ABOUT

 

 

 

 

Rotem Weissman is a choreographer and dancer based in Berlin, Germany. Weissman is deeply invested in examining the relationship between the body and its narrations, as a personal endeavor and as a collaborative exploration through interaction, reaction, mysticism, femininity, interpretations and shared imagination. 
Rotem has developed a distinct language of choreographic exploration characterized by precise coordination, joint isolation, and a nuanced balance between tension and relaxation. She views the body as an instrument that, when manipulated with precision, can extend beyond its natural physical limitations, opening new avenues for expressive potential. Moreover, her work exploration is focused on transmitting an experience, working with a state of non-performing, deconstruction of the conceptual content and the characteristics of the performance space. That is to say, Weissman working methods aims to present bodies at work and being, physically and mentally, rather than preforming them.

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She graduated from the Dance Department at The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in 2015 and from the Maslool Professional Dance Program in 2017. Rotem holds a diploma in choreography from the International Choreographic Exchange postgraduate program at SEAD Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (2018) and participated in the Artist in Residence program at SEAD (2019). She has also attended residencies at Studio Alta (CZ), Sadnaot Habama (IL), Tanz Station (DE), and Cie La Baraka (FR).

Rotem's "Alpha & Omega" research received NEUSTART KULTUR #TakeHeart residency funding from Fonds Darstellende Künste and flausen+ bundesnetzwerk residency at Schloss Bröllin.
 

Rotem’s work includes, amongst others, 

"BAUHAUS" (Premiere 2018), which won a prize at the Machol Shalem Dance House - Jerusalem International Choreography Competition (2019, IL), and was performed at PerformanceTag Festival (2019, AU) and Fringe Festival – Stoff (2021, SE).

"AGADA" (Premiere 2022), performed at Acker Stadt Palast (2022, DE), Dock 11 (2022, DE), and Habait Theatre (2022, IL).

"Yellow Poetry" (Premiere 2019), performed at Jerusalem International Dance Week (2019, IL), Studio Bank (2020, IL), and AltoFest (2021, IT).

"Prisma", a piece for young audiences supported by Explore Dance, premiered in Munich in March 2023. Further Performances: K3 Hamburg, Fabrik Potsdam, explore dance festival (Potsdam, DE), Think Big festival (Munich, DE), Purple Festival (Berlin, DE), Krokusfestival (Hasselt, Belgium), Young Dance Internationales Tanzfestival (Zug, Switzerland) and more.

Preserve - Call for attention  - new work in Collaboration with the movement artist Susanna Yilkoski, the Composer Roi Becker and the dramaturge Maya Weinberg, supported by Residenzförderung 2025 des Fonds Darstellende Künste in Kooperation mit flausen+ / 2025 Residency funding programme from the Performing Arts Fund (Fonds Darstellende Künste) in cooperation with flausen+