Gitty Porgesz – Choreographer, Dancer – Jerusalem, Israel

Gitty Porgesz is a choreographer/Dancer and Founder of Carmia Dance Group.

Trained in classical and modern dance, contact-improvisation, choreography and Iyengar Yoga by some of the best teachers in the country. Gitty holds a diploma from Wingate Collage and has been teaching dance and movement for the past 13 years. Gitty has performed and participated as a creative dancer-choreographer for as many years. In 2011, as the director and choreographer for Carmia Dance Group, Gitty created her premier work “BishvilMe”,  a powerful work which emphasizes, validates and empowers women from all sectors of Israeli society.

Since then Gitty has created a whole repertoire of work and performed with CDG in many festivals over the country.

“Pi” (2014), “The skirt” (2015), “On/off” (2016), “U-turn” (2017)

Carmia Dance Group

Carmia  Dance Group is a uniquely Jewish contemporary dance group offering opportunities for creative female dancers to perform for women only audiences on a professionally artistic stage. Carmia Dance Group was founded in Jerusalem in January, 2011, under the guidance of dancer- choreographer, Gitty Porgesz. Its uniqueness lies in its goal and hope, to create national caliber contemporary Jewish performing art. Carmia Dance Group’s creative processes promote and strengthen the connection between members of diverse audiences in Israel and abroad, without compromising the beliefs and lifestyles of Jewish women. Each and every women in the group embodies an element of the ‘living being’ that is Israeli society, creating  surprising and heart-stirring connections.

Contact info
gitty.carmia@gmail.com
9725280-6045++