2002 – 2003
WILLIAM FORSYTHE, US
SANG JIJIA, CHINA FILM2006 – 2007
ANNE TERESA DE KEERSMAEKER, BELGIUM
ANANI DODJI SANOUVI, TOGO2014 – 2015
ALEJANDRO G IÑÁRRITU, MEXICO
TOM SHOVAL, ISRAEL2004 – 2005
SABURO TESHIGAWARA, JAPAN
JUNAID JEMAL SENDI, ETHIOPIA2012 – 2013
WALTER MURCH, US
SARA FGAIER, ITALY2010 – 2011
TRISHA BROWN, US
LEE SERLE, AUSTRALIA2008 – 2009
JIŘÍ KYLIÁN, CZECH REPUBLIC
JASON AKIRA SOMMA, USOhad Naharin
Londiwe Khoza
DanceSouth African dancer Londiwe Khoza found the initial
move to Tel Aviv to join Israeli choreographer Ohad
Naharin’s dance company very challenging. ‘Londiwe
had been trained in classical ballet,’ says Naharin, ‘so
she had a lot of things to unlearn. For a start, we have
no mirrors in our studios. Instead we teach dancers
to be aware of their bodies, connecting to their animal
instincts, learning to use gravity.’ Naharin has been the
artistic director of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company
since 1990, having irst come to attention in the mid-
1970s, when Martha Graham chose him for a solo role.
Khoza recently won a place in Batsheva’s upcoming
season, so she’s going to be in Tel Aviv a little longer.
‘I was intrigued by her potential,’ says Naharin, ‘but
I didn’t realise how much treasure was locked away.’Intelligence