Which international dance troupe based in Tel Aviv, founded in 1964 by the Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild and Martha Graham, created the innovative 'Gaga' movement language under artistic director Ohad Naharin?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Batsheva Dance Company
- Step 1: The Batsheva Dance Company was established in 1964 with Martha Graham as its artistic adviser.
- Step 2: Under the directorship of Ohad Naharin (from 1990), Batsheva became a globally celebrated contemporary dance company, pioneering Gaga, a widely practiced somatic movement vocabulary emphasizing physical sensory exploration.
Answer
The Batsheva Dance Company.
Why not the others: KCDC was founded in 1970 at Kibbutz Ga'aton; Inbal Dance Theatre was founded in 1949 by Sara Levi-Tanai focusing on Yemenite traditions; Vertigo was founded in 1992 in Jerusalem.
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