Here is a collection of videos, mostly in black and white, from the 1960s and a bit later. Please note some points that I would like to highlight for you:

 

● The choreographer (Yonatan) dances with the troupe in many of the dances.

● Many dances are “stories”, a kind of “dance theater”.

● Some of the dances are a blend of classical ballet and folklore. Yonatan drew from both

   classical and folklore and was influenced by contemporary choreographers.

● Many dances are accompanied by the singing of the dancers during the dance.
● The films are in black and white with just a few dancers on the stage and yet they are

     mesmerizing …

● The year listed indicates the year that the video was filmed and not the year that the dance

    was created.

1.   “Haro’a Haktana”, “Gozi Li”, 1963: https://bit.ly/3dgiCqn

Drora Alon, Edna Fuchs, Ofra Fuchs-Manor, Chanita Zahavi, Nitza Broide, Yonatan Karmon, Yossi Ben Sheetrit, Meir Tepper, Moshe Shine, Memo Jacques.

2.   “Ba’a Menucha Layage’a”, “Uri Tziyon”, “Mechol Hakerem”, 1963: https://bit.ly/33wZ2BC

Chanita Zahavi, Jenia, Aviva Paz, Yehudit Perry, Naomi Ben-David, Rivka Zuckerman, Yonatan Karmon, Itamar Zuckerman, Memo Jacques, Nissim Harari, Aryeh Katan, Zamir Ziv.

3.   Medley: “Mi Yivne Bayit”, 1963: https://bit.ly/3djySXx

Drora Alon, Edna Fuchs, Ofra Fuchs-Manor, Chanita Zahavi, Nitza Broide, Yonatan Karmon, Yossi Ben Sheetrit, Meir Tepper, Moshe Shine, Memo Jacques.

4.  “Ez Vakeves”, “Bifat Hakfar”, 1963: https://bit.ly/3aa2cxY

Chanita Zahavi, Jenia, Aviva Paz, Yehudit Perry, Naomi Ben-David, Rivka Zuckerman, Yonatan Karmon, Itamar Zuckerman, Memo Jacques, Nissim Harari, Aryeh Katan, Zamir Ziv.

5.  “Moshe U’vnot Yitro”, 1963:  https://bit.ly/2xc6l5T

Ofra Fuchs-Manor, Edna Fuchs, Chanita Zahavi, Yehudit Perry, Jenia, Yonatan Karmon, Yossi Ben Sheetrit, Moshe Shine, Meir Tepper, Itamar Zuckerman.

6. “Hadayagim”, 1963: https://bit.ly/2QyiGIj

Drora Alon, Edna Fuchs, Ofra Fuchs-Manor, Chanita Zahavi and Nitza Broide, Yonatan Karmon, Yossi Ben Sheetrit, Meir Tepper, Moshe Shine, Memo Jacques.

7. “Esh Be’Harim”, 1963: https://bit.ly/2vEoHMh

8. “Bo V’Eshak Lecha”, “Exodus”, 1963: https://bit.ly/2UrLUcU

Ofra Fuchs-Manor, Edna Fuchs, Chanita Zahavi, Yehudit Perry, Jenia, Yossi Ben Sheetrit, Moshe Shine, Meir Tepper, Itamar Zuckerman.

9. “Debka Rafiach”, “Nad Ilan”, “Hava Netze Bemachol”, “Debka Meshuleshet”, “Shibolet Basadeh”, 1963: https://bit.ly/2worIkg

Drora Alon, Edna Fuchs, Ofra Fuchs-Manor, Chanita Zahavi, Nitza Broide, Yonatan Karmon, Yossi Ben Sheetrit, Meir Tepper, Moshe Shine, Memo Jacques.

10. “Basadot”, “Ez Vakeves”, 1963: https://bit.ly/2J510Qq

11. “Bo’i Tama”, “Ronu Na”, 1963: https://bit.ly/3dkYnIi

12. “Shiru Hashir”, “Bat Tzurim”, “Keshoshana Bein Hachochim,” 1963: https://bit.ly/2xXlNTN

13. “Erev Ba”, “Anachnu Haro’im”: https://bit.ly/2UuA4iu

14. From the 1979 “Good Evening” television program in the Netherlands …: https://bit.ly/396JMwD

Lucy Maman, Ofira and Tuvia Tischler, Ofer Maliach, Yossi Bracha, Shmulik Gov Ari and others.
15. Yoni Carr (Owami) and Danny Beanshtad in “Timna” Dance, 1969:  https://bit.ly/33KA4yT

16. “Rafsodia” – Reconstructing Karmon’s Dance at the 2017 Karmiel Festival: https://bit.ly/33F1hmw

In the black and white films from the years 1960 -1963, the troupe was comprised of 5-6 couples and in these performances, Yonatan did not appear in the character dances so as not to overshadow his dancers and to enable them to fully express themselves. For example, the dances “Sadot”, “Esh Be’Harim”, “Exodus”.