Batsheva Dance Company is one of the most celebrated contemporary dance companies in the world. As Israel’s largest company, it maintains an extensive performance schedule locally and internationally. The company was founded in 1964 by the Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild, who enlisted Martha Graham as its first artistic advisor. Since 1989, the company has been in residence at the Suzanne Dellal Centre in Tel Aviv. In 1990, Ohad Naharin – one of the world’s most influential contemporary choreographers – was appointed artistic director and propelled the company into a new era with his adventurous curatorial vision and distinctive choreographic voice. After almost thirty years, Naharin stepped down from the role in 2018 and continues to serve as the company’s house choreographer. Naharin is the originator of Gaga, an innovative movement language which has enriched his extraordinary choreographic invention and revolutionized the company’s training. Gaga is taught around the world and is practised by both dancers and non-dancers. In 2018, Gili Navot assumed the role of Batsheva’s artistic director.