The artist, dancer and creator Rina Gluck, one of the founders of the Batsheva dance troupe and one of the leaders of the Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem, died yesterday (Thursday), two days before her 90th birthday.
Gluck was born in New York and was a graduate of the first class of the Juilliard School, where she studied with Martha Graham, among others.
When she immigrated to Israel, she was the senior teacher of Graham's modern dance technique.
In 1964, Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild invited Gluck to take part in the establishment of the Batsheva dance troupe, and until 1980, Gluck worked as a dancer and vocalist, choreographer and artistic director.
Gluck then joined the Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem, where she served as head of the dance department.
Between the years 1991-1996 she was the dean of the faculty.
Rina Gluck,
Gluck described her personal journey - and as part of it the first years of the Bat Sheva Dance Company - in her book "The Bat Sheva Dance Company, 1964-1980: A Personal Story", published by Carmel Publishing in 2006. In 2007 she was awarded the Minister of Science, Culture and Sports Award for Lifetime Achievement and in 2013 Glock won the AM Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Gluck in Martha Graham's "Angels' Fun", photo: Mola Eshet, courtesy of the Bat Sheva Dance Company
"The troupe bows its head and gives Gluck a big thank you for the passion and love for dance, and for years of significant work for Bat Sheva in particular and for the entire dance field in general. May her memory be blessed," the Bat Sheva troupe said.
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