Barak Marshall
Barak Marshall (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is an American-born Israeli choreographer[1] and singer.
Biography
Barak Marshall was born in Los Angeles, as the son of dancer and choreographer Margalit Oved.[2] After he had completed a Bachelor of Arts in social science from Harvard University,[3] where he studied social theory and philosophy, he immigrated to Israel, where he started a career in dance in 1995,[4] when his mother became the artistic director of the Inbal Dance Theater. He was made the artistic director of the Inbal Dance Theatre and Ethnic Center in 2014[3] and was as of 2025 the artistic director of the Inbal Dance Theatre for a second time.[5]
Career
His first piece, Aunt Leah (1995), won first prize at the Shades of Dance (Gvanim Bemachol) Festival. Later on, in Curtain UP (Haramat Masach), he staged The Land of Sad Oranges (1997), Shoshana's Balcony, Zion, Emma Goldman’s Wedding (1998).[3]
He was the house choreographer for the Batsheva Dance Company from 1999 to 2001.[citation needed] He performed with the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Yuval Ron Ensemble, and Yo-Yo Ma.[3] He has performed with the Silk Road Project.[citation needed]
Awards
- Suzanne Dellal's 1995 Shades of Dance Choreography Competition: First prize, for Aunt Leah. The work was also added to the repertoire of the Inbal Dance Theater.[citation needed]
- The 1998 Bagnolet International Competition awards: First Prize for Emma Goldman’s Wedding. The piece also won him the Prix d’Auteur Award, the Bonnie Byrd Award for New Choreography and the National ADAMI Award.[citation needed]
- The 2009 Creative Capital (New York) for Symphony of Tin Cans, with Margalit Oved and Tamir Muskat of Balkan Beat Box.[citation needed]
- The 2010 Lester Horton Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography[6]
- First Prize, the Joyce Theatre Foundation 2010 A.W.A.R.D. Show[7]
References
- ↑ Ingber, Judith Brin (2011-06-15). Seeing Israeli and Jewish Dance. Wayne State University Press. pp. 385–. ISBN 978-0-8143-3330-3. Retrieved 27 August 2011. Search this book on
- ↑ "Barak Marshall". America-Israel Cultural Foundation.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Archive". Batsheva Dance Company.
- ↑ "Monger by Barak Marshall". Jacob's Pillow.
- ↑ "It's like coming back home - 9 years later". Maariv (in Hebrew).CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "2010 Horton Award Winners". Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "The A.W.A.R.D. Show". Joyce Theatre Foundation. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013.
External links
- Barak Marshall on Dance In Israel online magazine.
- Interview with Barak Marshall: Dancing between Israel and America (Podcast) (Part 1)
- Barak Marshall’s “Rooster” A review of Marshall's piece on Dance In Israel.
- Archive film of Barak Marshall's Monger in 2010 at Jacob's Pillow
- Archival footage of Barak Marshall in PillowTalk: 21st Century Renaissance Man at Jacob's Pillow[Usurped!]
- Archival footage Barak Marshall's of And at midnight the green bride floated through the village square in 2013 at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.
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