Sharon Eyal

Sharon Eyal is an Israeli dancer and choreographer who co-founded the dance company L-E-V with Gai Behar.

born 1971Co-founding the L-E-V dance companyChoreography for Batsheva Dance CompanyThe work Bertolina

Born: 25 July 1971, Jerusalem
Occupation: dancer, choreographer, performance artist
Education: Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

Sharon Eyal was born in 1971 in Jerusalem

Sharon Eyal was born in Jerusalem. She studied at the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem and at the Bat-Dor studio in Tel Aviv, and danced with the Hora Jerusalem troupe.

In 1988 she joined the Batsheva Dance Company, where she performed works by Ohad Naharin and by choreographers from abroad. She began creating choreography for Batsheva in 2000. She served as associate artistic director from 2003 to 2004 and later as house choreographer.

In 2006 she created Bertolina with Gai Behar and musician Ori Lichtik, and the three have worked together since. She also made works for companies in Norway, the United States and Germany.

In 2012 she left Batsheva and founded L-E-V with Behar. The company mixes dance with electronic music and fashion, and performed at a Christian Dior fashion show in Paris in 2018. Since 2022 it has been known as Sharon Eyal Dance.

Eyal lived in Tel Aviv with Behar, her partner, and their 2 children. In 2022 the family moved to France, where the company receives public support in the Île-de-France region.