A lecture and conversation with Nicole Bindler about the movement for Palestinian liberation within the dance field

This talk offers a brief history of Palestinian dance; information about the impacts of the apartheid on Palestinian dancers; and examples of contemporary dance practices supporting the movement for Palestinian liberation. This event is for performance-makers and theater-goers who want to learn more about how they can support Palestinian human rights. Co-sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace-Philadelphia and Contact Improv Philly. This event is free with donations encouraged toward these Palestinian solidarity funds: https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/solidarityfunds/

Nicole Bindler is a dance-maker, Body-Mind Centering® practitioner, writer, and organizer whose work has been supported by numerous grants and fellowships, and presented on four continents. Recent projects include curating an evening of Palestinian dance films; somatic research on the embryology of the genitalia from a non-binary perspective; co-producing the Consent Culture in Contact Improvisation Symposium; and a solo dance, The Case for Invagination, in which her scars speak candidly about trauma and desire. Notable performance projects have included touring as a choreographer with the Bethlehem-Based Palestinian company, Diyar Theatre; a Pew-funded performance residency in Japan including Butoh training with Yoshito Ohno; and performing Deborah Hay's I Think Not at Unidad De Vinculación Artística in Mexico City. In 2026 she will be restaging her ensemble work, Blood, Sea at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She is co-editing a book, Gathering Sparks: Jewish Arts and Somatics that will be published by punctum books. nicolebindler.com