Erika Rintovich | Adi Shakti

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“This dance company is unlike anything you have seen” — Shani Tamari, Israel Hayom

A powerful and mesmerizing feminine force in a creation combining physical theater, dance, art, and circus.

The word “Shakti” comes from Sanskrit. It is the motivating force of the spirit, representing the dynamic energies flowing throughout the universe. Its energy drives us to action, giving us the courage to create and fulfill our potential. Passion is an active part of it. It is a driving force in life and a source of all change and development.

Adi Shakti is the primordial cosmic energy, the source of creation, and it exists within each and every one of us. All we need to do is connect with it :)

This work draws inspiration from the rich world of thought and art of Hindu culture, offering the audience a ritualistic, tribal, and ecstatic experience ✨

About Erika Rintovitz

Erika Rintovitz, founder of the Movement Project, is a dancer, creator, performer, and yoga teacher. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in East Asian Studies, an additional master’s degree in the Philosophy of Science, and an additional bachelor’s degree in Music.

She graduated from professional dance training at the Bat-Dor Dance Studio in Tel Aviv, Rina Schenfeld’s School of Dance, and the Rubin Academy High School of Music and Dance in Jerusalem. She holds a diploma from the State Conservatory of Ballet in Spain and graduated from Victor Ullate’s Higher School of Ballet in Madrid.

She is the founder of the Moving Being Method, a movement practice combining internal mental training with broad and varied physical training.

She danced with the Bat-Dor Dance Company and the Israeli Opera, as well as in productions abroad—including the Civic Project in Zurich, where she worked and created with Philippe Saire, Jean-Philippe Guilois, Shannon Moreno, Jesica Huber, and Caroline Finz—and in numerous projects in Spain, where she worked with Alfonso García.

Alongside her work as a dancer, she has practiced yoga since the age of 11. In recent years, she has lived between Israel and India and trained yoga teachers. In addition to dance and yoga, she also practices movement according to Ido Portal’s method.

Today, Erika performs and creates with the Movement Project, teaches Moving Being Method workshops and retreats, and conducts intensive teacher-training programs in Israel and abroad.

Credits

• Choreography and performance: Erika Rintovitz
• Co-creators and dancers: Erika Rintovitz, Ilana Sarah Claire Balsan, Einbar Walter Klapa, Yasmin Garib
• Lighting design: Avi-Yona Bueno (Bambi)
• Technical director: Lior Levin
• Soundtrack design: Yuval Garan
• Costume design: Yasmin Volk
• Rehearsal direction: Ran Ben-Dror
• Artistic consulting: Osnat Elkabir
• Still photography: Askaf Avraham, Efrat Mazor
• Video: Orel Bezalel
• Graphic design: Hadas Yadin
• Public relations: Karnit Basson
• Show management: Einat Bezalel
• Management and production: Erika Rintovitz