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Jasmin Vardimon

Jasmin Vardimon is an Israeli-born choreographer and dancer based in the UK, and artistic director of the Jasmin Vardimon Company, which she formed in 1998.

born 1971Founding the Jasmin Vardimon CompanyDance theater with physical theaterAssociate artist at Sadler's Wells

Born: 1 February 1971, Ein HaHoresh
Occupation: choreographer, dancer, artistic director

Jasmin Vardimon was born in 1971 in Ein HaHoresh

Vardimon was born in 1971 and grew up on Kibbutz Ein HaHoresh. Her father, Nadav Vardimon, was artistic director of the Tzavta club in Tel Aviv. She did athletics and gymnastics and began dancing at 14.

After the army she joined the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company for 5 years and began creating works for its dancers. In 1995 her piece won a British Council competition, and she moved to Europe to dance in France, Switzerland and England.

In 1997 she settled in London with her partner, the artist Guy Bar-Amotz, who later became her company's dramaturg. She formed her company in 1998, and it was based in Yorkshire from 1999 to 2005. Since 2006 she has been an associate artist at Sadler's Wells.

Her work mixes physical theater, technology, text and dance. In 2013 she became the first artistic director of the National Youth Dance Company. The company moved to Ashford, Kent in 2012 and opened its building JV H.O.M.E in 2022.