Happiness is Real
A performance by Ilanit Tadmor & Nir Yaniv
For the past 7 years, dancer and choreographer Ilanit Tadmor joined forces with vocal player Nir Yaniv to discover a unique creation and performance technique.
For the past 7 years, dancer and
choreographer Ilanit Tadmor joined forces with vocal player Nir Yaniv to discover a unique creation and performance technique.
Their new project, "Happiness is Real", is a step by step revelation of a private, secret monologue. The audience takes a peek into the intimate soul search common to all of us, the search for moments of happiness. Again and again one question is asked: does happiness exist?
Choreographer, dancer and Teacher. Born in 1972.Started her career in 1998 as an independent dancer and choreographer, after graduating the Academy Music and Dance in Jerusalem and the Hebrew University for Music and Theater.In 2000 she was awarded a prize in the Shades of Dance choreography competition for her solo "Walks My Talk". In 2001 she won the scholarship of the excellent artist of Taiwan, where she created two full evening pieces for "Taipei Dance Circle".In 2003 Ilanit established the BUA Dance Company, for which she created and performed the pieces "As Simple As That", "Derby", "Play Station" and "Dinner", based on her own "The/impro/dance" technique.In 2004 she founded, with her partner Ilya Domanov, the Play improvisation studio in Tel Aviv. Ilanit choreographed shows for "Echo Echo Dance Company" (Ireland), "Avantura" (Moscow) and others, as well as a full evening performance, "Elephants", for a group of eleven guest artists who are leaders in the field of improvisation. Since 1992 she has been teaching and giving workshops for dancers in Israel and around the world: Germany, Russia, Taiwan, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain and more.
Choreographer, dancer and Teacher. Born in 1972.
Started her career in 1998 as an independent dancer and choreographer, after graduating the Academy Music and Dance in Jerusalem and the Hebrew University for Music and Theater.
In 2000 she was awarded a prize in the Shades of Dance choreography competition for her solo "Walks My Talk". In 2001 she won the scholarship of the excellent artist of Taiwan, where she created two full evening pieces for "Taipei Dance Circle".
In 2003 Ilanit established the BUA Dance Company, for which she created and performed the pieces "As Simple As That", "Derby", "Play Station" and "Dinner", based on her own "The/impro/dance" technique.
In 2004 she founded, with her partner Ilya Domanov, the Play improvisation studio in Tel Aviv.
Ilanit choreographed shows for "Echo Echo Dance Company" (Ireland), "Avantura" (Moscow) and others, as well as a full evening performance, "Elephants", for a group of eleven guest artists who are leaders in the field of improvisation.
Since 1992 she has been teaching and giving workshops for dancers in Israel and around the world: Germany, Russia, Taiwan, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain and more.
Ilanit Tadmor
Nir Yaniv
Musician and writer, born in 1972.A trained instrumental-vocalist, Nir Yaniv specializes in a-capella arrangements, vocal effects and live vocal overdubbing. He took part in numerous musical projects and bands, alternating between front-man, bassist, writer, composer, arranger, band-leader and sound-technician. He has performed in various music festivals, events, clubs and street shows. He also composes and records soundtracks for film, TV, theater and dance performances, all done in his own studio, The Nir Space Station.Working with Ilanit, Nir creates all the show's sound live on stage by overdubbing his own voice using a loop-sampler. He combines his wide vocal range with smart usage of effects in order to become a one-man-band.More information about Nir, his music, his bands and his books can be found in his official website: www.nyfiction.org
Musician and writer, born in 1972.
A trained instrumental-vocalist, Nir Yaniv specializes in a-capella arrangements, vocal effects and live vocal overdubbing. He took part in numerous musical projects and bands, alternating between front-man, bassist, writer, composer, arranger, band-leader and sound-technician. He has performed in various music festivals, events, clubs and street shows. He also composes and records soundtracks for film, TV, theater and dance performances, all done in his own studio, The Nir Space Station.
Working with Ilanit, Nir creates all the show's sound live on stage by overdubbing his own voice using a loop-sampler. He combines his wide vocal range with smart usage of effects in order to become a one-man-band.
More information about Nir, his music, his bands and his books can be found in his official website: www.nyfiction.org
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Improvisation Workshop
Ilanit Tadmor is known all over the world as one of the leading teachers of improvisation as a performing art.The workshop is flexibly designed for various durations - from a single day up to a whole week - and a variable number of students. It provides the tools for creating live compositions for solo and group-work improvisation.The workshop is based on the five principles of creating: Space, Time, Intention, Motivation and ChangeThe workshop is a perfect solution for dancers, actors and other performers who want to improve their skills in improvisation and creation.
Ilanit Tadmor is known all over the world as one of the leading teachers of improvisation as a performing art.
The workshop is flexibly designed for various durations - from a single day up to a whole week - and a variable number of students. It provides the tools for creating live compositions for solo and group-work improvisation.
The workshop is based on the five principles of creating: Space, Time, Intention, Motivation and Change
The workshop is a perfect solution for dancers, actors and other performers who want to improve their skills in improvisation and creation.
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