer, Noa Wertheim, a collage of intricate and singular dance creations forms an impressive repertoire of both original and collaborative works.
Adi Sha’al Incorporating his dance experience, Adi Sha’al is dedicated to the Vertigo Dance Association common vision to further dance education, social culture and artistic excellence. Alongside his efforts to expand the Vertigo Dance Association’s scope of activities, Adi is also a lecturer promoting new initiatives and an avid coacher accompanying aspiring young artists in the field of dance.
Εducational activities
The Revolutionary Dances of Isadora Duncan
Dance Seminar by Barbara Kane with Françoise Rageau and Sandra Voulgari
14.07.2017
| MESSENIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM | 10:00-12:00 (seminar)
Kalamata Castle | 19:30-21:00 (seminar)
15-18.07.2017
| MESSENIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM | 10:00-12:00 (seminar)
Zoumpouleio Megaron | 17:00-19:00 (seminar)
19.07.2017
| MESSENIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM | 9:30-11:30 (seminar)
Kalamata Castle | 19:30-21:30 (seminar)
20.7 Κalamata Castle (21:00) Public Presentation of B. Kane’s Evening Seminar.
21.7 Archaeological Museum of Messenia, Kalamata, The Museum is dancing,
Touring-Presentation of B. Kane’s Day Seminar.
The Revolutionary Dances of Isadora Duncan
throughout her creative and meaningful life
Barbara Kane's Dance Seminar
with Françoise Rageau and Sandra Voulgari
Ιn collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Messenia, Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports
(General Co-ordinator and Management: Dr. Evangelia Militsi-Kechagia, Archaeologist, Director of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Messenia, Scientific Curator: Maria Tsoulakou, MSc Archaeologist, Ephorate of Antiquities of Messenia)
Isadora Duncan was born with a purpose and thinking to express change in life and to challenge the norms of the 1900’s in Western thought. The philosophy of Ancient Greece informed her dance creations. As early as 1903 Isadora Duncan began creating dances that reflected societal conflict; she wanted the creation of a new world free of exploitation, poverty and war.
She danced the Revolution of a new age free from bodily restraint, dances that expressed sorrow and joy, dances that explored resistance and hope.
Barbara Kane's Seminar with Françoise Rageau and Sandra Voulgari will explore these dances from the early works about the sea/water to the later works about the people who become aware of their oppression and fought for their freedom. Themes that will be presented at the Archaeological Museum of Messenia, Kalamata: Water and our respect and how over many centuries the sea has destroyed
so many lives / given also toο many tο our lives. Themes for the Castle presentation reflect revolt, awareness of the oppression of life, combined with hope and a vision that we carry on into the 21st Century. Dances of Revolt and Hope, strength and sorrow, hope and confidence combined in movement expression via the Dance and technique of Isadora Duncan.
Οpen to dance students (7 years old and up) and dancers. Also available for anyone at any age (no dance experience needed).
Limit of participants: 18 people
Barbara Kane studied with pupils of Irma and Anna Duncan, Lillian Rosenberg (1969-1974), Julia Levien (1976-1998) and Hortense Kooluris (1976-1991). Performing with the Isadora Duncan Centenary Dance Company 1976 to 1979. In 1979 Barbara moved to England and in 1985 set up the Isadora Duncan Dance Group based in Gent, Belgium, Paris and London with the support of Jetty Roels and Françoise Rageau. Barbara had a curiosity for all Duncan Dance developments in Europe and sought out and took classes with pupils of Lisa Duncan (Madeleine Lytton and Odile Pyros), with pupils of the Elizabeth Duncan School and of the Duncan School in Moscow. Barbara has always felt that Duncan Dance belongs in the community and throughout her career has included Duncan classes for adults, children and elderly people with and without disabilities. Barbara has retired as a performer but continues to teach the Duncan Dance.
Participation fee: 70 €
Down payment: 20 €
Registration & Information: Sandra Voulgari
+30 6973 077 158
mail @ kalamatadancefestival.gr
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