Tamir Ginz is an

Israeli Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli ...

performer of modern dance, choreographer and dance teacher.

Biography

Tamir Ginz started to dance at the age of 13 with his sister Tali Hershkowitz as a teacher in a dance studio in Kiryat Motzkin. Ginz studied dance in

Kibbutzim College of Education A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming ha ...

and

London Contemporary Dance School London Contemporary Dance School (informally LCDS) is a contemporary dance school located in London, England and a part of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. It was founded by Robin Howard in 1966 to train new dancers for his company, Londo ...

. He received BA in English Linguistics and Literature and Sociology in Haifa University. Tamir Ginz started to perform with the Haifa Ballet. He continued to dance in the

Batsheva Dance Company The Batsheva Dance Company (Hebrew: להקת בת שבע) is a renowned dance company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was founded by Martha Graham and Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild in 1964. Its inception was inspired by Israel's growing intere ...

in 1991-1992 at the time when Ohad Naharin became a company's director. Ginz started choreography career with

Bat-Dor Dance Company Bat-Dor was an Israeli dance company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, co-founded by Baroness Bethsabée de Rothschild (Batsheva) and dancer Jeannette Ordman. Company Bat Dor made its debut in 1968 with Ordman as its leading dancer. The company had a la ...

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 G ...

. He created programme 'Platform 1' for Bat-Dor, winning the Danish 1997 Albert Gaubier award for choreography for it. Ginz left Bat-Dor in 2002 and established Kamea Dance Company together with Daniella Shapira. He was appointed Artistic Director of the Company as well as main choreographer. In addition to choreography, Ginz danced in “Secret Garden” and “Limelight” productions.

Choreographer

Ginz works as choreographer include ''Carmina Burana'' for the music by Carl Orff, ''

St Matthew Passion The ''St Matthew Passion'' (german: Matthäus-Passion, links=-no), BWV 244, is a '' Passion'', a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by Picander. It sets ...

'' (''Matthäus-Passion 2727'') by Bach in collaboration with the

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke The Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke (Barmen-Gemarke chorale) is a mixed concert choir based in Wuppertal, Germany, focused on sacred music. It was founded by Helmut Kahlhöfer in 1946 and conducted by him for more than four decades. Their repertory includ ...

, conducted by

Wolfgang Kläsener Wolfgang Kläsener (born 1962) is a German church musician, choral conductor, and academic lecturer. He conducted the choir Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke and he is artistic director of the Kettwiger Bach-Ensemble. Career Born in Dortmund, Kläsener st ...

, and the

Wuppertaler Bühnen Wuppertaler Bühnen is the municipal theatre company in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It serves opera and plays. The opera house Opernhaus Wuppertal has served from 1956 as a venue for opera and performances of the separate dance ...

, and ''Neverland''. A recent creation is ''Galili and Ginz'' in collaboration with renowned Israeli Dutch choreographer

Itzik Galili Itzik Galili (born 1961 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli choreographer. Career After having been a member of the Bat Sheva Dance Company and Bat Dor Dance Company in his country, he moved to the Netherlands in 1991, where he founded his own company. ...

Teaching

He was main contemporary dance teacher in the Bat-Dor studios of Dance from 1991 till 2002. Ginz was the founder and director of the dance department at the “Blich High School” in Ramat-Gan from 1997 till 2013. From September 2014 till 2017 he was a member of dancing department in Telma Yalin National School for The Arts.

Awards

* 1997 Albert Gaubier award for choreography. For Platform 1. * 2014 Outstanding "Zionist" creativity in Arts, in the field of dance. Ministry of Culture, Israel.

References

External links

Tamir Ginz youtube channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ginz, Tamir Israeli male dancers Israeli dancers Israeli choreographers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Kibbutzim College alumni