Or Schraiber and Bobbi Jene Smith
Screen Dance: Waiting Places / Live Music by Yonatan Daskal

Or Schraiber and Bobbi Jene Smith are choreographers, directors, and performers. Former members of the Batsheva Dance Company, they have created original works for the Paris Opera Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet, Ballet BC, the Gothenburg Dance Company, the Batsheva Ensemble, and the L.A. Dance Project, among others. Their film credits include ‘The Bride,’ ‘Annihilation,’ and ‘The Way of the Wind’. Both are founding members of the American Modern Opera Company and co-founders of The Broken Theater,
a collective dedicated to creating original dance-theater works. They have also choreographed plays, including the acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.

Yonatan Daskal is a synth artist, pianist, composer, and music producer.
One of the most prominent and active musicians on the Israeli scene, Daskal has performed and recorded extensively in Israel and internationally. Over the years, he has composed, produced, and performed with some of Israel’s leading artists, including Noga Erez, Berry Sakharof, Assaf Amdursky, Yoni Rechter, Jasmin Moallem, Dudu Tassa, and the Batsheva Dance Company.

Daskal has released solo albums and presented his work on stages around the world. He has also composed original music and performed live for numerous dance productions, both locally and abroad. Notable works include Fugue in Crimson by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber for the Batsheva Ensemble; Waiting Places, also by Smith and Schraiber, for the Royal Danish Ballet; and Perfect 2 by Danai Porat—a multidisciplinary piece that combines dance, video art, and live music.