Early Years (1950-1958)
Eshkol's earliest work leading up to "Movement Notation" (1958)
Early Years (1950-1958)
These materials relate to Noa Eshkol's early years as a dancer, a dance composer, and inventor, with Avraham Wachman, of Eshkol Wachman Movement Notation (EWMN).
The earliest pieces are from her time in London, where she studies at the Art of Movement Studio in Manchester with teachers Rudolf Laban and Lisa Ullmann. The materials then follow her trajectory from London to Israel, and from dancer to teacher, in the early 1950s. Photographs and scores from the mid 1950s reflect her establishment of the Chamber Dance Group to perform dances that are composed in EWMN. By the late 1950s, she stops dancing in the group to focus on teaching, composing and publishing her notation. Archival materials from the later 1950s are focused on the promotion and publication of "Movement Notation," including drafts, correspondence, documentation of its first promotional exhibition, and original illustrations that are featured in the book.
Noa Eshkol in a private rehearsal of the dance “Storks."
Noa Eshkol in a private rehearsal of the dance “Dom Tavta Ha'Alma BaPhelech.”
Noa Eshkol in a private rehearsal of the dance “Dom Tavta Ha'Alma BaPhelech.”
Movement scores from the first ensemble of the "Chamber Dance Group," which appear in “Movement Notation” (1958) as "reading examples which may also be performed." (pg. 145).
The Chamber Dance Group (first ensemble) performing the dance “Plagues of Egypt” at Ohel Hall. Left to right: Naomi Polani, Mirale Sharon, John G. Harries, Noa Eshkol, 1954-1956.
The Chamber Dance Group (first ensemble) performing the dance “Perpetuum Mobile” (John G. Harries' composition) at Ohel Hall. Left to right: Naomi Polani, Mirale Sharon, John G. Harries, Noa Eshkol, 1954-1956.
The Chamber Dance Group (first ensemble) performing the dance “Perpetuum Mobile” (John G. Harries' composition) at Ohel Hall. Left to right: Naomi Polani, Mirale Sharon, John G. Harries, Noa Eshkol, 1954-1956.
The Chamber Dance Group (first ensemble) performing the dance “Etudes” at Ohel Hall. Left to right: John G. Harries, Noa Eshkol, Naomi Polani, 1954-1956.
The Chamber Dance Group (first ensemble) performing the dance “Etudes” at Ohel Hall. Left to right: John G. Harries, Mirale Sharon, Noa Eshkol, Naomi Polani, 1954-1956.
The Chamber Dance Group (first ensemble) performing the dance “Etudes” at Ohel Hall. Left to right: Naomi Polani, John G. Harries, Mirale Sharon, Noa Eshkol, 1954-1956.
Letter from the Jewish Agency for Palestine related to the release of the original book, “Movement Notation”, 1954.
Letter to the Division of the Relations with Member States and National Commissions, UNESCO, Paris, related to the release of the original book , “Movement Notation.”
Letter by Shalhevet Freier related to the promotion of the original book, “Movement Notation.”
Letter to the Division of the Relations with Member States and National Commissions, UNESCO, Paris, related to the release of the original book , “Movement Notation”, 1956.
Documentation of the first exhibition on Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation at Royal Festival Hall, London, 1957.
Documentation of the first exhibition on Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation at Royal Festival Hall, London, 1957.
Panels by Avraham Wachman, John G. Harries and Noa Eshkol.
Documentation of the first exhibition on Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation at Royal Festival Hall, London, 1957.
Panels by Avraham Wachman, John G. Harries and Noa Eshkol.
Documentation of the first exhibition on Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation at Royal Festival Hall, London, 1957.
Panels by Avraham Wachman, John G. Harries and Noa Eshkol.
Documentation of the first exhibition on Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation at Royal Festival Hall, London, 1957.
Panels by Avraham Wachman, John G. Harries and Noa Eshkol.
The book “Movement Notation" by Noa Eshkol and Avraham Wachman, London (Weidenfeld and Nicolson), 1958.
Installation views from the exhibition, "Noa Eshkol; Angles & Angels" at the Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany (July 1–September 11, 2016).
Documentation of the first exhibition on Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation at Royal Festival Hall, London, 1957.
Panels by Avraham Wachman, John G. Harries and Noa Eshkol.
Documentation of the first exhibition on Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation at Royal Festival Hall, London, 1957.
Panels by Avraham Wachman, John G. Harries and Noa Eshkol.
The book “Movement Notation" by Noa Eshkol and Avraham Wachman, London (Weidenfeld and Nicolson), 1958.
