Performances, collaborations, residencies, own work:

• Taking part as dancer and choreographer in Relocations and Departures project with Dance Ihayami – work in progress –
  April-June 2006
• Taking part in 4 weeks choreography project in the Studio on the Green with Jenna Agate – Scottish Arts Council Creative development award - February-March 06.
• Taking part as choreographer and performer in transit station – exhibition as event - Edinburgh February 06 – presenting 2 pieces of new work - Cocoon and Circles.
• Dancer with danceihayami – Defining Moments 2004, Edinburgh Fringe 2005, Lemon Tree in Aberdeen, Stanwix Theatre in Carlile 2005, New Zealand tour 2005, Off Kilter 2004
• Produced, directed and performed - Mid-day to Mid-night Duet –a 12 hour performance of contact improvisation including 12 dancers and visiting teachers and workshops – at Totalkunst Gallery, Edinburgh – August 2004,2005
• Taking part as dancer in Dance Ihayami – collaboration with Torotoro Maori dance company NZ – in company in residency at Dance Base, Edinburgh, June 2005
• Taking part as dancer in Intimacy and immensity - artist in residency at Dance Base with Jenna Agate –– May 2005
• Choreographer and performer in Simply Circles – artist in residency at Dance Base, Edinburgh – new choreography with original music/soundscape by Pippa Murphy – March 2005
• Director and performer in 2 Ways/Looking in–Looking out – performance in collaboration with Kevin White, Edinburgh – March 2005
• Taking part as dancer in Love among the ruins – dance theatre performance for The Elements – peace concert, Edinburgh February 2005
• Taking part as dancer and choreographer in artist in residency at Dance base with Dance Ihayami – shared choreography and performance of Indian classical and contemporary dance to music by Bach – June 2004
• Director and performer in Haiku and Rhapsodies – performance in collaboration with John Kenny, Edinburgh, Defining Moments 2003 -Dundee, The Arches Live! Glasgow – 2003
• Director and performer in artist in residency at Dance Base – improvisation form for music and dance with John Kenny – June 2003
• 3 Weird Women – devised and performed with The Elements, Fringe 2003
• Palms–Duet - solo piece for multi-disciplinary art project - Jerusalem 2001
• Co-director and performer in Movement ensemble ‘4’ – producing improvised scores for performance which has been performed and toured in diffferent festivals in Israel 1997-2001

Work with children:

• Co-manger, co-direcor and movement teacher in semi-professional school for children and teenagers: Anu-Ani-Ata Movement Theatre – Jerusalem 2000-2001
• Movement teacher and choreographer in semi-professional school for children and teenagers – Children of Opera – Jerusalem 1997-1999

Teaching:

• Body work and movement – Jerusalem 1997-2001
• Improvisation – Jerusalem 1997-2001
• Improvisation and Contact Improvisation – Edinburgh 2002-2006
• Indian Classical dance – Edinburgh 2004-2006

Merav Israel
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