Ohad Naharin
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Ohad Naharin (born 1952 in the kibbutz Mazra, Israel) is an Israeli contemporary dancer, choreographer and musician.
Naharin studied at Juilliard and with the Martha Graham company before returning to Israel to direct the Batsheva Dance Company, which was founded in 1964 by Martha Graham and Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild.
Naharin's works are performed by the Lyon Opera Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Nederlands Dans Theatre, Frankfurt Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Rambert Dance Company.
Most recently, his work has been performed by the Cedar Lake Dance Ensemble in New York.