Ori Manor

Ori Manor (he/him) was born in 2003 in Tal-El, Israel. He began dancing folklore, ballet, modern, and contemporary in Misgav’s Dance Department and continued his training at the Reut High School of Arts and Haifa Center of Excellence in Dance. Additionally, he participated in the Kibbutz Contemporary Excellence Program. At The Juilliard School, Ori performed works by Johannes Wieland, Sidra Bell, Medhi Walerski, Ohad Naharin, Bobbi Jene Smith, and Or Schraiber, among others. Ori was awarded the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa Art Grant in 2017. He is a 2019-2022 scholarship recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and the AICF Abroad Scholarship in Dance for 2022-2023. In 2023 Ori’s work was selected for Juilliard’s Choreographic Honors. Ori joined The Batsheva Ensemble in 2024.