RAMI BE’ER
(Artistic Director)

Immediately upon his release from the army in 1980 Be’er joined the company as a dancer and choreographer and has created an impressive list of adult works as well as some delightful and highly popular children’s works. Some of his creations have become internationally acclaimed and Be’er has been awarded prizes in Israel and abroad. He has been commissioned by various companies abroad and annually creates works for the Carmiel International Dance Festival.

In addition to choreography Be’er usually designs the sets and lighting for his productions. Despite the fact that some of his works clearly show his concern for social matters Be’er has never used an ideological or propagandistic style. He does not claim to tell a specific story, or wish to do so. He seeks to encourage the viewer to connect to his own individual feelings rather than specific boundaries prescribed by the production itself or its creator.

As far as Rami is concerned, he feels the following excerpt from the Danish author S. Kierkegaard to be appropriate in what he seeks to accomplish through his creations:

"…When I see a woman embroidering the Altar Cloth, with diligent precisions on each and every stitch, and maybe going over the same stitch countless times; I wonder if it would not sadden her heart is anyone were to look at her craft in an undeserving fashion.

That is to say, if one would see the pearls in the embroidery, or if one would detect some flaw or blemish, rather than viewing the work in its completeness. This woman found unimaginable joy in having reached the heights of her own precision; because in fact, this craft is meaningless and was not meant to be otherwise. The embroiderer cannot stitch a meaning into the cloth, for its meaning lies in the eyes of the beholder……."

Other Be’er creations: "Rocking Horse Michael" (1984), "Reservist’s Diary" (1989),

"Real Time" (1991; full length work), "Wing’d Dream" (1992), "Minuit" (1992), "Naked City" (1993; full length work), "Aide Memoire" (1994; full length work), "Makomshehu" (1995; full length work),

"When Most I Wink" (1996; full length work), "Masha Sod" (1997;full length work)

LIFE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1981. received scholarship to Jacob’s Pillow

1984. won first prize in Gertrud Kraus Choreographic Competition for "Rocking Horse Michael"
1985. received Yair Shapira Award for his contribution to dance in Israel

1984. created "Peter and The Wolf"

1984. created "Carnival of The Animals"
1985. created "Guide To The Orchestra". Officially became Resident Choreographer and Assistant Artistic Director of K.C.D.C.. Received scholarship to International Choreographer’s Course at Surrey University, Guilford, England. Commissioned by Israeli "Bat Sheva" Company to create "View".
1986. created "Sorcerer’s Apprentice" and "Reservist’s Diary" (a drama of self-examination dealing with the Arab-Israel conflict composed of 17 short scenes. This controversial work stirred upheaval in the Israeli press.)

1990. commissioned by Hungarian Television to create "Shaker Loops"

Rami is also commissioned annually by the Carmiel International Dance Festival For a new production. Such works include:

1991. created "Real Time" (a full length work, a portrait of kibbutz education, set in a Mood of rather critical, sometimes ironic reminiscence.)

1992. created "Angelos Negros"(which commemorates 500 years since the expulsion of Jews from Spain), "Minuit" and "Wing’d Dream" (a solo piece)

1992 — 1993 worked with Buhnen-Graz, Austria and created "Naked City" (1993—full length work), and "Aide Memoire" (1994 — full length work).

1995. created "Makomshehu" (full length work which takes place in a harsh industrial setting and examines relationships between human beings and between humans and their surroundings. Created his second version of "Loops", for which he received a prize in Copenhagen.
1996. became K.C.D.C. Artistic Director, created "When I Most Wink" (full length work, a surrealistic collage of imagery and sound that plays with themes of memory and consciousness. The work is an examination of the thin line between reality and dream)

1997 created "Masah Sod" (a full length work, a set of personal encounters leading from blindness to sobriety towards reason and independence. )

RAMI BE’ER CHOREOGRAPHIES

1983 Sonatina

1. Peter and The Wofl
2. Rocking Horse Michael
3. Dances to Songs
4. Los Atado
5. Carnival of The Animals
6. View
7. Guide to The Orchestra
8. Dances Concertantes
9. Sorcerer’s Apprentice
10. Reservist’s Diary
11. Loop
12. Card Game
13. Real Time (full length work)
14. Angelos Negro Wing’d Dream
15. Minuit
16. Naked City (full length work)
17. Beginning of Silence
18. Aide Memoire (full length work)
19. Loops (2^nd version for The New Danish Theatre)
20. Makomshehu (full length work)
21. 1996 When Most I Wink (full length work)
22. 1997 Masah Sod (full length work)

RAMI BE’ER ACTIVITIES, AWARDS & COMMISSIONS

1981 Scholarship at Jacob’s Pillow

1. Awarded first prize in the Gertrud Kraus Choreographic Competition for "Rocking Horse Michael"
2. Yair Shapira Award for his contribution to dance in Israel
3. Received scholarship and was invited to participate in the Choreographer’s course at Surrey University in Guilford, England
4. Resident Choreographer and Assistant Artistic Director of K.C.D.C.
5. Created choreography for Israeli Bat Sheva Company, "View"

1990 Commission for Hungarian Television "Shaker Loops"

1991 commission for the Carmiel International Dance Festival, "Real Time"

1992 invited to Buhnen Graz in Austria, commissioned to create a work for the Graz Opera

1993 commissioned by Buhnen Graz, created "Naked City"

1995 Invited by New Danish Theatre, created new version of "Loops" for which he won a prize in Copenhagen

1996 became Artistic Director of K.C.D.C.