Idan Cohen (choreographer)

Israeli choreographer and opera director

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Idan Cohen (born June 6, 1978) is an Israeli choreographer and opera director.[1] He was born in Kibbutz Mizra, Israel

Idan Cohen: An Israeli Choreographer and Opera Director

## Biography[edit]

Cohen[2] was trained as a classical piano player, and graduated his studies at the Art Colony, in southern Israel (the Negev) where he studied theater and fine arts.[3] Cohen holds a BA (2015) and an MFA (2017) in choreography from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.[4]

In 1998, Cohen joined the KCDC (founded by Yehudit Arnon, artistic director Rami Be’er), where he danced for 7 seasons. Since 2005, Cohen has been creating, performing and teaching[5][6] as a choreographer and opera director.[7]

In 2017 Cohen opened 'Ne. Sans Opera & Dance' in Vancouver, Canada. Ne. Sans is a home for the research and creation of work that seeks to deepen and re-connect Opera and Dance.[8][9]

## Awards[edit]

* “Orfeo”, First Prize, Be'er Sheva Dance Prize 2017, IL.[10]
* 2012 Rozenbloom award, Tel Aviv Municipality, IL.[11]
* Young Artist Award- 2012 Ministry of Culture, IL.[12]
* Young artist Award- 2010 Ministry of Culture, IL.
* Young artist Award- 2008 Ministry of Culture, IL.
* "My Sweet little fur" First Performing Prize at the " Solo Tanz Theater Festival", Stuttgart, Germany March 2008[13]
* "My sweet little fur" Video Dance by Ofek Wertman -first prize in "KinoLewchyk" Experimental Video Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine\- April 2008
* ·First prize and the Encouraging Award for Original Interpretation of Musical Composition in the Margarita Arnaudova International Modern Dance Competition, Sofia, Bulgaria \- November 2007[14]
* Israeli Artists Association (IUPA) and Bank HaPoalim, "Ehud Manor price" – June 2007.
* Second prize at "No Ballet" competition, "A year in a Fish Life" -Ludwigshafen, Germany March 2007.

## Works[edit]

Orfeo: Games of Love and Death (2019); Trionfi Amore (2019); Benvenuto (2018); Orfeo (2016); I Cauleti e i Montecchi (2016); Nesting[15] (2015) created for the Kraków Dance Theater, Poland; Si, Fuggire (2015); Coppélia (2014); 'who made them' (2014) A dance installation in collaboration with the Jewish-British artist Jacqueline Nichols; Private Dancer (2014), created for T.H.E 2 Dance Company, Singapore; Gender Bender[16] (2013); Nesting (2013), a site specific installation in collaboration with the Art, Dance & Visual Art Departments of Amherst College, Massachusetts, USA; Private Dancer (2014), created for T.H.E 2 dance company, Singapore; Song of a Wayfarer (2012); Mad Siren[17] (2011); Brazil (2010) in collaboration with the Maria Kong Dance Company; Because (2010), created for the Silesian Dance Company in Bytom, Poland; Swan Lake[18][19] (2009), supported by Tanzplan, Dresden, Germany; Joy Ride (2008); My Sweet Little Fur (2007); Half Cup Sesame Seeds (2007); A Year in a Fish Life (2006).

## References[edit]

1. ^ Friedes Galili, Deborah (2008-07-27). "Dance Companies and Choreographers in Israel". Dance in Israel.
2. ^ "The Israeli Choreographers Association".
3. ^ "Israel Arts Directory".
4. ^ "The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance". 2010-12-26.
5. ^ Cruz, Sherri (2013). "Guest choreographer Idan Cohen explores sense of home". Orange County Register.
6. ^ "Israeli artists at Amherst". 21 April 2016.
7. ^ "Idan Cohen | www.fivecolleges.edu". www.fivecolleges.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
8. ^ "The Dance Centre - Idan Cohen: The Intersection Between Contemporary Dance and Opera". www.thedancecentre.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
9. ^ "A further peek at Cohen's Orfeo – Jewish Independent". Retrieved 2019-06-24.
10. ^ "פרס באר שבע למחול". Fringe Theater Be'er Sheva.
11. ^ בלאס, עידו (2012). "הוכרזו הזוכים בפרס רוזנבלום לשנת 2012". Haaretz.
12. ^ "Portland State University" (PDF).
13. ^ "Internationales Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival: Preisträger 2008".
14. ^ "First prize, Margarita Arnaudova International Modern Dance Competition, Sofia, Bulgaria - November 2007". Habama.
15. ^ "Icekrakow".
16. ^ LENKINSKI, ORI J. "Bending the rules of Gender". The J-Post.
17. ^ Halzack, Sarah (24 Feb 2013). "Dance company's 'Mad Siren' explores the nexus of memory and music". The Washington Post.
18. ^ Desaulniers, Heather (19 Feb 2010). "Looking Backward, Looking Forward". `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
19. ^ Namerow, Evan (4 May 2010). "SWAN LAKE, SANS SWANS". The Brooklyn Rail.

## External links[edit]

* Official website