Naama Manor

Naama Manor

Naama Manor is an Israeli Creator, Performer, Actress and Dancer, born in 1996.
Winner of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Award in Theatre (2019). Winner of the Keren Ronen Dancer Grant (2015).
2021-Now – Acting at the Gesher Theatre, the leading repertory theater in Israel, in 2 plays:
Olga (lead) in “Onegin. Commentaries” (A. Pushkin), directed by Alvis Hermanis, and
“A Thousand Splendid Suns “ (Khaled Hosseini), directed by Noam Shmuel.
2020 – Co-creator at HaBait theatre of the piece “It Might be Genetic,” a dance theater piece chosen to be performed at the International Exposure Festival.
2022 – Leading and directing a theater project, in collaboration with the Cameri Theatre and the Tel Aviv- Yafo Municipality, aiming to integrate teenagers from Muslim, Christian and Jewish families to co-create theatre shows.
2021- Now –
Teaching Movement at the Cameri Academy and at the Nissan Nativ acting studio.
Education
2017- 2020 Nissan Nativ Acting Studio – three-year program graduate.
2014 – 2016 Maslool Professional Dance Program – Bikurey Ha’itim
2010 – 2014 Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts
Dance major graduate.
Other projects:
Actress and Creator:
2019 Nawal (lead) in “Incendies” (Wajdi Mouawad), directed by Matan Amsalem.
2020-2022 Leah (lead) in “The Dybbuk” (S. Ansky) – Kippod Hazahav Winner, directed by Avi Gibson Barel.
2020-2021 Masha (lead) in “Hate: A Love Story” (B. Zinger), directed by Sharon Shtark at Tmuna theater.
2021- Actress and co-Creator of “Before Whom to Bow Down”- citation of excellence at the Acre Festival; directed by Ilil Lev Cnaan.
Artistic Consultant and Choreographer, “Aquira” at the Simta Theatre – Best Show Winner at the Simta Festival.
Shiran in the feature film “Scaffoldings” – Jerusalem Festival Award Winner.
2019 – “AISTF -Mephisto Waltz,” directed by Anton Adasinsky, Derevo Company.
2018 – ”Print Screen Festival – Electric Dreams,” directed by Gintare Minelgaite.