Rachel Erdos (IL/GB)

An independent choreographer based in Tel Aviv. Rachel Erdos received her MA from The Laban Centre London specializing in choreography. She was awarded with the 1st prize at the 2008 AICC International Choreography Competition in Aarhus, Denmark and in 2009 she won the City Dance Ensemble’s Next Choreography Commission Washington DC. Moreover in 2012 Rachel was awarded the prize for artist of the year in the field of dance by The Ministry of Absorption, Israel. A prolific artist, her work has been shown in some of the most prestigious venues worldwide including The Kennedy Centre, Washington DC and the Royal Opera House London.

“My work is mostly motivated by people and the psychology hidden behind our behavioral patterns. My creative trigger is usually an emotional stimulus or an aspect of human interaction that I want to explore. I pick performers that intrigue me and enhance their specificity through an artistic, creative journey lived together. The input of the dancers I work with is critical to the creative process. It is important that their personalities are present in the work and that they are not just ‘dancing bodies’. The way I work can be compared to a film director, I like to be the outside eye, constantly watching and evaluating the process.”

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