Shai Ottolenghi

Shai received an excellent classical and contemporary dance education – first in his native Israel at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, the Jerusalem Ballet School and the Thelma Yellin High School of Performing Arts, then at the Ballet School of the Theater Basel. After graduation, he was under contract for four seasons at the Ballett Dortmund under the direction of Xin Peng Wang. There he also appeared as a soloist, among others in choreographies by Wubkje Kuindersma, William Forsythe or Wayne McGregor. Most recently, he worked freelance in Cologne. In June 2023, his project Merchaw Michja (Lebensraum) premiered there, in which he also participated as a dancer and choreographer. Shai joined Gauthier Dance in the 2023/24 season.