Eldar Elgrably () was an Israeli dancer and choreographer.
Biography
Eldar Elgrably was born in
Rehovot
Rehovot (, / ) is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of .
Etymology
Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu (movement), Bilu movement, proposed the name "Rehovot ...
. He studied for 6 years in the dance department of the “Katzir” High School in Rehovot under Marjolein Gotesman. After graduation, Elgrably joined the
IDF, where he served as an officer for about 5 years. He went back to dancing after completing the professional dance course in "Bikurey Haetim" dance school in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...
in 2011.
Eldar Elgrably joined
Kamea Dance Company as a dancer in September 2011. He danced major roles in
Tamir Ginz’s works till July 2018. Ginz described Eldar as his muse. For several years, prior to leaving
Kamea, Elgrably was Company Dance captain. He danced solo roles in the following Kamea productions: "Matthäus-Passion 2727", "Carmina Burana", "Mnemosyne"
Elgrably left Kameat in 2018 and pursued a career as an independent dancer. He performed on several projects with different dance companies. At the same time, Elgrably worked with Kamea as a guest rehearsal director.
Eldar Elgrably returned to
Kamea in August 2019 as Assistant to the Artistic Director
Tamir Ginz and principal dancer. He was also teaching contemporary dance at the "Bat Dor" School of Dance in
Beer Sheva
Beersheba ( / ; ), officially Be'er-Sheva, is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the centre of the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth-most po ...
.
Elgrably was openly gay.
Death
Elgraby was found dead in his apartment in
Beer Sheba on 23 of May 2020.
References
External links
Eldar Elgrablyin Matthaus Passion 2727 - by
Tamir Ginz,
Kamea Dance Company.
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1986 births
2020 deaths
People from Rehovot
Israeli male dancers
Israeli LGBTQ dancers
Israeli gay entertainers
Gay dancers
LGBTQ choreographers
21st-century Israeli LGBTQ people