Creatures of Dance: A Podcast on contemporary Dance in Israel
Episode 5
Iris Lana and Yael (yali) Nativ
This is the Middle East
Ethnicity and Local Jewish Mizrahi Folklore in Israeli Contemporary Dance
With
Orly Portal, choreographer & dancer, exploring folkloric movement
Shira Eviatar, choreographer & dancer, exploring cultural embodiment
Dr. Dina Roginsky, sociologist and anthropologist of historical and ethnographic research, wrote her dissertation on “Performing Israeliness: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Israeli Folk and Ethnic dance in Israel (2004)". A Senior Lecturer of Modern Hebrew language and culture in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University
Dr. Idit Suslik, a lecturer at Seminar HaKibbutzim College in Tel Aviv and at the School of Visual Theatre in Jerusalem. In her research, she explores body and dance aesthetics and focuses on performance analysis in dance and theater from contemporary artistic and cultural perspectives. She is the founder and writer of the online platform The Contemporary Eye.
Regular Guest
Ran Brown, Head of the dance program at Telma Yellin high school for the arts, independent dance researcher and dance critic for Haaretz newspaper
Yair Vardi, founder and CEO of the Suzanne Dellal Centre in Tel Aviv (1987- 2020)
Transcription Guy Dolev / Translation from Hebrew Natalie Fainstein
This episode is narrated by Natalie Fainstein, Sara Holcman, Avia Spitzer, Yiftach Mizrahi, Nitzan Sitzer, Amanda Soroudi, Tamar Hannah Shtaierm and Ayala Shiftan
Music
Traditional melodies from “Yemenite Wedding” performed by Inbal Dance Theater. 1962.
Traditional melodies from “Yemenite Wedding” performed by Inbal Dance Theater. 1962.
“Apple” lyrics by Aharon Amir, music by Sara Levi Tanai, adapted by Ovadia Tuvia, performed by Inbal Dance Theatre. 1966.
“Adir Adirim” written by Uri Kaplan and Tamir Muskat, performed by Balkan Beat Box. 2005.
“Rising” choreography by Shira Eviatar, performed by Shira Eviatar and Anat Amrani. 2016.
“Eviatar/Said” choreography by Shira Eviatar, singing: Evyatar Said. 2017.
“While the Fireflies Disappear” choreography by Mor Shani, music by Itamar Gross. 2018.
“Hakawati” written and performed by Farzad Farhangi. From the Album “Exile”. Free Music Archive 2021.
“Mastika” written and performed by Farzad Farhangi. From the Album “Rubikon”. Free Music Archive 2021.
“Night Train to Baghdad” written and performed by Farzad Farhangi. From the Album “Sandstorm”. Free Music Archive 2021.
“Arabian״ written and performed by Serge Quadrado. From the Album “Islamic”. Free Music Archive 2021.
Links
“Monger” (2008) Barak Marshall (excerpt)
“Rabia” (2014) Orly Portal (trailer)
“Fakarouni” (2020) Orly Portal (trailer)
“Rising” (2016) Shira Eviatar (full work)
“Eviatar/Said” (2017) Shira Eviatar (full work)