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About 

Machol Shalem Dance Center

Machol Shalem Dance House (MASH) is an innovative dance center and a leader in the field of performing arts and new technology, operating simultaneously on a community level. MASH showcases a unique multicultural and diverse, interdisciplinary scene rooted in Israel and the world. Each year MASH commissions and produces original content from the independent dance scene. In addition MASH hosts residency exchange programs, over 100 dance shows, and public events throughout the year. The center organizes its annual anchor event, the Jerusalem International Dance Week, which includes a showcase event exhibiting selected Israeli productions to prominent dance managers from around the world, as well as an international choreography competition. MASH also actively promotes artistic collaborations and working relationships with fellow dance houses and festivals globally.

MASH has developed an innovative technological platform for filming, creating, and viewing dance performances in a 360 VR format. It stands at the forefront of the fusion of art and innovation in the field of stage video. Editing and projection of dance works in the VR library are presented in an interactive, immersive, and sustainable way with the assistance of VR headsets both in Israel and worldwide.

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our team

Ofra Idel
Ofra Idel

Founder and co-artistic direc

Idel received her Master degree in Dance and theatre from the Dance Academy in Jerusalem. She has danced at the Kolben D.C and the Tami D.C/Nimrod Freed and has performed in the USA, India, China, Senegal, Japan, Chile and around Europe. In 2005, Idel was invited by the Alexandria Performing Arts Association to create for the BosmaDance Company, Washington D.C. Since then her work has been showcased in Israel and abroad including The Zawirowania Dance Festival - Warsaw, Side by side- Dusseldorf, Visa 2 dance Festival- Tanzania, Artdanthé Festival Tilburg- Holland, Aura Festival- Lithuania, Competition Internactional Burgos -Spain, Dance wave -Cyprus, Dock 11 -Berlin, Derida Dance center -Bulgaria and teaches contemporary dance workshops in Israel and International platforms, such as the dance department of the Taliin University in Estonia, Chichester University England and more. Idel takes part in artistic committees of International competition such as MASDANZA Canary Islands, Zawirowania Poland, 10 Sentidos Valenica and international competition of young dance performers OPUS, Slovenia. She performs in the Ha-E production Ha-E, by Ido Tadmor touring Interntionaly. Idel is the Artistic Co-Director and founder of the Machol Shalem Dance house in Jerusalem.
Ruby Edelman
Ruby Edelman

Founding CEO and Artistic Co-director

As graduate of the choreography department at The Rotterdam Dance Academy, Edelman received the prestigious “Prince Bernard” Prize and was commissioned to create for the CaDance festival. He was invited to create also for the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam at 2001 and 2003.In 2005, Edelman was invited by Johan Kresnik to create “Olympics 2036“ for The Choreographices Theatre, Stadt Theatre Bonn. In 2010 received the Akko Fringe Festival Jury‘s Award for artistic courage on his work “Shoa-Lite“. In 2011, Edelman was invited by the Schlachthaus Theater in Bern to create “The Holycoaster (s)Hit Circus” - A co-production of the Machol Shalem Dance House and the Swiss PENG!Palast group. The work has been Announced as “ The collective production of the year 2012” by the prestigious German TANZ magazine. As an independent creator, Edelman has developed a unique interdisciplinary stage language which combines movement, theatre, performance, film and media installation. Edelman lives and creates in Jerusalem and functions as CEO and Artistic Co-director of the Machol Shalem Dance House.
Yan Ardashnikov
Yan Ardashnikov

Technical Manager

37 years old, married and father of two dogs and a cat. Soundman and musician
Neria Cohen
Neria Cohen

Marketing and community relations

Gili Rahat
Gili Rahat

Practic Program

Pnina Koren
Pnina Koren

Media and advertising

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