Yarden Zana

Yarden Zana (Israel) was born in Modi’in in 2000 and began his studies at the Academy of Music and Dance and the 
Jerusalem Ballet. At the age of 14, he was invited to study at the Vienna Opera Ballet Academy, where he graduated with honors. In 2019, he joined the Vienna State Opera Ballet Junior Company, where he took part in works by Manuel Legris, Martin Schlapfer, and others. In 2021, Zana joined the 
ITdansa Company in Barcelona, where he performed in works by choreographers including Ohad Naharin, Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, and Caitano Soto. In 2017, Zana won First Place in the European Ballet Grand Prix with his work When I Fall and was invited to teach at the Staatliche Balletschule in Berlin. In 2018, Zana’s Human Flash won First Place in the Talin International Ballet Competition and the piece was performed in galas around the world. He joined the Batsheva Ensemble in 2023 and Batsheva Dance Company in 2024.