Dance: The city's main venue for modern and classical dance is the Suzanne Dellal Centre, 5-6 Yehieli Street, in the Neve Zedek quarter (tel: (03) 510 5656; website: www.suzannedellal.org.il). Home of the Inbal (tel: (03) 517 3711) and Batsheva (tel: (03) 517 1471) dance companies, as well as the popular Orna Porat Youth Theatre, the centre has four performance halls surrounding a square used for outdoor performances. Founded by Martha Graham in 1964, the Batsheva Dance Company is Israel's most acclaimed contemporary dance troupe. Another interesting modern dance company is Bat Dor, 30 Ibn Givrol Street (tel: (03) 696 3175), featuring works by renowned modern choreographers.
For ballet and classical dance, the Israel Ballet (tel: (03) 604 6610; website: www.iballet.co.il) is based at the Israel Ballet Center, 4 Har Nevo Street. Comprising 30 dancers, this much-acclaimed international company performs a repertoire of classical, neo-classical and contemporary works. There is a website that provides more information on dance in Israel as a whole (website: www.israeldance.co.il).