HACHAVEROT.

The Collective

Biography

HACHAVEROT is an independent artistic collective born from friendship and a shared desire to create, explore and collaborate through movement.

Portrait of Itai Meir
01 — Dancer & creator

Itai Meir

Professional dancer and independent creator. He graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance High School and the Ga'aton Dance Training Workshop. Since 2018, he has worked with various choreographers and companies, including Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC), Inbal Dance Theatre, Emanuel Gat, Michael Gettman, Bosmat Nassan, Renana Raz, Yossi Berg, Naomi Katz, Lotem Regev and Lea Gerack. He is a member of HACHAVEROT Collective.

Portrait of Hilla Regev
02 — Dancer

Hilla Regev

Professional dancer currently working with Theater Trier, Germany. She trained at the Ga'aton Dance Training Workshop and Reut High School of the Arts. Since 2019, she has worked with MiR Dance Company, Avshalom Pollak Dance Theatre, Vertigo Dance Company, Fresco Dance Company and Lotem Regev. She has performed works by Giuseppe Spota, Noa Wertheim, Sita Ostheimer, Guy & Roni, Andrea Costanzo Martini, Fernando Melo, Roberto Scafati, Eyal Dadon, Emma Evelien and Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak, among others. She has also assisted choreographer Lotem Regev.

Portrait of Maya Kahanov
03 — Dancer, teacher & rehearsal director

Maya Kahanov

Professional dancer, teacher and rehearsal director. She graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance High School. Since 2018, she has worked with choreographers and companies including Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC), JV2 (Jasmin Vardimon's junior company), Ido Gidron, Itamar Galina, Naomi Katz, Sigal Armoza, Noa Turner, Annabelle Dvir, Yankalle Filtser, Anat Oz and Noa Shadur.

Alongside her performance career, she works as a rehearsal director and assistant in various creative processes, including Flare by choreographer Anat Oz for Tanz Kassel. She also works as an assistant and artistic partner to Yankalle Filtser. She teaches the repertoire of Jasmin Vardimon, KCDC, Anat Oz and Noa Shadur in dance departments. She is a member of HACHAVEROT Collective.

Portrait of Keshet Ben Naim
04 — Dancer, teacher & Pilates instructor

Keshet Ben Naim

Professional dancer, teacher and Pilates instructor. She graduated from the dance department of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance High School, the Ga'aton Dance Training Workshop and the Vertigo Dance Company Training Program. Since 2018, she has worked with choreographers and companies including Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC), Fresco Dance Company, Itai Meir and the Israeli Opera. She is a member of HACHAVEROT Collective.

Portrait of Nitzan Nissimov
05 — Dancer & teacher

Nitzan Nissimov

Professional dancer and teacher holding a Bachelor's degree (B.Ed.) and a teaching certificate. She graduated from the dance department of HaYovel High School, the Ga'aton Dance Training Workshop and the School of Dance at Kibbutzim College. Since 2019, she has worked with choreographers and companies including Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC), Maya Popova, Orit Baruch, Iris Erez, the Israeli Opera and Inbal Oshman. She teaches contemporary dance and KCDC repertoire in dance departments. She is a member of HACHAVEROT Collective.

Portrait of Roni Faigler
06 — Dancer

Roni Faigler

Professional dancer. She graduated from the Ruppin High School Dance Department and the Ga'aton Dance Training Workshop. Since 2018, she has worked with choreographers and companies including Fresco Dance Company, Inbal Dance Theatre, Emanuel Gat, Bosmat Nassan, Yossi Berg & Oded Graf, Dafi Altabeb, Michael Gettman, Mor Shani, Renana Raz, Eyal Dadon, Adi Salant, Daniel Ben Ami and Lior Lazarof. She is a member of HACHAVEROT Collective.