Shlomi Bi t ton’s Dance-Theater and Music

PROCESSES 2012-2013

International exposure for dance 2012Saturday Dec 8th, 16:15, Studio A, Suzanne Dellal Center.

(we start at 16:30 - duration 25 minutes)

Photo: Tully Chen Photo: Yossi Gamzo

Photo: Gadi Dagon

Dear international guests! Welcome to Israel. Two works in process are in-front of you today:

"FALL" (Duo).Shlomi Bitton’s collaboration with the artist and dancer Oryan Yohanan.

Performers: Oryan Yohanan and Shlomi Bitton.Music: Bon Iver.Extra Voice: Abraham-Hicks.Costume designer: Sasson Kedem.Artistic consultant: Guy Alon.Photos: Gadi Dagon.

Thanks to: Bat Sheva Dance Company, The ‘Maslool’ and Bikurey Ha’Itim arts Center, Suzanne Dellal Center, Shalem Dance Festival.

The duo will be exposed on stage for the first time at, and with the support of, “Shalem Dance Festival” - Jerusalem - December 19th 2012.

Our objective is to finish this piece as a duo and to construct a bigger piece around it with more participants. We are looking for supports for the continuation of these creation processes in forms of residencies, co-production with cultural centers and participations at international dance-theater festivals.

"THREE POTENTIAL HITS OF ONE GOOD COMPANY" (13 Dancers).Shlomi Bitton's creation for the 'Maslool' - Bikurey Ha'Itim Arts Center.

Choreography and direction: Shlomi Bitton.Performers: Yarden Elkayam, Ya'akov Filtzer, Chen Nadler, Yuval Gargir, Dafne Griner, Adaya Berkowitz, Rotem Lavi, Matan Cohen, Dana Kaspi-Lavie, Oren Horovitz, Maya Bar Yaacov, Neta Hadar.Music (original songs): Shlomi Bitton.Text: Shlomi BittonRehearsal direction: Niv Marinberg.

The work with the ‘Maslool’ students as well as with other professionals, exposes Shlomi’s vision to create and perform in more then one artistic field. The choreography of ‘Three potential hits of one good company’ is corresponding to three different original songs that tells three different stories.

The objective is to create a full show titled “The Greatest Potential Hits of One Good Company”. As the title hints, the show will include Shlomi’s original music and songs as well as his short stories, theatrical scenes, choreography and movements. All truly dedicated to bring a rich, vibrant and a good feeling experience to the audience - hence the title “Good Company”.

It was also decided that all parts of this show, will be - hits!

The show can and will involve english materials and is offered to be developed with professional cast, in Israel or abroad and is offered to be co-produced with international parties too.

Calling for your supports!

The 'Maslool' - Bikurey Ha'Itim Arts CenterDirector of Bikurey Ha'Itim Arts Center: Sigal Peretz

Artistic Directors of the 'Maslool': Naomi Perlov, Offir Dagan

Bikurey Ha'Itim is a professional center for performance arts studies. The center has notable reputation and is at the top of its field fulfilling the needs of performance-arts devotees in the city of Tel-Aviv Jaffa. The center functions as a home for creators of various art forms- choreographers, dancers, actors, and more. The center is a main source of attraction for city residents who are aspiring to develop their artistic skills in structured professional and quality studies as a midpoint between leisure and professionalism.

The 'Maslool' is a professional dance program of Bikurey Ha'Itim Arts Center in Tel- Aviv. Students enrolled in the 'Maslool' complete a two-year, full-time program, in which they train five days a week, three trimesters per year. The school provides foundational training for students between the ages of 18 to 24 who plan to pursue a professional career in dance.

This is Shlomi Bitton's third collaboration with the 'Maslool' that followed past collaboration with Naomi Perlov as a rehearsal director for few of his past creations. Bikurey Ha’Itim Center hosted and supported the creation of "The Tzir", an award wining creation by Shlomi. Nowadays, after Shlomi’s return from a long stay in Madrid Spain... he find a warm welcoming home, and is able to test together with the ‘Maslool’ his latest ideas, mixing dance-theater and original music/songs. More to come...

Contact Bikurey Ha'Itim Arts Center at:Heftman 6 St. Tel Aviv

Tel: 03-6919510Fax: 03-6910425

E-mail Maslool Bikurey Haitim Arts center <masloltelaviv@gmail.com>

Web: www.tlvitim.co.il

Photo: Gadi Dagon

Shlomi Bi t ton - Per formance Art is t Dance-Theater and Music:

IsraelBorn and raised in Akko city. Trained and practiced first as an actor, switched to dancing and choreography and nowadays music too. Over the past 12 years he has been developing and improving his own unique style of creation and performance. Holding first prizes at two israeli choreography competitions, and two "Ministry of Culture" prizes as a promising choreographer. Collaborated with Acco Theater Center as an actor, choreographer and initiator of the “Hamama” (dance platform), Suzanne Della Center as Choreographer and Dancer and other supports were given by: Kibbutz Ga’aton Dance Workshop ; the Israeli Choreographers Association; the Pais Foundation, the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, the Israeli Ministries of Culture and of Foreign Affairs, different Israeli festivals, cultural centers and schools.

The worldInternationally, Shlomi has been recognized by the luxurious artistic initiative "The Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative" (Switzerland), as one of its 4 finalists for the 2003-2005 cycle (Mentor: Saburo Teshigawara). Has been invited to compete in international competitions in Holland, Germany, Japan and Spain. Won prizes in Germany (Hannover - 1st Prize and Stuttgart - 1st prize and the critics prize) and Spain (Burgos, Gran Canria and Madrid - 4 different prizes). He created for professional companies and schools/conservatories (Austria, Germany, Spain and Israel) and to sum it up, performed with his own creations in Israel, Czech Republic, Poland, France, Croatia, Austria, Germany, USA, Spain, Holland, Italy and Japan. Spent the last few years in Spain, Madrid. There he started to write his own music, to be used at stage performances by him and by other artists (digital composition, sound editing, song writing and singing). Video screening was also tested, depicting theatrical characters (writing, directing and editing).Also collaborated with: Casa Sefarad Israel, the Israeli Embassy in Madrid, Alcalá de Henares University, Canal Dance Center Madrid, Mercat de Les Flors in Barcelona, SNEO Mestizaje Projects in Madrid (Co-Producers), Madrid’s regional government, Entremans Company (La Coruña), Compañía Sharon Fridman (Madrid), Artestudio Xestión Cultural (La Coruña), Encuentros Danza Málaga, Festival Empape (La Coruña), Mou Danza Valencia and more.In Spain Shlomi also developed his own teaching technique called “You are the creator”. These are workshop/classes - a training system that is open to and designed for a variety of professionals and non professionals from different fields... for all people. Acted as a guest teacher at the Conservatorio Superior de Danza of Madrid, at the Institute del Teatre in Barcelona, and at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático in Madrid and at other private studios.

Israel - the presentIsrael’s 2012 experience includes lots of new projects, collaborations as a performer, writer, musician, choreographer and teacher, among them: Creative Performer and musician at Roy Assaf’s piece “The Hill” For Curtain Up Festival, Music for “The Feast” by Sharon Vazanna for Curtain Up Festival, creations for the ‘Maslool’ Bikurey Ha’Itim Arts Center including 3 new songs, Master classes at the Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance, creation towards “Shalem Dance Festival” Jerusalem.

The Future GOOD COMPANY will be established, anywhere possible, for the purpose of promoting all its talented collaborators, locally and internationally. Shlomi’s nature is to find and offer positive ideas and inspirations to people (students, audiences) through the performance of combined art forms and through teaching too.

Here is a call for new collaborations! we will be happy to be at your service!

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