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CV - Natalie Afriat

Choreographer | Dancer | Dance Educator

Portugal/Israel | Based in Ein-Hod, Israel

Email: Natalieaf@gmail.com

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Professional Resume

Education

  • MA in Cultural Studies, University of Haifa, Israel| Graduated summa cum laude – Completed in 2023. Thesis: ‘Translation as a Choreographic Action’ – A written research project exploring the relationship between choreography and the concept of translation, later developed into a dance piece.

  • B.Dance, in the Movement department in the Choreography Program, the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance – 2012–2015. Graduated with Dean’s Honors and teaching certification

  • Batsheva Dance Company- Excellence Project (2011)

  • Professional training in contemporary dance at MASPA – Matte Asher School for Performing Arts, Kibbutz Ga’aton– Directed by Einav Levi (2008-2010). As part of the program, she worked with choreographers Keren Levi, Eldad Ben Sasson, Michael Miller, and Neta Pulvermacher.

 

Artistic Residencies

  • 2025 – Xenia Creative Retreat, UK – Residency with Soof Nikritin. Created: ÉTUDES

  • 2024 – ARé Festival, Yerevan, Armenia – Residency with Soof Nikritin. Created: Letters to...

  • 2023 – Ein-Hod – Düsseldorf Artist Residency, Germany – Residency with Soof Nikritin. Created: Passage

  • 2022- Residency supported by the Culture Department of the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council

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Professional Experience

  • As a Choreorapher & Dancer

  • Chopinana (2025) | Natalie Afriat

  • ÉTUDES (2025) | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Soof Nikritin

  • Reincarnation (2024) | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Soof Nikritin

  • Letters To… (2024) | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Soof Nikritin

  • Isao (2023) | Natalie Afriat

  • Passage (2023) | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Soof Nikritin

  • Second hand (2022) | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Inbal Hareuveni

  • ROOM (2022) | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Soof Nikritin and Noa Orlicky

  • Temporary Space (2019 | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Boaz Bentur

  • Gelem (2018) | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Boaz Bentur and Oren Ben David

  • Last thought (2018) | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Lisa Jacobson

  • Fine Tuning (2016) | Natalie Afriat

  • White Space in Time (2016) | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Chen Goldfrab

  • Leftovers (2016) | Natalie Afriat

  • Time; Alone (2015) | Natalie Afriat in collaboration with Soof Nikritin​

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As a Dancer

  • Empty Skies (2023-2025) | by Maayan Liebman Sharon

  • No, Zeitgeist (2022-2023) | by Danielle Shoufra

  • Shuv (2021) | by Reut Gez Wang

  • E-sheket/116 Reasons (2019-2023) | by Maayan Liebman Sharon

  • View Cuts (2018-2019) | by Anat Shamgar

  • Wake up and Awaken (2019) | by Maayan Liebman Sharon

  • Juma’at (2018) | by Maayan Liebman Sharon

  • Exact Feelings (2018) | by Rotem Greenberg

  • Rectangle (2015) | by Gadi Avidan

  • Freelance dancer with (2010-2012) | Inbal Dance Company​

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