SIBA – Salzburg International Ballet Academy | Summer Dance Intensive
RODIKA FOIGELMAN – Piano Accompanist
Born in Romania, resident of Israel, EDUCATION in Romania and Graduate of the Music High School of Romania. Rodika has also M.A. from the Academy of Music, Romania
Rodika Performed in many recitals and concerts (soloist) throughout Romania and Internationally. Won first place in numerous piano competitions.
In 1977, I began working as piano accompanist for dance classes in the Jerusalem Conservatory (Due to lack of positions, I did not receive employment as piano teacher at that time).
In 1988, I was invited to be the piano accompanist for a summer course in Edinburgh, Scotland. Working in this course opened up for me new horizons and improved my skills. I have also worked as an accompanist for a summer course in Vermont, USA.
In 1994 I received a scholarship from the Keren Sharet Foundation, which allowed me to participate in training courses at the School of Modern Dance, both in New York and in London. In New York, at the Martha Graham School of Dance, I was the Piano accompanist in 2 dance courses, in which I was received with appreciation and respect. As a result of this work, the following summer I was invited once again to accompany courses.https://youtu.be/GL3kOgCucHU
Throughout the 21 years of my work at the Jerusalem Academy, I have accompanied dance classes given by prominent and famous teachers such as Anna Sokolov, Martha Hill, Jane Dudley and others.
In both 1998 and 2001, I was invited to teach and play at the Dance Academy of Beijing, China. My work was received with much success and with the hope of a continuing relationship with this institution in the future.
I was invited to teach a course in dance-accompaniment for pianists. In 1977 I gave a 10 class course in piano accompaniment for modern dance. This course, according to the participants, was very successful. For the last 3 years I have been giving courses in accompaniment and improvisation at the Jerusalem Academy. Every year there is an increase in the number of participants in this course, and many graduates of the course have already found employment in this field. and also participated in preparing the sound-track of the Israeli movie “Golem Ba-Maagal”. Rodika joined SIBA 12 years ago and is very loved by all teachers and students.