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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​

2024  – 2025- Resident artist in various program's such as Kulturmt Düsseldorf, ARé festival (Yerevan, Armenia)  and XENIA artist retreat (England).

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2023- At the beginning of 2023 Afriat has completed her Master degree and has been selected to take part in Ein-Hod Düsseldorf Artist Residency. A freelance dancer with choreographers: Maayan Libman-Sharon, Danielle Sufra, Reut Gez-Wang and more.

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2020 – 2022- MA student at Haifa University, A dance educator and Performer with different choreographers. ROOM which co-created with Noa Orlicky and Soof Nikritin premiered at Ein-Hod main gallery. The piece created with the support of the Independent Creators Fund of the Ministry of Culture and Sport and the National Lottery Association’s Culture Council. 

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2019 - A co-founder of Contour convention.

A dancer in the works of Anat Shamgar and Maayan Libman-Sharon and a dance educator in School of Science and Arts, Nahariya.

She performed with her latest work 'Temporary Space' at the Machol Shalem International Dance Festival on Marathon of Original Production Premieres and The Jerusalem Biennale.

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2018- A co-founder of Tozert- a community of artists in Carmel coast. A collaborator in different projects combining photography, live music and dance.

A dancer in the works of Anat Shamgar and Maayan Libman-Sharon.

Presented the works 'Another Space in Time' at Sheikh Abreik Festival, Kiryat Tiv'on and an improvisation project in "Karov Meod Festival, Haifa

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2017- A dance educator and a dancer in the works of Tzuf Alalouf Goren, Rotem Greenberg and more.

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2016- A choreographer in "Room Dances Festival". 

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2015 – Participator at "Art Accelerator" Machol Shalem Dance House Jerusalem, YAEL -The Forum for Independent Dance Artists in Jerusalem supported by The Jerusalem City Municipality. A dancer in the works of Gadi Avidan, Sari Tuvel and more.

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2012 – 2015- B. Dance from The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, in the movement department in the Choreography Program, teaching certification, with the Dean's Honor.

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2010 – 2012- A freelance dancer at Inbal Dance Company, and Batsheva Dance Company Excellence Project.

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Since 2008 – Contemporary dance study, professional dance training at MASPA – Matte Asher School for Performing Arts in Kibbutz Ga'aton - A professional dance training program directed by Einav Levi.

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