L-E-V Company is an Israeli dance and spectacle ensemble created by dancer Sharon Eyal and designer of multimedia events Gai Behar.
History
L-E-V (which means "heart" in Hebrew)
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, techno
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, fashion and contemporary works into its productions. L-E-V has performed at venues in its native Israel (e.g. the Israel Festival
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in Jerusalem),Festival Internacional Cervantino
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in Mexico.Jerusalem
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, danced with the Batsheva Dance Company from 1990 to 2008. She worked as a choreographer and associate artistic director from 2003-2004 and house choreographer from 2005-2012.Ohad Naharin Ohad () was the third son of Simeon; he is mentioned in Genesis 46:10.
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, and adopted his “Gaga” technique as the base for L-E-V.[
Gai Behar was a party producer in ]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 ...
and a curator of multidisciplinary art events from 1995 to 2005.[ Behar’s role in the company is to experiment with aspects of ]performance art
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, installation and video to combine with dance.[
The pair met at an electronic music event organized by Behar in Tel Aviv,][ with their first collaboration being the project Bertolina in 2005.][ L-E-V was founded in 2013, premiering in collaboration with the Goteborgs Operans Danskompani in Gothenburg.][ Later musician Ori Lichtik joined the company. Lichtik is a percussionist and DJ, creating rhythms for dance movements. He was one of the pioneers of techno in Israel, working this type of musical production since 1996.][ The design of the shows include lighting by Avi Yona Bueno, and costumes by Ma’ayan Goldman and Odelia Arnold.][
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Critical acclaim
A review in the New York Times
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stated that L-E-V “has a defined style that takes most troupes years to develop… In the work’s best moments, this all suggests a Hieronymous Bosch
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painting of an extraterrestrial rave…. But though they range widely in size, they are too close to being clones. And though the choreography has multiple modes, the overriding aesthetic gives everything a numbing sameness.[
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See also
*Dance in Israel
Dance in Israel incorporates a wide variety of dance styles, from traditional Israeli folk dancing to ballet, modern dance, ballroom dancing and flamenco.
Contemporary dance in Israel has won international acclaim. Israeli choreographers, among t ...
* Culture of Israel
References
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Dance companies in Israel