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PROFESSIONAL RECORD · EDITORIAL CV
Curriculum Vitae
A structured professional record of artistic practice, education, performance, choreography, leadership and institutional development.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Movement as artistic research, education and institutional practice.
Merav Cohen is an Israeli choreographer, performer, artistic director and dance educator. Her work explores the body as an emotionally and symbolically charged space, drawing on improvisation, Butoh, body–mind practice inspired by Jerzy Grotowski and live performance.
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
Key professional anchors.
Member of the national professional association.
Founder, choreographer and artistic director.
Founder of the dance centre in Hof HaCarmel.
CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD
Education, performance, creation and leadership.
The record below follows the currently verified professional chronology. Items marked for review remain intentionally excluded until source confirmation.
Education
WIZO Haifa Art School
Dance major.
Performance
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
Performed in works by Rami Be’er.
Professional training
Professional Workshop for Dancers
Graduate of the Haifa Association for Dance professional programme.
Performance
Independent performance career
Performed in works including A Year in a Fish Life and The Kennel.
Research & training
Butoh studies
Studied with Maya Dunsky.
Movement practice
Shadow Yoga
Training with Dudi Malka; later certified as an instructor.
Choreography
Early independent works
Created and presented works in Akko and Tel Aviv, including Dreams in Aspamia, When the Beast Returned and The Chariot.
Choreography
Bugs
Presented at Curtain Up Festival at Suzanne Dellal Centre.
Artistic development
Portrait of the Artist
Founder and director of an annual learning path for artists approaching their first creation at the Akko Theatre Center.
Award
Minister of Culture and Sport Prize
Awarded the prize for creators with up to ten years of activity.
Professional affiliation
Israeli Choreographers Association
Became a member.
Creation
Flying Wild
Created in collaboration with Tal Reinan and produced by Haifa Theatre.
Direction & pedagogy
Professional dancer training programme
Directed the dancers’ training workshop founded by the Association for the Promotion of Dance in Haifa.
Artistic direction
SHINUA Dance Company
Founded the company and became its choreographer and artistic director.
Institution building
SHINUA Dance Center
Founded the dance centre in Hof HaCarmel.
Education, selected works and research fields
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Selected education.
- B.Ed. in Dance and Teaching CertificateKibbutzim College of Education · date to verify
- Hebrew and Comparative LiteratureUniversity of Haifa · status to verify
- Professional Workshop for DancersHaifa Association for Dance · 2002–2004
- Dance MajorWIZO Haifa Art School · 1999–2001
SELECTED WORKS
Choreographic record.
- Flying Wild2018
- The Beast-Bugs2015
- When the Beast Returns2015
- Bugs2014
- The Chariot2013
- Tanugi Googy2012–2013
- When the Beast Returned2011–2012
- Dreams in Aspamia2010–2011
RESEARCH FIELDS
Ongoing practice.
- Movement improvisation
- Butoh
- Body–mind work
- Live performance
- The body as a living archive
- Identity and transformation
- Action and representation
DOCUMENT CONTROL
Verified core, transparently maintained.
This CV is assembled from the verified master profile and the documented 2018 professional record. The following fields remain open for source confirmation before final external certification.
- Exact dates of the B.Ed. and teaching certificate
- Current status of University of Haifa studies
- Official English names of works, festivals and institutions
- Complete international and professional activity from 2019 to 2026