Photo by Ted Belton
The Broken Theater is a dance collective co-founded by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber.
Bobbi and Or are director-choreographers whose collaborative work spans dance, opera, theater, and film. Both are alums of Batsheva Dance Company and founding members of the American Modern Opera Company.
Smith and Schraiber — partners both inside and outside the studio — have choreographed works for companies such as the Paris Opera Ballet, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, the National Ballet of Canada, the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Royal Danish Ballet, the Batsheva Ensemble, Theater Basel, Ballet BC, and L.A. Dance Project, amongst others.
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Their work has been presented by institutions and venues such as the American Repertory Theater, La-MaMa Theater, ODC Theater, Stanford Live, The Joyce Theater, MASS MoCA, Little Island, Betty Nansen Teatret, København Danser, Øster Gasværk Teatret, and the VAIL Dance Festival.
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The two made their off-Broadway debut in 2023, choreographing Danny and the Deep Blue Sea at the Lucille Lortel Theater in NYC.
They have starred in or choreographed for films including Elvira Lind’s "Bobbi Jene", Maggie Gyllenhaal’s "The Bride!", Alex Garland’s "Annihilation", Terrence Malick’s "The Way of the Wind", Georgia Parris’ "Mari", Boaz Yakin’s "Aviva", and directed films such as "Broken Theater", "Strays", and "Waiting Places".
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