Making headlines in her native Israel, Deganit Shemy has been making her way quite nicely in NYC’s burgeoning modern dance scene. As I dug around to find out more about this esteemed choreographer, I came across an article that sums up a performance of Arena and sheds more light on Deganit’s impressive talent. Enjoy and purchase tickets to her shows–I’m positive you won’t be let down.
Lynn Hobeck Bates, Public Relations Manager
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
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