Noted Israeli Dancer to Teach at Connecticut College this Fall

NEW LONDON, CT- Former dancer with Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company and the Batsheva Ensemble and co-founder of Israel’s Maria Kong Dance Company, Ya’ara Moses, will be a visiting lecturer at Connecticut College this fall.

Moses will be in New London from Aug. 25 to Dec. 23 through the Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artists Program, which will bring 14 Israeli artists for residencies at top universities across the United States during the 2016-2017 academic year.

The program is an initiative of the Israel Institute, a Washington D.C. academic institute aimed to enhance the study of modern Israel, brings Israeli filmmakers, choreographers, musicians, writers and visual artists for residencies at top universities and other cultural organizations in North America.

The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation founded the program in 2008 to foster interactions between the artists and their communities, exposing a broader audience to contemporary Israeli culture.

“The Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artists program is the bridge between the Israel Institute's academic and cultural programming. These visiting artists provide more than just classes that teach skills; these artists provide a window into the heart of Israel,” said Executive Director of the Israel Institute Ariel Roth in a release. “Cultural education provides insights into the fabric of a society in the way that other courses cannot and the understanding of students enrolled in these classes is deeper and more enriched as a result.”

Since the program launched, there have been 68 residencies featuring 78 artists at colleges and universities across North America. To artists have included a recipient of The Israel Prize, Israel's most prestigious award; an Emmy nominee; recipients of Israel's highest literary awards, and many winners of multiple Israeli Oscars.

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