Who's on the Festival Committee?
1981 Festival Committee
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2016 Festival Committee
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The Festival is produced by a committee of volunteers, some of whom have been organizing this show for over forty years. Together we have hundreds of years of experience performing, choreographing, and dancing Israeli folk dance. We all participate in the planning process, each with our specific roles that drive the success of the show.
David Beckman |
Aaron Bental |
Janie Chefitz |
runs the lighting during the show and coordinates with the facilities staff.
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cuts, splices, and edits the music used by our performing dancers, and is responsible for the video record we make of each show. He also runs the dance party we hold the night before the Festival
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processes ticket orders and runs the box office.
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Susan Gruber
prepares all our printed materials and publicity and is the Voice of the Festival. |
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Alexis Maharam
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Renee Myers
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focuses on the continuing evolution of the Festival, encouraging participation by more performers and creatively expanding our artistic vision. She also choreographs the show's opener and finale and helps edit the website. |
organizes ticket sales to groups who want to attend the performance and sells T-shirts. She is our liaison to the performing groups, getting them the information they need, and collecting what we need from them. |
Interesting in joining the Committee or volunteering? Read more here.