Profile
Bio
Yaniv Cohen (1977 Israel) is a dancer, Choreographer and photographer based in Oslo, Norway. Yaniv started his dancing career at the age of 22 after studying at the Bat Dor school of dance in Tel Aviv. He was part of 'Hakamery Theater' in Tel Aviv and participated in different theater works. In 2009 Yaniv created his first work and has been making his own work ever since, performing in Norway, Germany, Israel and the Czech Republic. He won 3rd prize in Hannover International Choreography Competition 2012 for his duet “I wish I was Johnny Cash”. Yaniv has created short duets, solos and full evening pieces. Yaniv is an autodidact photographer and cinematographer, exhibiting in galleries and various festivals. Yaniv create short art movies, documentary films, promos and cinema ads for institutes like Carte Blanche and the Norwegian ballet and for freelance choreographers such as Marsja Abrahamsen, Ina Christel Johannessen, Ella Christina Fiskum, Hillel Kogan and more.
Art forms
Dance, New technologies
Type of freelancer
Activities
Production of own work
