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About KCDC
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company has been widely identified with the works of its Artistic Director Rami Be'er. Be'er's creations have credited the company with international acclaim as it frequently performs in theaters around the world.
His work became the trademark of the company and arouse much interest and curiosity with audiences both in Israel and abroad, and as a result, the company enjoys an ever increasing demand for its performances on stages worldwide.
The Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company started as an extension of the Regional Western Galilee Dance Group by Yehudit Arnon, who founded and directed the company until 1996. Over the years, the KCDC developed into one of Israel's prominent dance companies and has gained international renown. The KCDC pioneered in introducing children to the magic world of modern dance with its special program for schools, presenting Be'er's highly popular children's works. At present, these works are widely performed by the KCDC-2, founded in 1994.
The company has been invited to numerous festivals and events around the globe and will tour in the U.S.A., Canada, South America, and Europe and the Far East.
About the international Galilee dance village
The Dance Village is located at Kibbutz Gaaton in the Western Galilee, near Israel's northern border. The Dance Village is the home of the internationally acclaimed Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, the KCDC International Dance Center and The Dance and Ballet School. A college program will be offered in the future.
In addition to its education programs, the Dance Village facilities are devoted to accommodate events, meetings, conferences and festivals in a broad spectrum of dance-related topics.
An international center
The Village is a leading project of global standards that will attract a great many lovers of culture from Israel and abroad to the Galilee. It will be instrumental in transforming the Western Galilee into Israel's cultural haven of dance, music, theater and plastic arts, and will further cement Israel's reputation in the world of art.
Education
The Dance Village will teach movement and dance to the very young, as well as offer academic studies for teachers, artists and dancers in the near future.
Tourism
The Village's location in the quintessential tourist area of the Western Galilee will be another source of attraction for art and culture lovers and will contribute to furthering tourism in the Galilee.
The Galilee community
The Dance Village, which is located in the heart of the mixed population of Western Galilee, will promote coexistence between ethnic and religious groups. Through dance encounters, the Village will serve the cultural needs of the local population.
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