About
Maya Schwartz
Freelance dancer, choreographer, teacher (release technique, contact improvisation and yoga)
Creator of “Deep into you”- events of art and movement in nature
Ilan lev method therapist
CI Practitioner
Works as a freelance dancer
Dancer in a project by Roni Chadash “Body#1”
Dancer in a project by Gil Kerer “Between us”
Dancer in a project by Lilach Pnina Livne "The revival road"
Dancer in a project by vertigo dance company "Birth of the phoenix"
Dancer in a project by Vertigo power of balance (Hai Cohen) "Niko"
Dancer in a project by Maya Brinner "Red Ladies"
Dancer in a project by Kazuyo Shionori and Dror Liberman (take down projects) "Dance for your life"
Dancer in a project by Shani Bar Dimri "Roaming"
Dancer in a project by Michal Ben Lior "Piniata"
Dancer at Sally Anne Friedland dance company (DDC)
Creations for stage
"DOM"- 15 minute solo piece
"Inward" 30 minutes duet performed by Shachar Dolinski and Maya Schwartz (Supported by Rabinovich Foundation)
"Chase step" solo performed on roller skates
“NoThing” - 30 minutes solo piece
(supported by Tel Aviv municipality, Fresco dance company)
"Growing pains" 15 minutes solo piece ("ResidanceJerusalem" festival
direction: Mate Moray)
Video creations
"Second skin" crated by Maya Schwartz
"The lowest place on earth" crated by Maya Schwartz and Thomas Scjliper
"Moozar" crated by Maya Schwartz and Thomas Scjliper
"KUMI" crated by Maya Schwartz and Thomas Scjliper
"ALL the impossible" created by Maya Schwartz and Yahel Gazit
"Nothing at all" crated by Maya Schwartz
More initiatives
One of the Creators of "ImPort" : a collaboration of jazz musicians and dancers who perform the art of improvisation
Worked as a teacher of kids in the project “Boogie woogie” under the direction of Renana Raz and Ilayah Shalit
Producer of workshops for the teachers Samuel Minguillon, Niv Melamed, Yaniv Mintzer, Ilayah Shalit
Assistant at Adam Harel’s yoga teachers training coursess.
Meditation guide in a project "Dancers for the people" by Einat Betzalel
Education
2023-2024
Student at SVT (School of visual theater), Jerusalem
2022-2023
Studied Ilan Lev Method, certified therapists
2018-2020
Yoga Teachers training course under the direction of
Adam Harel . (500 Ryt, yoga alliance)
2014-2016
Two year program in Hasadna- Daceworkshhop Gaaton.
Under the artistic director of Yaniv Abraham and Einav Levi.
2010-2014
Classical and modern ballet, "Katzir" high school.
Director: Marjolein Gottesman.
Took part in the Excellence Program of Bat Sheva dance company.