MEDIATHEK

Avshalom Pollak was born in Israel in 1970. He was trained as an actor and graduated from The Nissan Nativ Drama School, Tel-Aviv , Israel . Avshalom acted in a large number of films and TV programs as well as many theatrical plays at The Habimah National Theater, The Cameri Theater, Gesher Theater and The Haifa Municipal Theater (Romeo in Romeo and Juliet; Casssio in Othello; Valere in The Miser; Tuzenbach in Three Sisters, Phillip in Orphans and more). Since 1992 Avshalom Pollak has been working with Inbal Pinto, with whom he 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 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 Antwep, Belgium and The Israeli Opera. 2004-What Good Would The Moon Be . In 2004 Avshalom Pollak and Inbal Pinto directed, choreographed and designed the set and costumes for the opera Armide by Christoph Willbald Gluck at the Opera House of Wiesbaden in Germany. (Quelle: www.israelcentersf.org) / jst