Hora Jerusalem Association is a non-profit organization, which is part of the Art Department of the Jerusalem Municipality, and under the auspices of the Israeli Ministry of Education. Hora Jerusalem ensembles perform a wide repertoire, which includes primarily Israeli folk and traditional Jewish dances, created especially for the troupes over the last 47 years, by the best of Israel’s choreographers. The ensembles also perform international folk dances, contemporary and modern Israeli dances. This blend of old and new dances provides a stimulating and memorable performance. The activities of Hora Jerusalem encompass many children, teenagers, adults and graduates of other troupes.
Dance
The first children's dance troupe that was established in Israel for the 10-14 year old age group has become a model for other children's groups that have been founded since.
About 50 top dancers are chosen out of hundreds applicants and perform Israeli folklore, ethnic dance and modern Israeli dance. From young age the children learn to love and enjoy the Israeli folklore heritage and to perform it at high level.
The troupe is for 14-17 years old. About 40 talented dancers from schools with a dance curriculum perform, with high technical achievement, in a varied impressive and rich repertoire. The dancers bring to the stage a burst of energy and youth, excitement and delight, which is typical of this age group.
This is the leading representative dance troupe of the city of Jerusalem and is considered one of Israelis best folklore ensembles. It has received wide international acclaim. The dancers are ages 17-28 years old, with professional dance background and outstanding artistic achievement. They perform world folklore and contemporary dance, in addition to rich Israeli repertoire.
These are age 30+ dancers, mostly graduates of the younger ensembles. Some of the members perform alongside their children, dancers in the Efrochim and Neurim troupes. These older dancers are full of energy and high spirits.
Ten preparatory dance groups for children in the Jerusalem suburbs
Music and Song
- The Hora Jerusalem Orchestra accompanies Hora Jerusalem and
Hora Neurim , and also performs independently.
- The Hora Efrochim Orchestra is composed of young musicians
who accompany the dancers of Hora Efrochim.
- Singers and choirs participate in performance.
The uniqueness of the Hora Jerusalem dance troupes is in their ability to combine traditional repertoire and achieve the highest standards in all aspects of dance; choreography, music, song, costume, stage design and production.
The Hora Jerusalem dance troupes, together with the orchestras, are ambassadors for the City of Jerusalem and Israel in dance event, conferences and national and international festivals. Many of the dancers develop professional careers in Israel and abroad.
Over the years the ensembles have received many prestigious awards and have been frequently chosen by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israeli Ministry of Tourism to represent Israel at major national and international events.
Hora Jerusalem ensembles have made an outstanding contribution to the education for the love of Israeli folk dance in Israel and worldwide.
Contact Us
ensembles please contact:
Mr. Shai Gottesman - "Hora Jerusalem" Director
Mr. Gilad Levian- “Hora Jerusalem” Deputy Director.
Tel: +972-2-6796552, 972-2-6792653
Fax: +972-2-6791344
E-mail: hojer@bezeqint.net
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