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The Paris Opera Ballet performs “Red Carpet,” a contemporary ballet by Israeli choreographer Hofesh Schecter that will have its U.S. premiere at UC Berkeley’s Cal Performances, Oct. 2-4. (Julien Benhamou/Paris Opera Ballet)
Posted inDance

Star Israeli choreographer rolls out ‘Red Carpet’ in Berkeley

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Silhouetted in front of a massive chandelier that hovers above the stage, the bodies of dancers create elaborate shapes in one of the many dramatic scenes from the contemporary ballet […]

A Taiwanese dance teacher practices Israeli folk dance in Yilan, Taiwan. (Photo/JTA-Jordyn Haime)
Posted inCulture

Folk dance is a national pastime in Taiwan. Israeli songs are a big part of the tradition.

by Jordyn Haime and JTA July 5, 2022
Ballerina Léna Alvino, seen through the window, dances in her bedroom. (Photo/Kyle Adler Photography)
Posted inPhotography

Capturing local dancers in their unnatural habitats

Laura Pall by Laura Paull August 27, 2020September 1, 2020

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