Sara Levi-Tanai ( he, שרה לוי-תנאי; c. 1910 – 3 October 2005) was an Israeli

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 song writer. She was the founder and artistic director 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 ...

and recipient of the

Israel Prize The Israel Prize ( he, פרס ישראל; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor. History The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...

in dance.

Prizes and awards

* In 1964, Levi-Tanai's ''Book of Ruth'' won an award from the Théâtre des Mondes in Paris. * In 1973, she was awarded the

, in dance, for her contributions in the field of performing arts. * In 1984, she won the Moshe Halevi Theater Prize, awarded by the Tel Aviv Municipality. * In 1986, she was the first recipient of the Israel Labor Federation (

Histadrut Histadrut, or the General Organization of Workers in Israel, originally ( he, ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל, ''HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael''), is Israel's national trade union center ...

) Prize for music and dance. * In 1988, she was made an honored citizen of Tel Aviv.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Levi-Tanai, Sara 1910s births 2005 deaths Jews in Ottoman Palestine Jews in Mandatory Palestine Jewish Israeli musicians Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent Israel Prize women recipients Israel Prize in dancing recipients Israeli choreographers Israeli women songwriters Burials at Yarkon Cemetery

Prizes and awards

See also

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