Inspired by Franz Schubert’s musical work “Death and the Maiden”, and performed by the string quartet ‘Ensemble Finale’, the dance company Ana, under the direction of Anat Oz.
“It is not the end of the physical body that should concern us. Our true concern is to live while we are alive — to free our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a veil…” — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross | Death Is of Vital Importance
Anat Oz (Israel, 1990) is a dancer and choreographer. She began her ballet studies as a child in Bat-Dor, Beersheba, and continued at Thelma Yellin High School, later joining the Maslul Program for professional dancer training under Naomi Perlov and Ofir Dagan. Throughout her career, she performed with leading Israeli dance companies, including the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, and danced in works by acclaimed independent choreographers. In 2019, she began choreographing, and in 2020 she founded ANA Dance Company. Today, she works as both an independent guest choreographer and the company’s resident choreographer. Her works have been presented in Israel and abroad, including at the National Theater Kassel and the National Theater Mannheim. They have received critical acclaim and awards, and she recently participated in the young choreographers’ research lab at the Netherlands Dance Theatre, NDT. Anat shares her experience and curiosity for dance through teaching her repertoire and continues to develop her unique movement approach, MINA, for contemporary movement skill development.
By: Anat Oz
Dancers: ANA Dance Company – Maya Kahanov, Mila Levi, Noga Cohen, Kseniya Gloskina, and Ann Barak In collaboration with dancers from the MASLOOL Professional Dancer Training Program
Musicians: Ensemble Finale – Vika Gelman, Laiki Glick, Leon Tolchinsky, Gali Knaan
Lighting design and operation: Guy Galili & Netanel Kafka
Music: “Death and the Maiden” by Franz Schubert
Costumes: Omri Albo
Created with the support of: The Independent Creators Fund, The Classical Ballet School, and Menashe Dance Center
