Barak Marshall is an American-born
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
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choreographer
Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who cr ...
and singer.
Biography
Barak Marshall was born in the United States. In 1994, after studying social theory and philosophy at
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
, he immigrated to Israel, where he began a successful career as a choreographer and singer. He was the house choreographer for the
Batsheva Dance Company from 1999-2001. As a singer he has performed with numerous ensembles including a guest performance with
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma (''Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...
and the
Silk Road Project
Silkroad, formerly the Silk Road Project, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization, initiated by the cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, promoting collaboration among artists and institutions, promoting multicultural artistic exchange, and studying the ebb and ...
.
Awards
* Suzanne Dellal’s 1995 Shades of Dance Choreography Competition: First prize, for ''Aunt Leah''. The work was also added to the repertoire of the
Inbal Dance Theater
Inbal Dance Theater ( he, תאטרון מחול ענבל, ''Teatron Makhol Inbal'') is Israel's first and oldest modern dance company, started in 1949.
History
The company was founded in 1949 by Israel Prize recipient Sara Levi-Tanai. Under the ...
.
* The 1998 Bagnolet International Competition awards: First Prize for ''Emma Goldman’s Wedding''. The piece also won him the Prix d’Auteur Award, the Bonnie Byrd Award for New Choreography and the National ADAMI Award.
* The 2009
Creative Capital
Creative Capital is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in New York City that supports artists across the United States through funding, counsel, gatherings, and career development services. Since its founding in 1999, Creative Capital has commi ...
(New York) for ''Symphony of Tin Cans'', with
Margalit Oved
Margalit Oved (born 1934) is an American-Israeli dancer and choreographer, who was born in the Aden Protectorate. After being airlifted to Israel in 1949 in Operation Magic Carpet, she became involved with the Inbal Dance Theater for the followi ...
and Tamir Muskat of Balkan Beat Box.
* Th
2010 Lester Horton Award* First Prize, th
Joyce Foundation 2010 A.W.A.R.D. Show
References
External links
Barak Marshallon ''Dance In Israel'' online magazine.
Interview with Barak Marshall: Dancing between Israel and America (Podcast) (Part 1)Barak Marshall’s “Rooster”A review of Marshall's piece on ''Dance In Israel''.
Archive film of Barak Marshall's Monger in 2010 at Jacob's PillowArchival footage of Barak Marshall in ''PillowTalk: 21st Century Renaissance Man'' at Jacob's PillowArchival footage Barak Marshall's ''of And at midnight the green bride floated through the village square'' in 2013 at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.
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American male dancers
American choreographers
Harvard University alumni
American emigrants to Israel
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)