Inbal Pinto

Inbal Pinto
Native name ענבל פינטו
Born 1969
Naharia, Israel
Occupation Contemporary dancer, choreographer and dance company artistic director.
Title Artistic Director

Inbal Pinto (born 1969) (Hebrew: ענבל פינטו) is an Israeli contemporary dancer, choreographer and dance company artistic director.

Early life and education

Inbal was Born in Nahariya, [[Israel] Inbal was studying graphic design at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. Her first experience as a choreographer was a collaboration with Sally-Anne Friedland for the piece "Dov Hoz 19". She joined the Young company of Batsheva Dance Company as a dancer and then danced at the main Company. Inbal was a participate at the ICCP program at the American Dance Festival in 1997 and 1998.[1] Inbal won the New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie) [2] in the year 2000 for her outstanding performance “Wrapped”, and the Israeli Theatre Award for the best event in the performing Arts for the creation “Oyster”. She also won the Ministry of Culture Award for Dance in 2007, and the Tel-Aviv Municipality Award for Artistic achievement in the same year. In 2011 she won again the Ministry of Culture Award. Inbal was creating choreography for classical Theatre plays such as Eugène Ionesco’s “The Chairs” and Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet". In 1992 Inbal created “Dio-Can” that won the Gvanim B’Machol Dance competition and in 1993 created “Versus” for the young Batsheva Dance Company. in 2002 Inbal founded with Avshalom Pollak the Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak Dance Company and together they created not only Dance Productions but also Opera Productions such as Christoph Willibald Gluck’s “Armide” [3] in Wiesbaden and Tel-Aviv, and 2013 Leoš Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” [4] in Bergen. In 2007 Inbal and Avshalom were invited by Robby Barnett Artistic Director of Pilobolus Dance Theatre to collaborate and creating "Rushes" together. Inbal together with Avshalom is responsible not only for the Choreography but also for the Stage Direction and the Set and Costumes Design. In 2013 Pinto and Pollak Directed, Choreographed and Design the Set and Costume for the Musical “The Cat That Lived a Million Times” an adaptation for a book by Yoko Sano In Tokyo. In 2018 Inbal created "Fugue" collaborating with the Composer Maya belsitzman

  • “Dio-Can” 1992
  • “Versus” 1993
  • “A chance for a 100” 1994
  • “Wrapped” 1998
  • “Oyster” 1999
  • “Boobies” 2002
  • “What Good Would the moon be” 2004
  • “Armide” 2003
  • “Shaker” 2006
  • “Armide” 2006
  • “Rushes” 2007
  • “Hydra” 2007
  • “Trout” 2008
  • “Toros” 2010
  • “Bombyx mori” 2011
  • “Goldfish” 2012
  • "Cunning littlee vixen” 2013
  • ”The cat that lived a million times” 2013
  • "Dust" 2013
  • "Wallflower" 2014
  • “Wrapped” 2015 (renewed production)
  • “Icetree” 2017
  • "Fugue" 2018

Awards

  • 2000 Bessie Award for "Wrapped"
  • 2000 Israeli Theater Academy award for "Oyster"
  • 2004 The landau Award for the Arts of the Stage
  • 2007 The Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture award for creation
  • 2011 The Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture awards for Artistic achievements and performance
  • 2014 The Israeli Dance Critics Circle award "Best Dance Show” for "Wallflower"

References

  1. ↑ ADF (June 2003). "International Choreographer's Residency".
  2. ↑ Dance NYC (October 2000). "Bessie".
  3. ↑ The Israeli Opera House (November 2006). 2003/2006 CategoryID=234&ArticleID=156/all "Armide" Check |url= value (help).
  4. ↑ Bergen National Opera House (March 2013). "The Cunning Little Vixen".

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