Maya Stern & Tomer Sharabi
About the author
Maya Stern
Started creating during her days of study at Thelma Yellin high school for the performing arts. During her education she met Tomer Sharabi and the two have collaborated in dance and creation for nearly two decades.
Among their latest works: “Walking to this Day”, “Happiness”, “Dinner” (Curtain Up 2004-6) “Dead” – a six dancers piece in which they first expanded the limited line-up of the two (Intimadance 2007).
Maya and Tomer are the winners of the 2006 Ministry of Science, Culture and Sports Award for promising artists in dance, as well as the winners of the Giora Manor Scholarship.
In September 2007, they were invited to perform as part of Israeli Dance Week at the Shanghai-China International Dance Festival with their work “Happiness”. In October 2007, they participated in the International Dance Festival in Yerevan-Armenia with their work “Dinner”.
In May 2008, Maya and Tomer won first place with their work “Dinner” in the choreography competition No Ballet in Ludwigshafen – Germany.
Maya recently created a new solo dance “Olympia”, in which she collaborated with artist Michal Helfman and designer Miki Avni.
Tomer Sharabi
Winner of the 2006 Ministry of Science, Culture and Sports Award for promising artists in the field of dance for his joint work with Maya Stern over the years.
In May 2008, Maya and Tomer won first place with their work “Dinner” in the choreography competition No Ballet in Ludwigshafen – Germany.
His work “And There Were Some” won first place in the 1991 Shades in Dance competition.
Participated in Curtain Up festival, The ‘On the Way to London’ competition, The choreography competition in Groningen, Holland, Intimadance festival at the Tmuna Theater, International Exposure and Hot Dance festival in Suzanne Dellal, as part of the Creators in Emphasis project at the Tmuna Theater and at international dance festivals in the far east and Europe.
Workshops
Artists master class with choreographers Maya Stern & Tomer Sharabi
Artist workshop – Dance within.