ABSTRACT
The article presents a historical overview of representations of Jews/Israelis and Arabs/Palestinians in Israeli Dance. As a point of departure, it begins with the foundational question of what is a political dance, or when can dance be perceived as political followed by presenting moments in history, where the relationship between the two populations have been reflected in Israeli choreographies. Looking at dance from the early pre-state years until today, the chapter shows a transformative process of artistic practices, from reproductions of national and Zionist hegemonies to practices of resistance and political critique, offering some new thoughts on how new Israeli dance seeks to challenge social operations of power by producing an embodied and physical political discourse.
