Alma Maria Simon
Phone: +972525458708
Email almadance11@gmail.com
Residence: Kiryat Tivon
Date of birth: 23.06.90
Nationality: Israel, France.
Languages: Hebrew, English.
Training:
* Doctorate student at Bar Ilan University, Science Technology, and Society department (STS).
* Master's degree at the Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem, specializing in choreography.
*Bachelor's degree at the Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem, the movement department in the choreography major.
* Became a teacher of "The Singing Body" approach of Iris Goren, a method focuses on movement for professional musicians.
* Graduated from the choreography course "Hakvutza" directed by Odelia Kupperberg.
* Studied in Jerusalem in the "Art, Education, Society and Sustainability" course within the framework of "David Yelin" College and "The Cube".
* Permaculture Course at "Hava Ve Adam".
2021-24: Conferences, Talks, Scholarships/Awards:
* Lectured in EEST-4S STS Conference, VU, Amsterdam, (16-19 July, The Netherlands).
* Participated in "Collective Creativity" research workshop, TU Dresden, Germany
(April 10-12 2024)
* Orgenized and led "Teaching movement in a time of crisis and war" conference, "Kelim Center for Choreography" (Zoom, Nov. 2023).
* "Embodied Ecology" A talk about permaculture practices in dance, "Kelim Center for Choreography" (Zoom, Nov. 2023).
* Excellence Scholarship from Bar Ilan University (Bar Ilan, July, 2023).
* "Transformations in Stillness: the Act of 'Stopping' in Dance history" A talk at "Slow Meeting" conference, Tel-Aviv University (Tel Aviv, June 2023).
* Research Authority's "Best M.A Seminar Papers" award, dance department, Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Oct. 2022).
* Research Authority's "Best Written Papers" award, dance department, Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Oct. 2021).
* "Afik Excellence Scholarship" Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem (Jerusalem, May, 2021).
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2018-23 - Dance Teaching:
*Initiator, founder, co-director, and dance teacher of contemporary dance and improvisation of the curriculum "NaNa - movement from inner connectivity to outer expressivity,” Ginigar IL.
* Taught performance course at the Academy of Music and Dance, Department of Movement, first year, bachelor’s degree.
* Taught "The Singing Body" course at the Academy of Music and Dance, the performance department (music), years 1-4.
* Taught movement to actors at the Haifa "Hastudio" acting school.
2018-22- Creation:
*Created the dance piece "Fomo Party" (premiered in “Mahol Shalem”, May 2022)
*Created the dance piece “No!T!f!cat!ons” for the Jerusalem Academy of Music Dance Ensemble (premiered at the Israel Festival, as part of the "Public Parking" event, as well as at the Herzliya Museum and the Science Museum - Jerusalem, 2021).
*Created and performed with the performance "Birthmark" in collaboration with Orit Livne (the show premiered at "HaTahana" - Culture and Art Center in Sha’ar Haemakim, Israel, Nov. 2021).
*"Architype" was created with the creators Aden Weissman and Ori Dvir. (premiered at the “Between Heaven and Earth” festival at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem Oct. 2018, and the Haifa Museum Nov. 2018)
*Created and performed with the performance "Archetype" in a solo version (Struck Museum, July 2019 Haifa, "Sphere" Kalil, Nov. 2019, “Under the Radar” Haifa, April 2019, Urban Art Festival at “Pyramid - Center for Contemporary Art Haifa,” Sep' 2019, Alumni conference at the Academy of Music and Dance (Jan. 2020 and Barbar Gallery in Jerusalem, Feb. 2020).
*Performed the performance Duet "Alma and Orit" with Orit Livne, created in collaboration with the choreographer Tamar Binyamin. (Premiere April 2019 Gerard Bacher, Shalem Dance Jerusalem 2019,”' Sheikh Abrik” festival, K. Tivo’n, 2019).
* Created and performed the project "The Foyer" in collaboration with Yael Averbuch and Gefen Lieberman (Haifa Art Museum Jan 2018, “Beit Mazia” July 2018, Impulstantz Festival Aug 2018 Vienna).
*Created and performed the performance "Breath Turns" with the dancer Stav Stein (premiered in Haifa in September 2018, and the event "Al Sfat Ha’Kahal" in Bat Galim 2018).
* Created choreographies for theater shows "Beginning with Boom and Ending with Trouble" and "Be Healthy for Me,” Home Theater, Ramat Yochanan. (premiered at the Home Theater, Ramat Yochanan, and since then, they have performed throughout the country dozens of times).
2012-2018: Dancer:
*Participated as a creative dancer in the project "La Fuga" by creator Eden Wiseman
(premiered at the "Spoleto" festival in Italy, June 2017, Yasmin Godder Studio, Nov. 2017, Kelim Center, Bat Yam, Feb. 2017, Tana Studio, Apr. 2017).
*Participated as a creative dancer in "The Voices" project of the choreographer May Zarhy in collaboration with the musician Michal Oppenheim (premiered at the "Diver" festival in September 2017, the Israeli Culture Week in Paris, June 2018 and since then performed at the CCA - Tel Aviv Center for Contemporary Art).
*Participated as a creative dancer in the "Ezor Pere Megundar” project of creator Merav Cohen at the Haifa Municipal Theater. (Premièred at the Haifa Theater 2017, 'Tamune' Tel Aviv and more).
* Graduated from high school at the Charles Smith School of Arts in Jerusalem, where she majored in dance and completed her matriculation in fine arts. (2008).
*She studied creative dance at the "Peni-Yam" studio in Jerusalem (1996-2008).
*She studied with Pnina Honigman privately (1996-2016).
*She studied classical ballet with Audrey Delis (2005-2008).
*As part of a year of civil service in the "Arts Nucleus" movement, she founded a dance group for girls at the "Wizo" boarding school, which she led and taught (2008-9).
*She studied at "The Group" - in a choreography course with the creators Odelia Kupperberg, Anat Va’adia, Itay Yitov, and Yaniv Mintzer, where she performed a personal piece and participated as a dancer in other works (2013-2014).
*Dancer as part of the dance studio "Penina Honigman," where she staged another piece of hers in "Mahol Shalem" (2013).
* Studied in Jerusalem in the "Art, Education, Society and Sustainability" course within the framework of "David Yelin" College and "The Cube" (2014-2015).
*Participated in a video dance by the director Maayan Schwartz (director of the film "My Friend Yaniv,” Jerusalem Cinematech International Film Festival); the video was released as part of the Dimona Film Festival (2014).
*Created the artistic performance "The Frigidity" in collaboration with the actress Shai Cohen, premiered at Shaun Winter 2014 (Jerusalem) and since then at the Menasha Forest Festival 2015 and various events.
*She took contemporary dance courses at Impulstantz - an international dance festival with teachers from all over the world, in Vienna (2015).
*She was admitted to the Academy of Music and Dance in the Faculty of Dance directly for the third year (thanks to her experience in the field). Finished her studies. (2014-2016).
*Continued to create and perform in dance and various settings in Jerusalem, such as "Shaon Horef” and "Tower of David festival."
She participated as a creative dancer in the project of creator Maayan Gur ("Mahol Shalem" - International Dance Week 2015 "Choreography School-Klim" and more).
* Taught for four years at the "Penina Honigman" studio - contemporary dance for women and children (2012-2016).
*Appears in the graduation film of Bezalel graduate Daniela Meroz (International Film Festival, Haifa 2016).
2012-2013 Project Coordinator
*Project Coordinator at "The Garden of Peace (2012-2013).