Suzanne Dellal Center

The Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre (Hebrew: מרכז סוזן דלל למחול ולתיאטרון‎‎) is a center for dance in Israel, located in Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv.

The Home for Dance in Israel. The Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre is Israel’s premier presenter of Israeli and international contemporary dance companies. Established in 1989, the mission of the Suzanne Dellal Centre is to cultivate, support and promote the art of contemporary dance in Israel. The Centre pursues this mission by offering diverse performances, events, festivals, and workshops from the worlds of contemporary dance, theater and performing arts.

The Suzanne Dellal Centre has two primary goals: to create world-class dance productions and engaging educational activities; and to facilitate high-quality presentation of Israeli and international choreographers. The Centre has launched dozens of innovative programs to nurture and support new work and emerging artists, providing platforms to expose young artists and bring dance to new audiences.

The Suzanne Dellal Centre’s sprawling multi-level campus consists of four performance halls, rehearsal studios, restaurant and cafe, and wide plazas that host outdoor performances and events. The Centre is home to the Batsheva Dance Company, Inbal Dance Theatre and Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak Dance Company.

In 2010 the Suzanne Dellal Centre was awarded the Israel Prize, the country’s most prestigious prize and highest honor. In the years since the its founding, the Centre is responsible for putting Israeli dance on the map. It has been the launching point for many Israeli choreographers and festivals. Today, as the dance ecosystem of Israel continues to grow and flourish, Suzanne Dellal Centre remains a center point of the scene, presenting and producing hundreds of performances each year, hosting festivals and programs which offer opportunities for dance artists in all stages of development.

The Centre was established in 1989 by the Dellal Family of London, England, in honor of their daughter Suzanne, as well as the Municipality of Tel Aviv Yafo, the Tel Aviv Foundation, and the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Education. Yair Vardi was selected to lead the Centre's vision and remains the Director to this day. The Centre is located in the center of historic Neve Tzedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv, located south of the Yemenite Quarter, just minutes from the Mediterranean Sea. Three late 19th century school buildings, designated for preservation, were reconstructed and restored to create the performing arts center which was intended to give a home to contemporary dance in Israel and rejuvenate the neighborhood. The original compound held the Yechiely Girls School and the Alliance School for boys. In 1913, Seminar Lewinsky, Tel Aviv's first teaching academy, was founded nearby. After World War II much of Neve Tzedek was left to decay.

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