The annual Dance Festival, a leading cultural event in contemporary dance in Israel, will be held this year from August 1-10, featuring 19 performances by dozens of Israeli creators, choreographers, and dancers. The lineup includes seven premieres, outdoor performances, open rehearsals, and special events. For 10 days, the festival will feature a variegated lineup of performances, premiers, open rehearsals, and outdoor performances showcasing the best of Israeli dance.
With the ongoing , this year the festival will not host visiting dance groups. Instead, it will showcase the rich and diverse creations produced locally, with new works and premieres, alongside retrospectives and special events. Adding to the excitement, for the first time, the public can watch open rehearsals every evening, bringing the audience closer to the creative process and the inner world of the artists.
These rehearsals will take place in the central courtyard of the Suzanne Dellal Center, and entry is free. The festival will open with a festive evening, showcasing “El Atlal” by Orly Portal, a dancer and choreographer presenting a contemporary interpretation of ancient traditions, combining elements of contemporary dance with the sounds of the legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum (Thursday, August 1 at 8 p.m.
, at the Dellal Hall in the Suzanne Dellal Center). Portal is a dancer, choreographer, dance teacher, movement and voice therapist, and researcher of tribal dance and Moroccan folklore. She ha.
