Inbal Pinto
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| Inbal Pinto | |
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| Native name | ענבל פינטו |
| Born | 1969 Naharia, Israel |
| Occupation | Contemporary dancer, choreographer and dance company artistic director. |
| Title | Artistic Director |
Inbal Pinto (born 1969) (Hebrew: ענבל פינטו) is an Israeli contemporary dancer, choreographer and dance company artistic director.
Early life and education
Inbal was Born in Nahariya, Israel, and began her dance training at the studio of Ilana Kalif. After graduating high school she joined the IDF and worked as a graphic designer at the office of the IDF spokesman. Inbal was studying graphic design at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. Her first experience as a choreographer was a collaboration with Sally-Anne Friedland for the piece "Dov Hoz 19". She joined the Young company of Batsheva Dance Company as a dancer and then danced at the main Company. Inbal was a participate at the IPC program at the American Dance Festival in 1997 and 1998.[1] Inbal won the New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie) [2] in the year 2000 for her outstanding performance “Wrapped”, and the Israeli Theatre Award for the best event in the performing Arts for the creation “Oyster”. She also won the Ministry of Culture Award for Dance in 2007, and the Tel-Aviv Municipality Award for Artistic achievement in the same year. In 2011 she won again the Ministry of Culture Award. Inbal was creating choreography for classical Theatre plays such as Eugène Ionesco’s “The Chairs” and Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet". In 1992 Inbal created “Dio-Can” that won the Gvanim B’Machol Dance competition and in 1993 created “Versus” for the young Batsheva Dance Company. in 1992 Inbal founded with Avshalom Pollak the Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak Dance Company and together they created not only Dance Productions but also Opera Productions: 2003/2006 Christoph Willibald Gluck’s “Armide” [3] in Wiesbaden and Tel-Aviv, and 2013 Leoš Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” [4] in Bergen. In 2007 Inbal and Avshalom were invited by Robby Barnett Artistic Director of Pilobolus Dance Theatre[5] to collaborate and creating "Rushes" together. Inbal together with Avshalom is responsible not only for the Choreography but also for the Stage Direction and the Set and Costumes Design. In 2013 Pinto and Pollak Directed, Choreographed and Design the Set and Costume for the Musical “The Cat That Lived a Million Times” an adaptation for a book by Yoko Sano In Tokyo.
Selected Work
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- “Dio-Can” 1992
- “Versus” 1993
- “A chance for a 100” 1994
- “Wrapped” 1998
- “Oyster” 1999
- “Boobies” 2002
- “What Good Would the moon be” 2004
- “Armide” 2003
- “Shaker” 2006
- “Armide” 2006
- “Rushes” 2007
- “Hydra” 2007
- “Trout” 2008
- “Toros” 2010
- “Bombyx mori” 2011
- “Goldfish” 2012
- ”The cunning littlee vixen” 2013
- ”The cat that lived a million times” 2013
- "Dust" 2013
- "Wallflower" 2014
- “Wrapped” 2015 (renewed production)
Awards
- 2000 Bessie Award for "Wrapped"
- 2000 Israeli Theater Academy award for "Oyster"
- 2004 The landau Award for the Arts of the Stage
- 2007 The Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture award for creation
- 2011 The Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture awards for Artistic achievements and performance
- 2014 The Israeli Dance Critics Circle award "Best Dance Show” for "Wallflower"
References
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