Vertigo is an Israeli

modern dance Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance which included dance styles such as ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing; and primarily arose out of Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th ...

company. It was established by Noa Wertheim and Adi Sha'al in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

in 1992. The company's first performance was a duet featuring Wertheim and Sha'al called Vertigo. Following the group's appearances in various

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s in Israel and around the world, Vertigo has received recognition, positive reviews, and several awards from professionals and local and international audiences. The group mainly presents works by Wertheim, but it also showcases pieces by independent choreographers from within and outside the company. The company's studios are at the Gerard Behar Center in Jerusalem and at Kibbutz

Netiv Halamed-Heh Netiv HaLamed-Heh ( he, נְתִיב הַל"ה, ''lit.'' Path of the 35) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Netiv ...

, where it established an ecological arts village in 2007. Vertigo's main focuses are modern dance,

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and the classic

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technique. The Vertigo Dance Company is funded by the

Jerusalem Municipality The Jerusalem Municipality ( he, עיריית ירושלים; Iriyat yerushalayim), the seat of the Israeli municipal administration, consists of a number of buildings located on Jaffa Road in the city of Jerusalem. History British Mandate ...

and the division and the division of modern dance in the Ministry of Culture and Sport’s Culture Authority. Vertigo founders Wertheim and Sha'al both serve as the company’s head director and arts director. Wertheim was born in 1965 in the

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. In 1990, Noa graduated from the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem. While studying at the academy, she became a member of the Jerusalem modern dance group Tamar, where she met Sha'al, whose professional dance experience included the Batsheva Ensemble and the Kibbutz Dance Workshop. Wertheim and Sha'al later married and today have three children.

Performers

Inbal Alony, Rina Wertheim-Koren, Alon Karniel, Rut Valensi, Zak Vladimir, Dory Aben, Tomer Navot, Gil Karar, Eyal Vizner, Yuval Lev, Yael Tsibolski, Riki Veron, Anat Yaffe, Alex, Ron Cohen, Sandra Brown, Marija Slavec, Emmy Wielunski, Micha Amos, Itai Peri, Dorit Talpaz, Nitsan Moshe, Reut Shaibe, Sian Olles, Ran Bagno.

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