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WOMEN (video 2017)

September 12th at YallaPunk

WOMEN is choreographed by Nicole Bindler in collaboration with three dancers from Diyar Theater, Dima Awad, Christy Daboub, Hala Abusaada, and the company Director, Rami Khader. Hala's role was later performed by Ghadeer Odeh. The piece is a hybrid dabke/contemporary dance that explores the parallels between the conquest of Palestinian land and Palestinian women's bodies.​

After YES

September 21st, 22nd, 29th at Studio 34

After YES is a group performance experiment by Meghan Frederick.

CI and Attunement

Texas Dance Improvisation Festival, Oct 3rd-5th

In this class we will practice our CI communication skills with an emphasis on identifying and going for what we want in our dances. We will cultivate curiosity about our partners, and approach consent as a playful, embodied practice. We will attune to ourselves, our partner, and the ensemble by enlivening our senses and clarifying our perceptual awareness. 

Duo with David Dove

Performances throughout October

October 8th: Houston

October 24th: Villanova University

October 25th: Philly

October 27th: Baltimore

Embodied Palestine Solidarity

November 2nd through Movement Research & YallaPunk

The lecture uses an anti-Zionist lens to uncover the history of the formation of Palestinian and Israeli folk dances as representations of national identity. I discuss the unequal conditions under which Palestinian and Israeli contemporary dance artists live and make their work. I also address the prevalence of cultural appropriation of Palestinian dance and how the Brand Israel program informs choreographers' funding, touring structures, and even the content of their dances. 

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Upcoming publications

Essays on embodied embryology and Palestinian dance will appear in these forthcoming publications:

Essay on the crura in the 2024 issue of BMC Currents.

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Embryo Book Project, co-edited by Kim Sargent-Wishart, Amy Matthews & Rebecca Haseltine

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Gathering Sparks: Jewish Arts and Somatics, co-edited by Celia Weiss Bambara, Nicole Bindler, Kristen Smiarowski, and Ben Spatz to be published by punctum books.

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Check out these recent interviews about my work!

Interviews about my perspectives on performance and improvisation:

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