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About

Léna Rykner is a dancer, choreographer & dance teacher born in Belgium (1990) and immigrated to Israel in '98.

She studied at the Jerusalem Academy High-School of Music & Dance and graduated with B.A. Dance & Teacher Degree from The High Academy.

Danced with the Academy Dance Ensemble, Jerusalem Dance Theater Company and different projects with MASH Dance House among others at Theater Freiburg.

Since 2014 she’s a dancer at Rina Schenfeld Dance Theater and since 2019 she also creates choreographies of her own.
Léna’s works performed at different festivals in: Israel, Italy, Germany, Romania & Singapore.

She is a member of 'Yael'- Association for independent creative artists in Jerusalem and CAMPI - Jerusalem Dance and Performance Community.
She received grants in 2019 and 2021 from the Foundation for Independent Artists established by the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport and won a grant together with Tzvika Iskias in 2022 from JCU - Jerusalem Culture Unlimited.

Léna is a dance teacher at different studios and High School Dance Departments in Israel teaching ballet, modern, contemporary and her own workshops.

 

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