By Karin Kloosterman
While Israeli dancers from Or Hadash headed to Vancouver, Canadian dancers from Montreal were plié-ing into Tel Aviv: I didn’t see the show, but reports from the field said that the Canadians could have done better. The Canadian ballet troupe Les Grands Ballets Canadiens De Montreal were in Tel Aviv last week, on [...]
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By Lauren Kramer
They’re ambassadors to the Jewish community of Greater Vancouver, to the community at large and to Israeli culture. They’re 29 kids with a passion for Israeli dance and a commitment to Or Chadash, the name of their dance group. And they’re going to Israel later this month to perform in the Karmiel Festival [...]
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February 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment
By Lauren Kramer
Vancouver audiences will be treated to a couple of performances by Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company February 20-21. That’s when the 20 dancers are scheduled to perform Deca Dance as part of the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad and the 9th annual Chutzpah! Festival - The Lisa Nemetz International Showcase of Jewish Performing Arts.
Deca Dance [...]
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