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Author Archives: blschaef
My New Article in the New York Times
ISRAELI TROUPE HAS HEARTS WIDE OPEN After more than two decades as one of Israel’s most recognizable and celebrated dancers …
Deathly dance of the virgin: “The Rite of Spring” turns 100 today
The scene at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris on May 29, 1913, resembled more a brawl of Beitar Jerusalem …
Livingston Awards Finalist for International Reporting
I’m proud to announce that my article “The New Normal” in Moment Magazine has been nominated for the Livingston Awards …
Batsheva Unchained: The dance company digs itself into “The Hole”
[This article originally appeared in Haaretz, the Israeli newspaper, as part of my weekly culture column The Fop.] Ohad Naharin, …
Israel’s Gay Baby Boom, As Seen on TV: My article in the New York Times
With a surge in rights in the last few decades, Israel’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has turned …
Introducing the Culture Fop
Culture Fop is my new weekly column for Haaretz daily newspaper, one of Israel’s most respected & provocative publications. Culture Fop explores …
The “Ratatouille” model of dance criticism
A few weeks ago, in Room for Debate, a section of the Opinion pages of the New York Times, eight …
On “Newsies” and turning 30
“Do you know who you look like?” I’m asked this regularly – at parties, at bars, on the street. By …
Hip-Hop in the Middle East: My article in the Philadelphia Inquirer
The U.S. State Department recently sent Rennie Harris Puremovement, a Philadelphia-based hip-hop dance company, abroad on a five-week cultural diplomacy …
