Y O R A M  R U B I N    

Performing Arts Photographer

 

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

Yoram Rubin was born in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1945. He studied archeology at the Israel Museum and became the curator of the Massada Museum, Dead Sea, where his interest in photography began (1968-1970). After 2 years of photographing the Israeli desert landscape and archeological findings, Yoram spent 5 years in N.Y. (1971-1975) working at the Israeli Consulate and studying photography at different institutions, among them, The School of Visual Arts with Dorothea Kehaya, The New School with Josef Breitenbach, an internship at The International Center of Concerned Photography (ICP) with Cornell Capa. During his stay in N.Y., while still a student of photojournalism, Yoram had several exhibitions of his works based on his travels in Mexico: Crossroad Gallery, Parents Magazine Gallery.

Yoram returned to Israel at the end of 1975 and began working as a freelance photojournalist for various Israeli newspapers and as a sound technician for Israel Broadcasting Authority (TV). He also taught b/w and color photography and printing at Camera Obscura and other institutions. Through his contacts from the TV, Yoram began photographing Israeli theatre and dance performances and soon began to specialize in dance photography which was to become his passion until today.

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During the period of 1977-1999, Yoram was the house photographer of the following internationally known Israeli dance companies: Sound and Silence Dance Co., Israel Ballet Co., Batsheva Dance Co., and Bat Dor Dance Co. He also joined the staff of the Israel Educational Television Center (in the sound, graphics and computer depts.) and thus, had the opportunity to photograph dance and theatre companies visiting from Europe, the Far East and the U.S., among them, Lindsey Kemp Dance Theatre (UK), Ariadona (Japan), Lar Lubowitz Dance Co. (U.S.). He has worked with many well-known choreographers such as: Gene Hill Sagan, Ulysses Dove, Randy Duncan, Ohad Naharin, Danny Ezralow, Lindsey Kemp, Pearl Lang, Donald McKayle, David Parsons.

Since Yoram's return to Israel, he has participated in group exhibitions and one-man shows as well as special projects several of which are listed below

 

Traveling exhibition produced by "Art for the Community" - Israel Ministry of Education and Culture

The White Gallery, Tel Aviv

The Modern Art Museum, Eilat

Suzanne Dellal Dance Center, Tel Aviv

Israel Educational Television Center, Moments of Dance

Traveling exhibition beginning at the Jerusalem Theatre

Sharett Gallery, Givataim

Kiryat Malachi Project - Social study of a developing area

Art in the Desert Environment of Eilat

The AIDS Project "Marching Together"

In addition, Yoram's journalistic, dance and theatre photographs have been published in numerous publications throughout his career, e.g. Ballett International, The Jerusalem Post, Ma'ariv, Israel Dance Quarterly, Yediot Ahronot, London Daily News, Performing Arts (California's Theatre & Music Magazine), Hadassah Magazine, Theatre De La Ville Journal.

Yoram is married and has 2 sons and still lives and works in Tel Aviv.

 

E-Mail:   Yoram Rubin

 

Phone 972-3-6493820

972-052-536449

Fax 972-3-6466832