Barak Marshall

Barak Marshall (Hebrew: ברק מרשל) is an American-born Israeli choreographer[1] and singer.

Biography

Barak Marshall was born in 1968 in Los Angeles, as the son of dancer and choreographer Margalit Oved[2]. In 1994, after studying social theory and philosophy at Harvard University, he immigrated to Israel, where he began a successful career as a choreographer and singer. [3]. He is now a second time the artistic director of Inbal Dance Theater[4]

Career

His first piece, Aunt Leah (1995), won first prize at the Shades of Dance (Gvanim Bemachol) Festival. Later on, in Curtain UP (Haramat Masach), he staged The Land of Sad Oranges (1997), Shoshana’s Balcony, Zion, Emma Goldman’s Wedding (1998).[5]

He was the house choreographer for the Batsheva Dance Company from 1999 to 2001. As a singer he has performed with numerous ensembles including a guest performance with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project.

Awards

  • Suzanne Dellal's 1995 Shades of Dance Choreography Competition: First prize, for Aunt Leah. The work was also added to the repertoire of the Inbal Dance Theater.
  • The 1998 Bagnolet International Competition awards: First Prize for Emma Goldman’s Wedding. The piece also won him the Prix d’Auteur Award, the Bonnie Byrd Award for New Choreography and the National ADAMI Award.
  • The 2009 Creative Capital (New York) for Symphony of Tin Cans, with Margalit Oved and Tamir Muskat of Balkan Beat Box.
  • The 2010 Lester Horton Award
  • First Prize, the Joyce Foundation 2010 A.W.A.R.D. Show

References

  1. ^ Ingber, Judith Brin (2011-06-15). Seeing Israeli and Jewish Dance. Wayne State University Press. pp. 385–. ISBN 978-0-8143-3330-3. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Barak Marshall". America-Israel Cultural Foundation.
  3. ^ "Monger by Barak Marshall". Jacob's Pillow.
  4. ^ "It's like coming back home - 9 years later". Maariv (in Hebrew).
  5. ^ "Archive". Batsheva Dance Company.
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