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Batsheva Ensemble's Rawness Just Right for Naharin's "Decadance"

By Rachel Rizzuto, 01 October 2015
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“it is a credit to Naharin’s work that repeated viewings of older pieces never grow old”
Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 29 September 2015
Programme
Decadance (Ohad Naharin)
Performers
Batsheva Young Ensemble
Chiaki Horita, Dancer
Matan Cohen, Dancer
Korina Fraiman, Dancer
Yaraa Lapid, Dancer
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Rachel Rizzuto
Rachel Rizzuto
Rachel Rizzuto received her BFA in dance performance and choreography from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is currently an editor for Dance Teacher magazine, and she is a founding member of modern dance company Mari Meade Dance Collective.