DNA Presents SPLICE Noa Shadur & Netta Yerushalmy 12/4

Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) welcomes two Israeli artists to share the stage in its signature split bill series, DNA PRESENTS SPLICE. Noa Shadur and Netta Yerushalmy will spin dark human elements into engrossing works of art December 2 - 4, 2010. Shadur's Into the Night is built on the fundamental emotional clichés of American Pulp Culture, while Yerushalmy's Rooms Without a View peers into detached yet voyeuristic encounters between people living in stiflingly close proximity, so prevalent in New York City.

"DNA's SPLICE series is about bringing together unique and often contradictory artists that, together, offer provocative and insightful views into not only the breadth of contemporary dance performance, but also the expansive nature of the human experience," says Catherine Peila, Executive Director. "In this edition of SPLICE, Noa and Netta capture the rich emotions and mystery that Israeli dance has come to denote. Their works illustrate influences of Israeli and American life, creating a visceral experience through their artistry."

Into the Night, a tribute to detective magazines from the previous century, explores the gap between the actual tragic reality of death and the melodramatic representation of it. "I want the audience to not only experience the cinematic approach driving this work, but also explore delicate issues such as danger and seduction; loss and compassion; beauty and joy," says Noa Shadur. "It is refreshing to be part of a DNA's artistic platform that embraces emerging artists in its performance series, residencies and other special opportunities. The joint performance aspect of this series has allowed me a unique opportunity to connect with choreographer Netta Yerushalmy and explore the possible correspondence that might evolve between our works."

"In restaging Rooms Without a View, the distinctive architectural elements of DNA's theater allow my work to come alive in a new way. The large Open Windows with city views, the brick walls, the dark wooden parquet floors and the support columns all serve as a natural and dazzlingly realistic 'set' for the private scenes that unfold within the work." says Netta Yerushalmy. "As an Israeli expatriate, this opportunity to present a work that is very much inspired by this city, in an evening with a Tel-Aviv based artist, is a rare and unifying one."

Born in Israel, Noa Shadur has presented work in Masdanza12-Canary Islands, National Theatre-Budapest, ITS festival-Amsterdam, Korzo Theatre-The Haag and in Iceland. In 2009, Noa received the honorable Prize for Young and Upcoming Choreographer of the Year from the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport. She took part in the prestigious scholarship program DanceWEB 2010, in the frame of the Impulstanz Festival in Vienna, Austria. Noa placed second at the 8th International Solo Festival in Budapest. Her Video works have been screened internationally in Japan, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Holland and Mexico. Noa is on faculty at the Dance Department in High School for the Arts in Tel-Aviv. She graduated with a BA in dance and choreography from ArtEZ College of Arts in Arnhem (former EDDC), Netherlands.

Originally from Israel, Netta Yerushalmy is a 2010 NYFA Fellow in Choreography, a 2010-2012 Six-Points Fellow, an Artist-in-Residence at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, an a Swing-Space Residency recipient from LMCC. Her work has been seen in Stuttgart, Germany, by invitation of the International Solo Dance-Theater Festival. In the USA, her work has been presented by the Harkness Dance Festival, Danspace Project, The Kitchen, Jacob's Pillow, The Yard on Martha's Vineyard, La Mama E.T.C., Movement Research at Judson Church, Joyce SoHo, and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, among others. In Israel, Netta has been commissioned by the prestigious festival Curtain Up to create the work Dispositif. She was commissioned twice by the Intimadance Festival at Tmuna Theater as well as by the Different Dance Festival at Suzzane Dellal. As a young choreographer in Israel, her work was especially noted and presented by the Ministry of Education on the stages of Suzanne Dellal (Tel-Aviv, 2000) and Gerar Bachar (Jerusalem, 1995). As an artist-in-residence, Yerushalmy has taught multiple workshops and set pieces with dancers at the Yasmeen Godder Studios in Israel, University of Michigan, Point Park College, OMC company in Louisiana and the Misgav academy. Yerushalmy is currently a member of Doug Varone and Dancers and has also danced and toured internationally with Mark Jarecke Dance, Noemie LaFrance, Nancy Bannon, Karinne Keithley, Ronit Ziv and Metropolitan Opera Ballet. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance with honors from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.