Barak Marshall is an American-born

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

choreographer Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who c ...

and singer.

Biography

Barak Marshall was born in the United States. In 1994, after studying social theory and philosophy at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of highe ...

, he immigrated to Israel, where he began a successful career as a choreographer and singer. He was the house choreographer for the

Batsheva Dance Company The Batsheva Dance Company (Hebrew: להקת בת שבע) is a renowned dance company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was founded by Martha Graham and Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild in 1964. Its inception was inspired by Israel's growing intere ...

from 1999-2001. As a singer he has performed with numerous ensembles including a guest performance with

Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma ('' Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...

and the

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Awards

* Suzanne Dellal’s 1995 Shades of Dance Choreography Competition: First prize, for ''Aunt Leah''. The work was also added to the repertoire of the Inbal Dance Theater. * The 1998 Bagnolet International Competition awards: First Prize for ''Emma Goldman’s Wedding''. The piece also won him the Prix d’Auteur Award, the Bonnie Byrd Award for New Choreography and the National ADAMI Award. * The 2009

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(New York) for ''Symphony of Tin Cans'', with

Margalit Oved Margalit Oved (born 1934) is an American-Israeli dancer and choreographer, who was born in the Aden Protectorate. After being airlifted to Israel in 1949 in Operation Magic Carpet, she became involved with the Inbal Dance Theater for the followi ...

and Tamir Muskat of Balkan Beat Box. * Th
2010 Lester Horton Award
* First Prize, th
Joyce Foundation 2010 A.W.A.R.D. Show

References

External links

Barak Marshall
on ''Dance In Israel'' online magazine.
Interview with Barak Marshall: Dancing between Israel and America (Podcast) (Part 1)

Barak Marshall’s “Rooster”
A review of Marshall's piece on ''Dance In Israel''.
Archive film of Barak Marshall's Monger in 2010 at Jacob's Pillow

Archival footage of Barak Marshall in ''PillowTalk: 21st Century Renaissance Man'' at Jacob's PillowArchival footage Barak Marshall's ''of And at midnight the green bride floated through the village square'' in 2013 at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.
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