Batsheva Dance Company: Hora swaggers with tenacity and confidence

Batsheva Dance Company in Ohad Naharin's Hora

Batsheva Dance Company, Billy Barry and Chen Agron in Ohad Naharin's Hora

Batsheva Dance Company in Ohad Naharin's Hora

By Erin Bomboy, 03 March 2023

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“beauty dissolves into awkwardness before reforming into beauty”

Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 1 March 2023

Hora (Ohad Naharin)

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Erin Bomboy

Erin Bomboy has been writing about dance since 2013. She trained as a classical ballet dancer and spent a decade as a professional competitive ballroom dancer. She holds an MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where she was mentored by Deborah Jowitt. She lives in New York City with her husband, daughter and fabulous Maine Coon cat. In her free time, Erin enjoys bacon, books, wine and working out.