Jasmin Vardimon's Dance Theatre

Libby Worth is Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has published widely on Anna Halprin (Routledge Performance Practitioners , Routledge 2004), Caryl Churchill, Jenny Kemp and Ninette de Valois. As a movement practitioner trained in the Feldenkrais Method® she focuses on research into performer training, site-based performance and dance improvisation. She is co-editor of the journal Theatre, Dance and Performance Training. Jasmin Vardimon is Artistic Director of the Jasmin Vardimon Company, an Associate Artist and Sadler's Wells and Visiting Professor at Wolverhampton University. She also developed 'Physical Theatre for Dancers and Actors' (2009-2017) at Royal Holloway, University of London, where she received an honorary doctorate in 2014. She has been the recipient of the Jerwood Choreography Award (2000), and her most high profile works include Lullaby (2003), PARK (2005), Justitia (2007), Yesterday (2008) and 7734 (2010).

Introduction

Chapter 1. Early Years in Israel and first performances in the UK

Performances: Therapist (1997), Madame Made (1998), Tête (1999), LureLureLure (2000), Ticklish (2001)

Chapter 2. Seeds of creation

Performances: Lullaby (2003)

Chapter 3. ‘Hitmasroot’

Performances: PARK (2005)

Chapter 4. Textured voices: Text and Texture

Performances: Justitia (2007)

Chapter 5. Covering layers and pruning

Performances: Yesterday (2008)

Chapter 6. Unearthing: 7734

Performances: 7734 (2010)

Conclusion: Re-seeding: new directions in education, training and performances

Performances: Freedom (2012), MAZE (2015)

Appendix A Chronology of Jasmin Vardimon works and awards.

Appendix B Performance credits for works made for Zbang and Jasmin Vardimon Company.

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