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The workshop includes Vertigo’s repertoire, Vertigo's language technique class with Noa, Release & contact improvisation.

The Vertigo language is based on the connection between the physical body and it’s abilities and what exists within nature’s laws. We use principles of Tai chi and Qigong as an integral part of the language and work on improving physical ability through research of what already exists and is present and learn to derive from this presence.

The internationally acclaimed Vertigo Dance Company has begun its third decade with an impressive repertoire of original works choreographed by Wertheim, whose distinct dance language inspires dance students and artists by encouraging interpersonal communication and community involvement.

NOA WERTHEIM
artistic director & co-founder of the vertigo dance company

Noa Wertheim, the artistic director and choreographer of the Vertigo Dance Company, was born in the United States in 1965 and grew up in Israel where she first studied dance in Netanya. After three years of military service in the developing town of Yeruham, Wertheim completed her dance studies at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in 1990 and, in 1992, together with Adi Shaal, founded the Vertigo Dance Company, which is based in Jerusalem and in the Vertigo Eco Art Village in the Ella Valley where she lives with Shaal and their three sons.

Under the artistic direction of Wertheim, who is an Honorary Fellow of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, the internationally acclaimed Vertigo Dance Company has begun its third decade with an impressive repertoire of original works choreographed by Wertheim, whose distinct dance language inspires dance students and artists by encouraging interpersonal communication and community involvement.

Beyond her contribution to cultural life in Israel, Wertheim’s unique approach promotes social change by creating an artistic connection with the community and the environment, and this has been evident in the Vertigo Dance Education School, founded in Jerusalem in 1997, in the Vertigo Eco Art Village, founded in Kibbutz Netiv Halamed-Heh in 2007, and in The Power of Balance, a dance program for inclusion of the disabled.

AWARDS AND MILESTONES
2021 Honorable Mention from the Repertoire Committee of "Sal Tarbut"
2018 Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance - Honorary Fellow Award.
2017 Genesis Prize (Itzhak Perlman), for The Power of Balance.
2016 Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport - official recognition of Vertigo as a large dance company.
2015 Il Teatro Nudo de Teresa Pomodoro International Dance Competition, Milan, Italy -
2015 Special Mention, for Birth of the Phoenix.
2014 Weizmann Institute of Science, performance collaboration at
2015 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, USA.
2013 Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport -
2015 Outstanding Dance Company Performance Award, for Vertigo 20.
2012 Ruderman Prize, for The Power of Balance, a program for inclusion of people with disabilities.
2011 TEDGLOBAL, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2010 TEDx Tel Aviv - speaker.
2009 Israel Ministry of Culture - Dance Award.
2008 Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport - Outstanding Dance Performance Award, for White Noise.
2006 Rosenblum Prize for the Performing Arts.
2005 Culture Minister’s Outstanding Dance Ensemble Award.
2003 Landau Prize for the Performing Arts.
2000 Alternative Theater Festival, Budapest, Hungary - Best Performers Award, for The Gas Heart.
1999 Culture Minister’s Outstanding Dance Ensemble Award.
1998 Education and Culture Minister’s Award for Young Choreographers.
1994 Groningen International Choreography Competition - Audience Choice Award.
1993 Shades of Dance Choreography Competition,
2015 Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre, Tel Aviv, Israel - First Prize, for Contact Lenses.
1992 British Council Dance Prize - Scholarship for The Place, London.

ORIGINAL WORKS
2024 Vertige & Doari
2023 Mana - Vessel of Light
2022 Makom
2021 Pardes
2019 Leela
2018 Vertigo & the Revolution Orchestra - White Noise
2017 One, One & One
2016 Yama
2015 Vertigo Global
2014 Reshimo
2013 Vertigo 20
2011 Null
2010 Mana
2008 White Noise
2005 Vertigo and the Diamonds
2004 Birth of the Phoenix
2002 Sylvia

FROM THE PRESS

This dance…created by Noa Wertheim for the Vertigo Dance Company, is flowing like water, like waves of light which in their humbleness do not seek to leave their mark…on the fine line between the physicaland the spiritual…this aesthetic piece reflects professionalism as well as the pleasantness of continuity…”…inspiring the gracious feeling of completing a meditation session…the real gems are the dancers
(Ruth Eshel, HaAretz, Feb. 26th, 2014)

The Vertigo Dance Company’s contribution to the Israeli dance scene is great, and its sophisticated creative“
”…undertaking constantly evolves over time
(Tal Levin, Achbar HaIr, Feb. 25th, 2014)

A profound philosophical property…with a great deal of rhythm, playfulness and spirit…extremely unique“”…and fascinating…one of the more powerful dance performances
(Lea Solomon Yehoshua, Darom radio, Feb. 26th, 2014)

Defying the laws of gravity, the Vertigo Dance Company which since its establishment over twenty years“ ago has produced unparalleled dance pieces premieres a new choreography by Noa Wertheim that brings”.forth new and old, mystical and tangible…ever so beautiful, magical and breathtaking
(Alice Blitental, the Marker Café, Feb. 25th, 2014)

Within the bamboo frame of a geodesic dome constructed in lush greenery, a lyric ceremony took place,“ wholly based on experiencing nature…the challenge of dancing in natural surroundings and in proximity to the audience is intensified by dancing on bare ground…Birth of the Phoenix is a unique creation, rich and ".evolving…an extraordinary experience
(Merav Yudilevich, Ynet, July 14th, 2004)

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Event in English
Duration: 3h
Israel

ACCES BY REGISTRATION, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY
BY REGISTERING FOR THIS WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS AGREE TO ATTEND ALL TWO DAYS
REGISTRATIONS CAN BE DONE FROM JUNE 1, 2025 UNTIL JUNE 11, 2025 AT THE ADDRESS constantin.gajim@ulbsibiu.ro