Orly Portal CV
At Present: choreographer; dancer; actress; founder and director of the Orly Portal Dance Company; creating a unique dance language that combines ancient tribal folklore with contemporary dance; dance teacher; improvisation and contact improvisation practitioner; developer and mentor of distinct learning methods - Connecting to the Root of Movement through Belly Dancing, and Awareness Through Dance; participant, lecturer and moderator in dance conferences and seminars; member of the Israeli Choreographers Association; and leading artistic collaborations.
2019
Rabia Revised Version Choreography by Orly Portal
2018
Winner of the Yithak Navon prize to promote and preserve the diverse culture of Israel
Graduate The Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture
Beijo Choreography by Orly Portal for the Brazil-Israel dance project Premiere 6.10.18 Porto Alegre, Brazil
Premiere 12.10.18 Tel Aviv, Israel Premiere 25.11.18 Stuttgart, Germany
Dancers from the Porto Alegre Municipal Dance Company directed by Paula Amazonas
Crete
The Rite of Spring of Farid al-Atrash
29.8.18 Heraklion Summer Festival
2017
The Rite of Spring of Farid al-Atrash Choreography by Orly Portal Premiere 8.11.17, Between Heaven and Earth Festival, Jerusalem
Dancers: Orly Portal, Snunit Baraban, Moran Zilberberg, Alexandra Shmurak
Professional mentor of dancer and choreographer Moran Zilberberg in preparing her solo performance for Between Heaven and Earth Festival
Mexico Mexico City
Residency with the Khamsa Dance Project
Rehearsal and performance of excerpts from my choreographies with local dancers and various Master Classes, Ruta de La Seda Festival
Morocco Essaouira, Marrakesh Dance workshops instructor
Premiere at the Méditerranée Festival, Ashdod
The Jaffa Arab-Hebrew Theatre musical production of the life of Farid al-Atrash directed by Yigal Ezrati
2016
Poland Gdansk
Residency with the Gdansk Dance Festival
Professional mentor of winners of the dance competition in preparation for their solo performances
2015
Swiria Choreography by Orly Portal
Premiere at Warehouse 2 and the Suzanne Dellal Center, Jaffa-Tel Aviv The Orly Portal Dance Company
2014
Moldova Kishinev
The Orly Portal Dance Company performance of Rabia, BiTeI International Scenic Arts Festival
2013
Bulgaria Plovdiv
A duet performance of excerpts from Rabia with dancer Shlomit Yosef Black Box International Theater and Dance Festival
2012
Rabia Choreography by Orly Portal
Premiere at Maholohet Dance Festival, the Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv The Orly Portal Dance Company
2011
Between the Worlds Choreography by Orly Portal
Premiere at Maholohet Dance Festival, the Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv
A joint performance of the Orly Portal Dance Company and the Mediterranean Andalusian Orchestra Ashkelon
2010
3 Compositions Choreography by Orly Portal
Premiere at Maholohet Dance Festival, the Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv
Laylat Khub, Gnawiya, Between the Open and the Hidden The Orly Portal Dance Company
Graduate of the Feldenkrais method professional training for therapists and teachers
2009
Established The Orly Portal Dance Company
2008
Germany Bremen, Cologne, Hitdorf
On the way home
A joint improvisation performance with musician Shay Dayan and workshops
2007
Spain Jaén
Choreographer and dancer of four solo compositions to original music by Eyal Sela EtnoSur Festival
Spain Barcelona
On the way home
A joint improvisation performance with musician Shay Dayan
2004-2007
Germany Göttingen
Improvisation performances and workshops The International Contact Improvisation Festival
2000-2005
The Improvisa Ensemble co-founder and member with Ilanit Tadmor, Shahar Dor, and Shay Dayan
1996-1998
Music studies at the Bar-Ilan University School of Ethnic Music
1997
Israel Festival Jerusalem
Choreographer and dancer in a co-production with Turkish musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek and company together with the Bustan Abraham band
Morocco and the Atlas Mountains
A journey of exploration of the roots of dance among Berber and Gnawa Moroccan tribes
From the Belly Choreographer and Dancer
Premiere at the Gvanim Shades of Dance Competition, the Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv
Greece Athens
Choreographer and Dancer in a solo performance and a co-production with Turkish musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek and the Talar Armenian Dance Company from Istanbul
From Orly's Belly Choreographer and Dancer
Premiere at the Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theater, Acre
Accompanied by senior Israeli musicians of Arab music Nassim Dakwar, Ramzi Bisharat and Hosam Hayek
1995
Austria Vienna
Choreographer and Dancer in Hava Nagila, a musical production by the Timna Brauer and Elias Meiri Ensemble
Morocco
Choreographer and Dancer in a co-production with a Berber company and the Timna Brauer and Elias Meiri Ensemble, performances in Jazz Festivals in Rabat and Casablanca
1994
Lalush Dancer
Premiere at the Gvanim Shades of Dance Competition, Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv A duet by choreographer Galia Fredkin, winner of a commendation
1992-1994
A collaboration with dancer, therapist and contact improvisation master, Aryeh Burstein, with monthly performances in various venues in Israel including the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
1990-1992
The Batsheva Ensemble and the Batsheva Dance Company
Dancer performing in Israel and abroad
1990-1997
The Kol Demama Dance Company directed by choreographer Moshe Efrati Dancer and Principal Dancer performing in Israel and abroad
1986
Graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance high school