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"home-grown" resident
choregrapher, Rami Be'er.
Born in Ga'aton, Mr. Be'er has
created works ranging from
dramatic social studies to
delightful comedies that en-
chant children and adults
alike.
Referring to some of his
works, like a Reservist's Diary
(1989), Real Time (1991), and
Angeles Negros (1992), he
said, "Choreography must be
in touch with life. Dance has
to turn reality into terms of
movement."
This year he has worked
abroad, by invitation, in
Austria and Hungary, and his
worldwide reputation is
blossoming. At festivals held
in Germany in which the
U.S.'s Joffrey Ballet and Jen-
nifer Muller/The Works par-
ticipated, the Kibbutz Con-
temporary Dance Company's
program contained works
almost entirely by Mr. Be'er.
Though the company is pro-
spering, being a kibbutz com-
pany dancer does not ensure
an easy life. Aside from the
grilling discipline, each
dancer has to adjust to the
obligations towards the home
kibbutz and the requirements
of the company. On one occa-
sion a key company member
had to be replaced at a perfor-
mance because he was called
away to deal with an urgent
kibbutz bookkeeping matter.
Today, general manager
Dan Rudolf from Kibbutz
Amir deals with such prob-
lems, and senior dancers like
Zichri Dagan from Kibbutz
Givat Haim and Efrat Livni
from Kibbutz Hatzor help
with stage, rehearsal and per-
formance management.
Company members are also
encouraged to develop their
skills and their choregraphy
has often been staged. The
latest to emerge is Zvi
Frenkel from Kibbutz Beit
Alfa, who showed consider-
able originality in The Silver
Grapefruit, dedicated to a
Hebrew poet Ze'ev Havat-
selet.
Sheer hard work and disci-
pline, creative local and
foreign talent, combined to
make a year to remember for
the Kibbutz Contemporary
Dance Company. ❑

WZPS

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Jersey and privately owned.
Among the West Jersey pro-
prietors was Benjamin Levy
of London. When the two
Jerseys united as a crown
colony Levy, who never
came to America, signed a
petition for the appointment
of a royal governor.

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