Klemark Performing arts & Music Management

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Dana Raz is an Israeli dancer and choreographer. She started dancing at the age of three, beginning an uninterrupted development which continues to this day. From an early age, Dana opted for the contemporary discipline and in 2004 she graduated the Aharon Katzir High School as a dance major. In 2006 she joined the International Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, where she developed for much of her professional career. KCDC is one of the most well-known and prestigious contemporary dance companies in the world, and in 2007, soon after Rami Be’er, the choreographer and artistic director of KCDC, took Dana to the company, she became one of his principal dancers. During her time in the company, she participated in the creation processes of 7 new pieces and performed in more than 20 countries, theaters and prestigious international dance festivals. In 2012 she won the “Yair Shapira” prize for her contribution to dance in Israel.

As a choreographer she has premiered 10 pieces and the second premiere of Dana Raz Dance Projects was with Raz’s new creation “Wolves” (Spain, Oviedo, Teatro Campoamor, 2016). She has also collaborated with three other choreographers in “Estancias Coreográficas” (“Choreography Residence”), an international project which showcased its third edition in August 2016. On November 2016 she received the award “Serondaya De Las Artes” for her innovation and in the culture.