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About JDT
The Jerusalem Dance Theater was established in 1985 by dancer and choreographer Tamara Mielnik, who was interested in creating dance with a relationship to Jewish tradition, that would have an educational and ethical message but that draws from international dance.
Renowned and respected artists created works for the company, among them: Yair Vardi, Lior Lev (who also directed the company in the years 2012-2016), Eyal Dadon, Liat Weisbrot, Ido Batsch, Francesca Harper, Roberto Scapatti, Pablo Girolami, Noa Zuk and many other excellent contributors.
Beginning in 2017, artist and dancer Eyal Nahum was appointed as the artistic director for the company, after dancing with a number of noted companies in Israel and abroad and creating works in various well-known frameworks.
The Jerusalem Dance Theater company is a contemporary repertory company whose aim is to bring artists from Israel and abroad who have a unique personal or cultural style and statement, and to bring various audiences closer to each other.
The company is recognized as a professional dance organization and meets the high artistic criteria of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Jerusalem Municipality, well known dance critics and festival curators in Israel and abroad.
The company is recognized and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Jerusalem Municipality.
Artistic concept
Eyal Nahum, the present artistic director of the Jerusalem Dance Theater, believes that dance should express in an effective manner subjects that are relevant to the period and place in which we are located. As a former dancer in classical and modern companies, and as an expert ballet teacher, he believes in practicing a variety of movement techniques in order to create a dance language that is contemporary, rich and developing.
Subjects touching on issues of special or weakened communities receive a unique and empowering stage expression in the company, which situate the company performances in the heart of today’s world.
Contribution to the community
Every year, the company holds performances and voluntary community activities for communities and for special communities such as Holocaust survivors, young people of the “IGY” organization, senior citizens’ homes, “Crembo Wings,” “Yachdav,” a school for children on the autistic spectrum, the “Summit Institute” and more…
