Gaga

Ohad Naharin is situated at the forefront of the international dance scene. After performing with Batsheva Dance Company and the troupes of Martha Graham and Maurice Béjart, Naharin embarked on his choreographic career in 1980. His works have been staged on companies around the globe, and in 2018, Naharin assumed the role of Batsheva’s House Choreographer.  As artistic director of Batsheva from 1990-2018, he guided the company with an adventurous artistic vision and reinvigorated its repertory with his captivating choreography. Naharin’s work was chronicled in Tomer Heymann’s documentary, Mr. Gaga (2015).

Parallel to his work as a choreographer and artistic director, Naharin has developed Gaga, an innovative and constantly evolving movement language that is available to both dancers and non-dancers. Gaga originated from Naharin’s need to communicate with dancers and his curiosity in the ongoing research of movement. Gaga has revolutionized Batsheva’s training, enriched dancers’ interpretation of Naharin’s repertory, and emerged as a growing force in the larger field of movement practices worldwide.

Saar Harari has been teaching Gaga since 2010. Saar has been the manager of Gaga in North America since 2012 and was appointed artistic director of Gaga in 2018. Born on a farm in Israel, Saar danced, played basketball, and rode horses and motorcycles throughout his childhood. He started to practice Gaga with choreographer Ohad Naharin in 1998 and began creating his own dance works at the age of 24. He relocated to New York City in 2003 and co-founded LeeSaar The Company, which presented his choreography internationally. During his 14 years in New York, Saar was honored to receive many awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts grant, and National Dance Project grant. Saar returned to Tel Aviv in 2017, and as Gaga's artistic director, he currently teaches around the globe in classes, workshops, and retreats for dancers and non-dancers alike.