Daniel Ezralow

Daniel Ezralow is a dancer and choreographer. In addition to having his own dance company, he has choreographed for the theatre, opera, film, and television.

Career

Ezralow studied dance at the University of California at Berkeley and graduated in 1976. He began as a dancer with the dance companies 5X2 Plus, Lar Lubovitch, Paul Taylor, and Pilobolus. He was one of the original dancer-choreographer’s of MOMIX and is a founding member of ISO Dance.^[1] In The New York Times review in 1986, the reviewer noted that "Daniel Ezralow is an unforgettably gutsy and intelligent virtuoso dancer."^[2]

He has created original works for, among many, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Batsheva Dance Company of Israel, the London Contemporary Dance Theatre, and the Cirque du Soleil show LOVE.^[3] His company, the Daniel Ezralow Dance Company has performed at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, Israel, in the 2008-09 season.^[4] In a review of his work Super Straight is coming down by the Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 1989, the reviewer wrote that it is a "coldly tormented work", and that "Ezralow has put his own manic stamp on the piece--the headlong barrel turns, the galumphing leaps, the desperate floor rolls--and has potently contrasted such excesses with moments of sullen stillness."^[5]

His works for opera include The Flying Duchman, for the Los Angeles and Houston Opera Companies, Maggio Musicale’s Aida with Zubin Mehta as conductor, and the Paris Opera Ballet. He also choreographs for advertising products, including The GAP, Issey Miyake, and Hugo Boss.^[1]

For the theatre, he has choreographed The Green Bird in 2000, Cats in Italy in 2009 for Compagnia della Rancia and is the choreographer for the new musical adaptation of the Spider-Man comics, working again with Julie Taymor.

Work

Theatre

• The Green Bird (2000)
• Cats (2009)
• Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (2010)

Film

• Across the Universe (Julie Taymor, director, 2007)

Television (selected)

• The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006)
• Josh Groban in Concert (2002) (TV) (choreographer) (stage manager)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (choreographer)
• The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (choreographer)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Press Release, biography system1.ipressroom.com, retrieved August 18, 2010
2. ^ Dunning, Jennifer."Dance Conspiracies with Daniel Ezralow"The New York Times, August 30, 1986
3. ^ Alumni news berkeley.edu, retrieved August 18, 2010
4. ^ Listing israel-opera.co.il, retrieved August 18, 2010
5. ^ Curtis, Cathy."Music and Dance Reviews Ezralow Work Premieres"Los Angeles Times, February 13, 1989

External links

• Internet Broadway database listing
• Internet Movie Database listing

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