'Duets' to Brazil; dancers learn in Tel Aviv

Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor are invited to a South American dance festival.

Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor are invited to a South (photo credit: Gadi Dagon)
Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor are invited to a South
(photo credit: Gadi Dagon)

Choreographers Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor are taking their Duets to the 1,2, na Danca festival at Belo Horizonte in Brazil in September, and it will also appear in the capital, Brasilia.

In other dance news, a total of 96 dancers from 19 countries have come to Batsheva Dance for a week-long Ga-Ga movement workshop with its creator, choreographer Ohad Naharin. The workshop takes place at the company's studios in Tel Aviv's Neveh Zedek neighborhood. As well as Ga-Ga, there will be sessions on repertoire, improvisation and so forth. Ga-Ga offers a new and ongoing approach to total body awareness