Dance

Dancing for health in museums with dance activist Roberto Casarotto - interview

In the last two decades, Casarotto has visited Israel several times, including during the war, to show support and respect for the Israeli dance community and his Israeli colleagues.

The writer with Roberto Casarotto during the interview.
‘JEPHTHAH’S DAUGHTER,’ Batsheva Dance Company, 1965.

The body is a song at every age: Israeli Rina Schenfeld at 87

Dancing with the Stars Hanukkah Special, December 7, 2025

US 'Dancing with the Stars' airs first Hanukkah-themed dance in holiday special

Dancing the night away at the nightclub Boiler 02 in Jerusalem.

Boiler 02: The hottest new club in Jerusalem


Cultural fusion: An Israeli dances flamenco

Spanish-based Israeli flamenco dancer Yarden Amir mixes it with Andalusian music.

 YARDEN AMIR  teams up with the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra – Ashdod.

Resilience in the shadow of war – Avshalom Pollak's latest project

Avraham Pollak’s choreographic style is characterized by emotional intensity, physicality, and exploration of human relationships. 

 Scene from 'Castor,' which premiered in Tel Aviv in April 2024.

Boston: Palestinian terrorist flag waved at Israeli dance troupe protest

During a Friday protest in Boston against the Israeli Vertigo Dance Company, pro-Palestinian activists prominently displayed the flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

 Screenshot of Party for Socialism & Liberation Boston and the Boston Coalition for Palestine

New flamenco show Darabar to hit Jerusalem after delay due to Hamas war

We could all do with some positive vibes as things stand, and the Pessachs and their flamenco troupe might just have a happiness elixir to offer us. 

 Ethiopian-born multidisciplinary artist Dege Feder (3rd L) and Remangar dance company director Keren Pessach (2nd R) dive into the flamenco action.

An internal exodus: An inside look on Harry Houdini

Artistic director of Jerusalem Ballet Company discusses career and death of Harry Houdini

 HOUDINI’ performed by the Jerusalem Ballet.

Israeli trance community dances its way back from October 7 - opinion

Following October 7, after a period when people took time to digest what had occurred, trance events started up again, but in a somewhat different mode.

Trance returning to Israel.

Días de Flamenco Festival in Tel Aviv will keep the Spanish beat going

This year’s Días de Flamenco (Flamenco Days) Festival, 30 years after its founding, will take place at the Suzanne Dellal Center in Tel Aviv (March 28-30). 

 TWO SIDES of flamenco.

Portuguese festival: 'Zionism has no place on a dancefloor'

Portuguese Waking Life festival sparks debate after equating Zionism with racism on dancefloors. Controversy ensues.

People visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im, near the Israeli-Gaza border, December 31, 2023

Batsheva Dance Company's new performance draws a line on certain cultural appropriations

Choreographer and performer Hillel Kogan has coined the work, “a ballet,” unabashedly appropriating a well-patented format into the contemporary dance realm. 

 ‘APPROPRIATION’ – a new work by acclaimed choreographer and performer Hillel Kogan, performed by the Batsheva Dance Company.

Chaya Lev: Jerusalem's infectious spirit of dance and positivity

A Black Jew in Israel, Chaya Lev shares her journey – while dropping some hilarious one-liners – and her mission to bring joy to others.

 Hummus and Hashem: Chaya Lev smiles big with ‘In Jerusalem’ Editor Erica Schachne at The Red Heifer steakhouse.