Dages Juvelier Keates – Dancer and Choreographer – New York, NY

Dages Juvelier Keates is a movement artist based in Brooklyn. She received her BA in dance from Bard College after attending Interlochen Arts Academy. She has performed for choreographers such as Noemie Lafrance, Jennifer Monson, Susan Osberg, Leslie Satin, and Kristi Spessard. She is currently collaborating with video designer Soraya Odishoo and studying Butoh with Tanya Calamoneri. Her collaborative work has been presented through the JCC, d.u.m.b.o arts festival, Food for Thought at St. Marks, Judson Memorial Church, BRIC, and Brooklyn Arts Exchange. Dages is also a board-certified Health Coach (American Association of Drugless Practitioners) and is the founder and director of Delicious Dialogues. Dages became passionate about Judaism in her early twenties. After spending a year in Israel studying at Neve Yerushalayim and with Sarah Yehudit Schneider, she returned to NYC to continue her learning with Rav DovBer Pinson at the Iyyun Yeshivah. Ever exploring different approaches to text, she went on to spend two years studying at Drisha Institute as an arts fellow.