Pamela Sharni

Born in the US, she danced in the Ohio University Dance Company and various performances for children. In 1968, she immigrated to Israel and danced in Giora Godik musicals, including Hello, Dolly! and My Fair Lady.
In 1969, Sharni joined Batsheva and danced in Baroque Concerto No. 5 (1969); Percussion Concerto and Time for Waiting (1970); Martha’s Vineyard, Song of My People / Ami-Yam Ami-Ya’ar, Caprichos, and Pace & Step Together (1971); Divertissements in the Play Ground of the Zodiac and Three out of Me (1972); Friendship (1973); Dream (1974); Apocalypse, Trek, The Games We Play (1975); Album Leaves (1976); Rooms (1977); Dreams, Scenes from the Music of Charles Ives (1978); Stravinsky Dance Circus, and Wilderness, Swamps and Forest (1979).
In 1980, Sharni left Batsheva and began choreographing. She performed in the Acco Fringe Theater Festival and Israel Festival. In the mid-80s she moved back to the US and continued to choreograph dances.
Sharni taught dance at Kenyon College, Ohio, and at Ohio State University, and currently teaches the Trager Approach of contact and movement therapy and works as a medical masseuse.

Repertoire

Stravinsky Dance Circus
Paul Sanasardo & Members of the Company
1979
Wilderness Swamps & Forest
Ze'eva Cohen
1979
Scenes From the Music of Charles Ives
Anna Sokolow
1978
Dreams
Anna Sokolow
1978
Rooms
Anna Sokolow
1977
Album Leaves
Donald McKayle
1976
Games We Play
Rena Gluck
1975
Trek
Norman Morrice
1975
Load More
Apocalypse
Oshra Elkayam Ronen
1975
Dream
Martha Graham
1974
Friendship
Anna Sokolow
1973
Divertissements in the Play Ground of the Zodiac
Willian Louther
1972
Three Out of Me
Linda Rabin
1972
Song of My People Ami-Yam Ami-Ya’ar (Song of My People-Forest People-Sea)
John Cranko
1971
Caprichos
Herbert Ross
1971
Martha’s Vineyard
Brian McDonald
1971
Pace & Step Together
Moshe Efrati
1971
Percussion Concerto
Norman Morrice
1970
Time for Waiting
Rena Gluck
1970
Baroque Concerto No.5
Norman Walker
1969