Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company

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rdf:langString Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC) is an acclaimed dance company founded in 1970 by the Israel Prize laureate Yehudit Arnon, who was its Artistic Director until 1996. In 1980, the choreographer Rami Be'er joined the company and since then has been the Artistic Director and Choreographer. The company's home is located at the International Dance Village, in Kibbutz Ga'aton in the Western Galilee of northern Israel, and has become a center for performing arts and dance education for dancers and dance students from across the world. The Village is an institution for movement dance and contemporary dance for all ages, and includes the company's Zichri Theater, a performing arts center, dance studios, accommodation for students and professional dancers. It regularly hosts tourists from Israel and abroad. The company performs year-round in some of the leading theaters and festivals worldwide from the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia to Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center. The International Dance Village is home to the company's internationally renowned dance programs including the annual Kibbutz Summer Intensive taking place each July and August and open to dancers and dance students of high school and university age. Throughout the year, the company hosts a pre-professional 5-month study abroad program known as the Dance Journey program for dancers and dance students ages 18 years and up. The International Dance Village is the heart and home of the company and consists of a total of nearly 100 Israeli and international dance and dance students.