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Sahar Azimi is an interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, painter, photographer, singer, and curator. Born in 1974 and based in Old Jaffa, his work moves across movement, sound, image, and material—bridging physical and emotional landscapes.

 

With a background in contemporary dance and a career spanning over two decades, Sahar has created numerous choreographic works presented on major stages in Israel. As both performer and creator, his movement language draws on intuition, repetition, and emotional memory. He has mentored emerging choreographers, led creation labs, and curated leading dance programs including Machol Acher (Different Dance) and Zirat Machol (Dance Arena) in Jerusalem.​​​
Sahar has collaborated with playwrights, directors, and performers in the development of theatrical works that blur the line between choreography and dramaturgy. His movement design for the stage is both visceral and symbolic, earning him the 2024 Golden Hedgehog Award for Movement Design.

Sahar’s painting practice explores the resonance between sound frequencies, color, form, and material. Working primarily with acrylic and mixed media on canvas and wood, his compositions translate the energy of cities into layered, rhythmic visual landscapes. His recent work investigates the physical response of materials to imagined vibrations, turning noise into texture and rhythm into image.​
Sahar’s photography focuses on reflections in water—sea, pools, puddles—where light becomes a storyteller. Through stills and video, he captures an alternate reality revealed in the fractured meeting point between light, movement, and frequency. His images document a world dancing beneath the surface, where time dissolves into shimmering distortion.

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Sahar is the Artistic Director of the Jaffa Artists Residency (JAR) since 2021, where he develops spaces for creation and collaboration across disciplines. He has held leadership roles at major cultural platforms including the Interdisciplinary Arena in Jerusalem, the Curtain Up Festival, and MATAN. His curatorial voice is deeply rooted in community, dialogue, and the power of process.

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As a singer and passionate cook, Sahar channels sensory experience into improvisation. He sings like he paints—textural, emotive, and intuitive—and cooks like composing: blending elements, trusting rhythm, tasting instinct. Both practices nourish his creative life and his connection to others.

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