Located in a restored Ottoman-era building in Be’er Sheva’s Old City, the House of Dance (HOD) Company is a professional contemporary dance troupe based in southern Israel. Founded in 2016 by the House of Dance Association, the company creates original works, leads community projects, and uses movement as a tool for artistic expression, healing, and social change.
The House of Dance Company is the resident troupe of the House of Dance in Be’er Sheva. The company includes eight professional dancers, a rehearsal director, and a company manager working closely with the House of Dance Association team.
Together they develop full-length performances, short pieces for festivals and events, and collaborative projects that connect Be’er Sheva’s local community with contemporary dance in Israel and abroad.
The company’s work is grounded in contemporary dance, contact, and improvisation, with a strong focus on body language and storytelling. Pieces often explore themes such as identity, trauma, resilience, and belonging—translating complex emotional experiences into clear, accessible movement.
House of Dance Company aims to:
Develop an original, recognizable movement language rooted in the south of Israel
Connect professional stage work with community and educational projects
Create performances that are visually strong, emotionally honest, and accessible to diverse audiences
The repertoire is presented in theatres, festivals, and site-specific events in Israel and internationally, positioning the House of Dance Company as a leading contemporary dance company from Be’er Sheva.
Beyond the stage, the House of Dance Company is deeply involved in community and therapeutic work. In Be’er Sheva and surrounding areas, the company leads workshops and projects that use dance as a tool for emotional processing and recovery, especially for participants living with trauma and PTSD.
These programs:
Offer a safe, contained space for physical and emotional expression
Use movement and breath work to support regulation and resilience
Are developed in collaboration with therapists, social workers, and community organizations
Through this work, the House of Dance Company connects artistic practice with social responsibility, positioning dance as a practical tool for healing and empowerment—not just performance.
The company operates from the House of Dance, located in a historic Ottoman building in the Old City of Be’er Sheva. The space functions as:
A professional rehearsal studio for the House of Dance Company
A performance venue for intimate shows and open rehearsals
A home for workshops, community classes, and artistic residencies
The combination of ancient stone architecture and contemporary dance creates a strong visual and symbolic presence: a dialogue between history and innovation, local roots and international artistic language.
House of Dance Company develops and presents:
Full-length stage productions
Short pieces for festivals and cultural events
Collaborative works with musicians, visual artists, and theatre makers
Community-based projects and site-specific performances in Be’er Sheva and beyond
The company is active across Israel, with a growing presence in international festivals and cooperation projects, representing Be’er Sheva’s independent dance scene on both national and global stages.
The House of Dance Company is more than a local troupe. It is a contemporary dance company rooted in Be’er Sheva that combines professional performance, community engagement, and trauma-informed movement work.
By creating original productions, running workshops for people living with PTSD, and maintaining an active presence in the city’s cultural life, the company strengthens Be’er Sheva’s position on the dance map of Israel and opens a space where art, healing, and community meet.
Shahar Binyamini is an internationally acclaimed choreographer, dancer, and director whose work merges the worlds of dance, science, and design.
His artistic voice transcends traditional boundaries, offering a multidimensional experience that engages both body and mind. His tenure with the Batsheva Dance Company (2006–2013) showcased his interpretative prowess with choreographers Ohad Naharin and Sharon Eyal. Venturing onto the global choreographic scene in 2016, Shahar presented FLAT for Frontier DanceLand in Singapore, marking the onset of an international chapter in his creative journey.
His impact extends globally, leaving an indelible mark on prestigious dance companies like the Paris Opera Ballet, Gothenburg Dance Company, Ballet BC, Opera Ballet Flanders, Bordeaux National Ballet, Gauthier Dance Company, Norrdans, Ballet du Rhin, and São Paulo Dance Company. His creations have graced iconic stages worldwide, including Lincoln Center in New York, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, and Teatro Colón in Argentina.
In 2022, his choreographic work was commissioned to open Shanghai Fashion Week, marking a significant milestone in the integration of contemporary dance within leading international cultural events.
Shahar’s artistic reach transcends traditional dance platforms, exemplified in his collaboration with acclaimed artist SZA. Serving as the choreographer for the video of her chart-topping song “SNOOZE”, he showcases his versatility and ability to bridge genres.
In 2013, Shahar, alongside Prof. Atan Gross from the Weizmann Institute for Science, founded TNUDA — a pioneering research group at the confluence of dance, science, and choreography. Headquartered at the Weizmann Institute, TNUDA explores the profound connections between scientific principles and movement. TNUDA’s success led to the development of a research course for Weizmann Institute students from 2014 to 2016, under the joint leadership of Shahar Binyamini, Shani Garfinkel, and Prof. Atan Gross.
Venturing into academia, Shahar made a lasting impact as a guest professor at UCLA, leaving his mark with LUNG, a creation for the opera and dance department.
Acknowledging his outstanding contributions, Shahar Binyamini received the Israeli Minister of Culture Award for Promising Choreographer in 2021. This prestigious recognition solidifies his status as a visionary artist, showcasing an impressive range and a multidimensional impact on the realms of dance and research.
NEW EARTH
“NEW EARTH” invites us to experience dance and music as a primal force that drives life, creating new worlds and connections. At the heart of the work lies the intense experience of transformation – a process of pleasure and surrender in which destruction and creation occur simultaneously.
The piece develops as a continuous stream of consciousness, where dancers expose their full vulnerability and strength, becoming instruments of ever-changing expression. They draw the audience into their intimate, sensual, mesmerizing world, revealing the wondrous process of growth and renewal.
The music of “NEW EARTH” is an emotional journey across times and worlds: the warm, rooted sounds of the Middle East blend with electronic synthesis and futuristic rhythms, creating a new, intense, and pleasurable soundscape.
“NEW EARTH” is a total experience, inviting us to feel the power of transformation as an act of life, allowing us to reconnect with ourselves and the world.
BOLERO X
In May 2026, at the Israeli Opera, 40 dancers and a live orchestra will revisit three works that reshaped modern dance: The Rite of Spring, Afternoon of a Faun, and Boléro. Conducted by Roy Ofenheim with new compositions by Ariel Blumental, the evening moves between ancient ritual, contemporary movement, and an electrifying orchestral sound.
Part One — The Rite of Spring
A landmark of 20th-century dance, The Rite of Spring shattered conventions with its raw subject matter and radical movement language. Shahar Binyamini’s new creation draws on ritual, physical intensity, and polyrhythmic movement to build a hypnotic, explosive stage experience. Blumental’s original score for the Mahapacha Orchestra blends acoustic instruments with guitars, unique percussion, and synthesizers.
Performed by the House of Dance Company and the Mahapacha Orchestra.
Part Two — Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun marked a shift from Romantic narrative to a musical world built on color, breath, and atmosphere. The piece later inspired Nijinsky’s revolutionary choreography for the Ballets Russes.
Binyamini and Blumental create a new choreographic and musical response, performed live by the Mahapacha Orchestra. The result is a fluid, dreamlike movement landscape that hovers between memory, sensation, and imagination.
phone – +972 54-8769988
Email – agency.hod@gmail.com
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