Yael Karavan

Yael Karavan is an award-winning international performer, dancer and director specialising in Butoh dance and physical theatre. With nearly three decades of experience, she has studied and worked with first-, second- and third-generation Butoh dancers and choreographers in Japan and Europe. Since 1999, she has been teaching workshops and classes internationally, sharing her approach to movement and physical expression.

Based in Lisbon since 2019, Yael has created and performed works for theatres, unconventional spaces, museums and galleries across the world. Her artistic practice combines diverse cultural influences, dance and visual theatre, exploring the relationship between body, identity and contemporary social questions. She has also taught in the Master’s programme in Performance Studies at NOVA University in Lisbon.