SHARON EYAL

Co-Founder, Co-Artistic director and choreographer of L-E-V

Sharon Eyal was born in Jerusalem and based in France. She danced with the Batsheva Dance Company between 1990- 2008. Eyal served as Associate Artistic Director for Batsheva from 2003–04, and as a House Choreographer for the company from 2005–12. During her time with the company, she created 16 new creations.

In 2005 Eyal started to collaborate with Gai Behar on her creations and the L-E-V company and different projects.

During 2009 Eyal began creating pieces for other dance companies around the world. In 2013 Eyal launched L-E-V with her long-time collaborator Gai Behar. Since August 2022, L-E-V is a registered non-profit French Association, basing its activity in France.

L-E-V’s repertoire consists of 7 creations.
Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart, premiered at RuhrTriennale in Bochum, Germany in September 2019. For the third time L-E-V's creation is co-produced with two of the leading dance venues around the globe: Sadler’s Wells - London and Julidans - Amsterdam. For this creation, also joined for the co-producers: Ruhrtriennale, Christian Dior Couture, Montpellier Danse, Torinodanza Festival, Carolina Performing Arts, Bold Tendencies, Young.

Love Chapter 2, premiered at the Montpellier Dance Festival in July 2017. For the second time L-E-V's creation is co-produced with two of the leading dance venues around the globe: Sadler’s Wells- London and Julidans- Amsterdam and for Love Chapter 2, also joined for the co-production: Montpellier Danse Festival, MIGROS Culture Percentage - Dance Festival STEPS, the RomaEuropa Festival and Theater Freiburg.
Winner of the FEDORA - Van Cleef & Arpels Prize for Ballet.

Over the past 9 years since L-E-V was founded, the company had more than 200 performances some in the most exclusive venues and festivals around the world such as: The Joyce Theatre – NYC; Jacob's Pillow; Sadler's Wells - London, UK ; The Montpellier Danse Festival – France; Julidans – Amsterdam.

Alongside their work with L-E-V, Eyal and Behar had also been commissioned to create for external companies such as Bedroom Folk, Salt Womb, Feelings and Sara for the Nederland Dance Theatre; Strong for StaatsBallett, Berlin, Germany, Faunes for The Paris Opera, France Half Life for the Royal Swedish Ballet; Untitled Black and Autodance for GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Sweden; Killer Pig and Corps de Walk for Carte Blanche Dance of Norway; Too Beaucoup for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; Plafona for Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg Germany; Promise, Soul Chain for Staatstheater Mainz, Germany and more.

Eyal collaborated with major names out of the traditional dance world such as Christian Dior Couture and Maria Grazia Chiuri for various fashion shows and projects, The National and Mike Milles album/movie - participating in 2 music videos for the songs ‘Hairpin Turns’ and ‘Hey Rosey’ from the album ‘I Am Easy To Find’ as well as a live performance for their international tour’s opening concert at the L’Olympia in Paris and the music label - young.

Eyal received several awards:
  • In 2023, Sharon Eyal was awarded a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic.
  • The French Professional Association of Dance & Theater Critiques at the Chaillot National Theater in Paris (2017)
  • The prestigious Fedora Prize (2017)
  • The 12th Belgrade Dance Festival’s Jovan Ćirilov Award (2017)
  • The Landau Prize for the Performing Arts in the dance category (2009)
  • Eyal was named - Chosen Artist, by the Israeli Cultural Excellence Foundation (2008)
  • The Ministry of Culture Award for Young Dance Creators (2004)

WORKS BY SHARON EYAL

“This is not just another well choreographed piece, but rather a milestone, a significant and wondrous creation by a skilled and mature artist who is not afraid of complexity.”

Merav Yodilovich

YNET/YEDIOT AHRONOT, May 2010 — BILL

Batsheva Dance Company

2001 You Got to Live, Pan
2002 Ink
2002 Static
2003 Love
2003 After Love
2004 Quiet Village
2005 Part II
2006 Bertolina
2008 Makarova Kabisa
2010 Bill
2011 House

Batsheva Ensemble

2010 Petrushka
commissioned by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Zubin Mehta
2012 Lost Cause
2019 The Look
2021 Y

Carte Blanche

2009 Killer Pig
2011 Corps de Walk

Hubbard Street Dance Company

2012 Too Beaucoup

Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg

2012 Plafona

GoteborgsOperans Danskompani

2012 Untitled Black residency and collaboration with L-E-V
2018 Autodance
2021 Saaba

Microsoft “Think Next”

2012 Special Edition Series with Eyal Gever- 3D digital artist

Jerusalem Season of culture 2012

2012 In Black with 720 degrees
Sharon Eyal special guest with Ron Arad

NDT II

2013 Sara
2016Feelings

Reading 3

2013 L-E-V Night Show

NDT

2015 Bedroom Folk
2016 Salt Womb
2023 Jakie

Tanz Mainz

2017 Soul Chain
2021 Promise

Royal Swedish Ballet

2017 Half Life

StaatOper Berlin

2019 STRONG
2023 2 Chapters Love

Paris Opera

2021 Faunes

Gauthier Dance

2024 ALONE

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