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ORI LICHTIK
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ALON COHEN
worked with local choreographers such as Yasmeen Godder and Inbal Pinto, teaching and instructing lighting students, and repeatedly as Bambi's head programmer and assistant.
REBECCA HYTTING
Costume designer: Born in Huskvarna, Sweden in 1982, Rebecca graduated from Balettakademien, Stockholm. After finishing her studies she worked with Kamuyot/Rikste- atern, Carte Blanche Dance Company, Norway, Batsheva Ensemble, Batsheva Dance Company and GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. During her time with Batsheva and Ohad Naharin she studied Gaga and is now a certified teacher.
LÉO LÉRUS
Rehearsal Manager: Born in Guadeloupe, 1980, he studied contemporary dance at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, and then worked with a variety of companies such as Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Carte Blanche Company (Norway), Random Dance Company/Wayne McGregor (England), Batsheva Dance Company (Israel), Winterguests/Alan Øyen (Norway). Léo is also an independent creator.
DARREN DEVANEY
Dancer: Born in Edmonton, Canada where he attended Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts. Continuing his studies at The Boston Conservatory, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance performance and performed works by Jose Limon, Anthony Tudor, and Anna Sokolow.
Upon the completion of his education, he moved to San Francisco where he freelanced with Zhukov Dance Theatre and Robert Moses' Kin. After four seasons, he recently left Ballet BC where he had the opportunity to perform works by Medhi Walerski, Johan Inger, Jorma Elo, Gustavo Ramirez, Cayetano Soto, Emily Molnar, and William Forsythe.
KEREN LURIE PARDES
Dancer: Born in the USA in 1991, Keren attended the Arts High School in Jerusalem. She is a graduate of the "Maslool" - Professional Dance Program of Tel-Aviv, directed by Naomi Perlov and Offir Dagan. Between 2010 and 2013 she was a member of the Batsheva Ensemble under the direction of Ohad Naharin. She worked as a guest artist at GöteborgsOperans Danskompani (2016) and Carte Blanche (2014). In Israel she collaborated with choreographers such as Talia Beck, Ella Rothschild, Bosmat Nossan and Noa Zuk. Since 2013 she is a certified Gaga Language instructor.
ALICE GODFREY
Dancer: Born in Windhoek Namibia, grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. She began performing with the Cape Dance Company at age 14, under the directorship of Debbie Turner. Upon finishing high school she left for Toronto to spend two years training at the Canadian National Ballet School. Following immediately she began working with The Netherlands Dance Theatre under the directorship of Paul Lightfoot. It was also in the house of The Netherlands Dance Theatre that she met Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar for the first time. Alice spent three years dancing for NDT2 and two years with NDT1. Alice joined L-E-V in July 2019.
GUIDO DUTILH
Dancer: Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1995. Guido trained at the National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam between 2010 and 2014. After he worked with NDT2 from August 2014-2018 and with NDT 1 from August 2018 until December 2019. In 2018 he received the Dutch Swan Award for his performance in Wir Sagen Uns Dunkles by Marco Goecke. Guido joined L-E-V in February 2020.
JUAN GIL
Dancer: Born in Valencia, Spain and trained at London Studio Centre.
He danced with Sarasota Ballet from 2011-2016. Whilst there he performed in works by Ashton, Balanchine, Nijinsky, Wheeldon, Christopher Bruce, Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor and Dominic Walsh.
He then danced with Rambert from 2016-2022 where he performed works by choreographers including Christopher Bruce, Wayne McGregor, Hofesh Shechter, Wim Vandeykeybus, Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar, Imre & Marne van Opstal, Marion Motin, Andonis Foniadakis, Didy Veldman, Itzik Galili and Ben Duke. Juan joined L-E-V in September 2022.
NITZAN RESSLER
Dancer: Born in Jerusalem in 1992. During her younger years she danced with Hora Jerusalem and studied at the Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance High School. Nitzan is the recipient of the 2008-2010 America-Israel Cultural Foundation education scholarship and the Yair Shapira award (2017). She danced at the Batsheva Ensemble in 2010 and Batsheva Dance Company in 2012-2022. Nitzan joined L-E-V in November 2022.
JOHNNY MCMILLAN
Dancer: Born in Canada, Johnny is a dancer and choreographer based in Berlin. Graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy, he began dancing with Hubbard Street 2 and later Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. During that time, he co-founded an interdisciplinary performance arts collective, The Rainbow Body Project, that focused on transformative experience through personal excavation. Leaving Chicago, McMillan joined The Royal Swedish Ballet as part of the contemporary division and made a similar move to Staatsballett Berlin. Independently, he worked with Gleich Dances, Sasha Waltz and Guests, and Jefta van Dinther.
As a choreographer, McMillan has created work for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street 2, Visceral Dance Chicago, The Juilliard School, The Royal Swedish Ballet, Stockholm 59 North, Staatsballett Berlin and has produced his own independent work. Other collaborations include work with Niki and the Dove for the concert “Tigern och Svanen,” movement direction for Calvin Klein “Oasis”, and consultation for Daniil Simkin in the show “Sungazing” featuring music from the sonic entity LABOUR. Johnny joined L-E-V in April 2023.
HELOISE JOCQUEVIEL
Dancer: Born in France in 1996. Trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School, she joined the corps de ballet in 2014. As a dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet, she worked with Sharon Eyal, Alan Lucien Oyen, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ohad Naharin, Hofesh Shechter and Bobbi Jene Smith. In 2023, she left the Paris Opera to go freelance. She then worked with the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch and is now creating her own works. Héloïse joined L-E-V in August 2024.
GREGORY LAU
Dancer: Born in Honolulu, Hawaii where he attended Mid-Pacific School of the Arts under the direction of Paul Maley. He later moved to New York City to study at LaGuardia High School and continuing his studies at The Juilliard School, directed by Lawrence Rhodes. After his first year at The Juilliard School he went on to dance for NDT2 from 2013-2016 and later joined NDT1 from 2016-2019. In 2019 he went on to join Crystal Pite’s company Kidd Pivot. Gregory was featured in Doja Cat’s 2021 MTV VMAS performance. As a freelance artist he has performed with AMOC* (American Modern Opera Company) in Bobbi Jean Smith’s Broken Theater. Gregory joined L-E-V in August 2024.
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