Tamir Ginz (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

: תמיר גינז) is an Israeli performer of

modern dance Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert dance, concert or theatrical dance which includes dance styles such as ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing; and primarily arose out of Europe and the United States in the late 19th ...

, choreographer and dance teacher.

Biography

Tamir Ginz started to dance at the age of 13 with his sister Tali Hershkowitz as a teacher in a dance studio in

Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Motzkin () is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, north of the city center of Haifa. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, in it had a population of . However, as of September 2024, the unofficial population count is 55 ...

. Ginz studied dance in Kibbutzim College of Education and

London Contemporary Dance School London Contemporary Dance School (informally LCDS) is a contemporary dance school located in London, England. Previously part of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, since 2022 LCDS has been independently registered with the Office for Stud ...

. He received BA in English Linguistics and Literature and Sociology in

Haifa University The University of Haifa (, ) is a public research university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963 as a branch of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation as an indepen ...

. Tamir Ginz started to perform with the Haifa Ballet. He continued to dance in 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 inter ...

in 1991-1992 at the time when

Ohad Naharin Ohad Naharin (; born 1952) is an Israeli choreographer, contemporary dancer, and creator and teacher of a unique system/language/pedagogy of dance called Gaga. He served as artistic director of Batsheva Dance Company from 1990; he stepped down i ...

became a company's director. Ginz started choreography career with

Bat-Dor Dance Company Bat-Dor was an Israeli dance company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, co-founded by Baroness Bethsabée de Rothschild (Batsheva) and dancer Jeannette Ordman. Company Bat Dor made its debut in 1968 with Ordman as its leading dancer. The company had a l ...

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. He created programme 'Platform 1' for Bat-Dor, winning the Danish 1997 Albert Gaubier award for choreography for it. Ginz left Bat-Dor in 2002 and established Kamea Dance Company together with Daniella Shapira. He was appointed Artistic Director of the Company as well as main choreographer. In addition to choreography, Ginz danced in “Secret Garden” and “Limelight” productions.

Choreographer

Ginz works as choreographer include ''Carmina Burana'' for the music by Carl Orff, ''

St Matthew Passion The ''St Matthew Passion'' (), BWV 244, is a '' Passion'', a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by Picander. It sets the 26th and 27th chapters of th ...

'' (''Matthäus-Passion 2727'') by Bach in collaboration with the Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke, conducted by

Wolfgang Kläsener Wolfgang Kläsener (born 1962) is a German church musician, choral conductor, and academic lecturer. He conducted the choir Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke and he is artistic director of the Kettwiger Bach-Ensemble. Career Born in Dortmund, Kläsener st ...

, and the

Wuppertaler Bühnen Wuppertaler Bühnen is the municipal theatre company in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It serves opera and plays. The opera house Opernhaus Wuppertal has served from 1956 as a venue for opera and performances of the separate dance ...

, and ''Neverland''. A recent creation is ''Galili and Ginz'' in collaboration with renowned Israeli Dutch choreographer

Itzik Galili Itzik Galili (; born 1961 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli choreographer. Career After having been a member of the Batsheva Dance Company and Bat-Dor Dance Company in his country, he moved to the Netherlands in 1991, where he founded his own compan ...

Teaching

He was main contemporary dance teacher in the Bat-Dor studios of Dance from 1991 till 2002. Ginz was the founder and director of the dance department at the “Blich High School” in Ramat-Gan from 1997 till 2013. From September 2014 till 2017 he was a member of dancing department in Telma Yalin National School for The Arts.

Awards

* 1997 Albert Gaubier award for choreography. For Platform 1. * 2014 Outstanding "Zionist" creativity in Arts, in the field of dance. Ministry of Culture, Israel.

References

External links

Tamir Ginz youtube channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ginz, Tamir Israeli male dancers Israeli dancers Israeli choreographers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Kibbutzim College alumni