My father said
Turn your pain into poetry
So I compose a lament
Like a fly stuck on the wall
Charmed by the bitter taste of rejection
Indulging in a glass of limoncello
I keep pouring myself
This spectacular party
Where everybody can be crushed
Proved to me that being happy is a martial art
– Nadav Zelner


Born in Ramla, Israel, Nadav Zelner (1992) discovered his love of dance and listening to music at an early age. In high school, his passion for choreography began. Having trained at the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, he has since worked tirelessly to form and develop his own unique dance language and technique.
Zelner has created works for dance companies around the world, like the Staatsoper Hannover, Batsheva Dance Company, Introdans, and Gauthier Dance Company. Besides his love for dance, he is passionate about cinema and has created several short dance films, one of which inspired Israel’s Eurovision director in 2019. Zelner helped choreograph a major part of the 2019 event.

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