Danny Pollock's interest in Israeli folk dance blossomed in childhood. At age 10, he would sit patiently as his mother took lessons, observing her movements. Then one day as he sat watching, the ...

A complex 20th-century history allowed for few outside influences, but Israeli folk dances left a lasting impact. For many of these locals, the dances are familiar, almost second nature. All over the ...

Some Israeli folk dances are based on musical traditions from all over the world that are centuries old, but the dances also continue to evolve as today’s participants keep adding new music and new ...

“I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, but I may not be able to avoid it,” choreographer Hadar Ahuvia said last fall at Brooklyn Studios for Dance, during a preview of her latest work, “Everything ...

What makes a dance Jewish? To answer this question, you have to identify the similarities between the ecstatic, joyful round dances of the Hasidim and the politically-inspired, modernist choreography ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Tanowitz and the composer David Lang talk about how their new work is informed by biblical poetry, Israeli folk dance and their Jewish heritage. By ...

(JTA) It was a cool spring day in Yilan, a town on Taiwan’s northeast coast known for its picturesque rice fields and delicious spring onions. On a concrete clearing beneath a bridge that doubled as a ...

What connects Jaipur and Jerusalem? Delhi and Tel Aviv? Hyderabad and Haifa? India and Israel share strong military and strategic ties and are important trade partners, but another connection is ...

YILAN, Taiwan (JTA) — It was a cool spring day in Yilan, a town on Taiwan’s northeast coast known for its picturesque rice fields and delicious spring onions. On a concrete clearing beneath a bridge ...