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 Sara Levi-Tanai ( he, שרה לוי-תנאי; c. 1910 – 3 October 2005) was an Israeli choreographer and song writer. She was the founder and artistic director of the Inbal Dance Theater and recipient of the Israel Prize in dance. Prizes and ...

. Under the mentorship of

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—who staged many of the company’s largest works—Inbal toured internationally to critical acclaim performing in prestigious venues such as the Martin Beck Theatre on

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, the

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's Drury Lane, Her Majesty’s Theatre in Australia and La Scala de Milano. Most of the company's early works were built around

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 ...

, the principal dancer for the first 15 years. About Margalit Martha Graham wrote, "She never comes on the stage for me to see her that tears do not come to my eyes. She has a quality which is very, very, very special in the world...It is special wherever a great being dominated by a passion comes to the stage.” The Inbal troupe appeared on American television on November 22, 1959 on

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. Inbal's dancers participated in

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' epic 1965 film "

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" starring

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. In 1979, the company performed "A Legend in the Sands." The music was written by

Yoni Rechter Yoni Rechter ( he, יוני רכטר; born 18 November 1951) is an Israeli musician, composer, pianist, arranger and singer. Biography Yonatan (Yoni) Rechter was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is the son of Israeli architect Ya'akov Rechter and st ...

, who also composed the music for "Jaffa is Sleeping." The company received numerous awards including Best Choreography at the 1962 Les Halles International Choreography Competition in Paris. In August 2014, Barak Marshall, former house choreographer of the Batsheva Dance Company and son of

, the company's star dancer and artistic director from 1994-1996, was appointed as the new artistic director of both the company and the Inbal World Arts Centre. The company rehearses and performs at the Inbal Theatre which is located on the campus of the Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theatre in

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

Awards and recognition

*“Megilat Ruth” dance for which Sara Levi-Tanai was awarded the title of “Best Choreographer during the Les Halles Festival held in Paris in 1962.

References

External links

* {{authority control Dance companies in Israel Theatre companies in Israel Arts organizations established in 1949 1949 establishments in Israel

History

Awards and recognition

See also

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