Ringling International Arts Festival Blog in Sarasota, FL. Theater, Dance, Music and Visual Arts

Deganit Shemy

Deganit Shemy & Company
Arena

Thursday, Oct 8: 2:00 p.m.
Friday, Oct 9: 2:00 & 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct 10: 5:30 p.m.
Cook Theater
Tickets: $25, $20, $10

One of the most intriguing choreographers to emerge in the last several years, Deganit Shemy has captured attention in her native Israel–where she was named “Young Choreographer of the Year” by the Israeli Ministry of Education (2004)–and also in New York, where she founded Deganit Shemy & Company in 2005. In Arena, Shemy constructs an emotionally-charged world that blurs the lines between the real and the imagined. Performed within a tight square of light and set to the insistent ticking of a metronome, five women enact an unsettling and intensely physical game governed by strict, but mysterious rules. 

“One of Israel’s most promising young choreographers…” – Dance Magazine

“A choreographer just beginning to unfurl her formidable talents.” – The New York Times

The evening length version of Arena is commissioned by The Ringling International Arts Festival.

Tags: Arena, Arts, Choreographer, Cook Theater, Dance, Deganit Shemy, Festival, Israel, Music, Ringling International Arts Festival, Sarasota, Visual Arts

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