MEDIATHEK

Inbal Pinto was born in Israel in 1969. She studied graphic design at The Bezalel Academi in Jerusalem . As a dancer, she first joined The Bat Sheva Ensemble and then The senior Bat Sheva Company. In 1990 she began her career as a choreographer. In 1997 and 1998 she was invited to The American Dance Festival to take part in its International Choreographers Program. In 2000 Inbal won The Bessie - a New York Dance and Performance Award for her creation Wrapped. Inbal also created the choreography for theater plays like The Chairs and Romeo and Juliet. In 2000 she was given The Ministry of Culture Award for Dance and the Tel Aviv Municipality Award for Artistic achievements. Since 1992 Inbal Pinto has been working with Avshalom Pollak, with whom she founded The Inbal Pinto Dance Company. Together, they have created, choreographed and designed works to be performed by the Company: 1999- Oyster: which was given the Israeli Academy Theater Award (1999-2000) as “the best event in the performing arts 2002 – Boobies: a co-production of The Inbal Pinto Dance Company, The International Center for the Performing Arts deSingel in Antwerp, Belgium and The Israeli Opera. 2004-What Good Would The Moon Be . In 2004 Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak directed, choreographed and designed the set and costumes for the opera Armide by Christoph Willbald Gluck at the Opera House of Wiesbaden in Germany . Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak travel extensively as their creations are performed in many parts of the world. They also teach and conduct special workshops in Israel and abroad. (Quelle: www.israelcentersf.org) / jst