Ori j. lenkinski

I am a Tel Aviv-based dancer, choreographer and journalist. My work, be it on stage, the Internet or on paper, is devoted to exploring the connection between words and movement.

As a dancer, I have worked with independent choreographers and companies in the USA, Europe and Israel. My body of work includes The Painting, Portrait #2, The Suit, Help Desk and Birth Preparation Course, as well as the dance films Carriage and Expecting.

Alongside my own work, I collaborate across disciplines in theater and performance. In 2021, I co-directed and created the movement for Blueberry by Nataly Zukerman, which won Best Show at the 2022 Akko International Fringe Theater Festival. I have worked as a dramaturg on Prisoner of Zion by Lee Perlman and Nadav Bossem, which premiered at the Akko International Fringe Theater Festival in 2023, and on Rachel Erdos’ Karaoke.

My choreographic work often takes different forms, from stage pieces to site-specific formats. In 2023, I premiered Meet Me in the Centre, a choreographic walking tour at the Suzanne Dellal Centre. In 2024, I presented a dance piece at the Machol Shalem Festival, which has since toured internationally, and Jackie Pink and Black at the Tel Aviv Dance Festival. In 2025, I created dancers, a work for five early-career female dancers. In 2026, I will premiere How Did I Get Here?, a performance for the entire family.