Zufit Simon

Video: „Adom Modulations“

Zufit Simon was born in Israel in 1980 and moved to Germany in 2000. She completed her dance education in Israel and Germany. In 2001, she received her degree in Classical and Contemporary Dance from the University for Music and Performing Art Frankfurt a. M. Zufit Simon has since worked as a dancer e.g. with Anja Hempel, Ingo Reulecke, Christoph Winkler, CobosMika-Company, Marcos Santi, Fabian Chyle, Günther Grolitsch, Cocoondance and Dieter Heitkamp.

In 2004, she choreographed her first solo “fleischlos”; it won the third prize at the “Best German Dance Solo” competition at euro-scene Leipzig in 2005. That same year, she also created the duet “Vexier” with Friederike Plafki for the Tanztage Berlin and in 2006, the duet installation “Diminuendo” with Ingo Reulecke. Her successful piece "ADOM MODULATION" was shown on numerous festivals in Germany and abroad. In 2009, her most recent piece “Meine Mischpuche” (which was awarded the third prize at the International Competition for Choreographers Hanover) was presented during the Tanz im August Festival in Berlin.