Published on Sep 6, 2016

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: October 13-14, 2016

Venue: Drama Theatre of NCPA

Prices: 100, 200, 320, 400, 480, 580, 680, 880

Features: The Batsheva Dance Company is a renowned dance company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. From October 13rd-14th, Batsheva Dance Company will presents Deca Dance at Drama Theatre of NCPA in Beijing.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

The Batsheva Dance Company is a world-renowned dance company was founded by Martha Graham and Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild in 1964.

Batshva's inception was marked by Israel's growing interest in American modern dance, mainly Martha Graham and Anna Sokolow, and classes in Graham technique began being offered at the time. Some of these classes were taught by Rina Schenfeld and Rena Gluck, who were the company's principal dancers for many years. Bethsabee de Rothschild withdrew her funding in 1975, and the company began to gradually shed the Graham aesthetic that had dominated during the company's early years. It was during this transitional period that the company began to include the works of emerging Israeli choreographers into its repertory./p>

Soon after Ohad Naharin was appointed artistic director in 1990, he founded the youth company, Batsheva Ensemble, for dancers aged between 18 and 24. Its graduates include the choreographers Hofesh Shechter and Itzik Galili. The ensemble toured the United Kingdom and performed at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2012.

Tickets for Batsheva Dance Company Deca Dance are Available now!