Our journey and success so far are all thanks to our fantastic team (past & present),
both on stage and behind the scenes.
Jasmin Vardimon MBE – Artistic Director

Jasmin Vardimon MBE
Artistic Director
A leading force in British dance theatre for twenty-five years, Jasmin Vardimon has built a reputation for challenging, exciting and visually stunning dance. She continues to add to the body of critically acclaimed, artistically respected yet accessible work both for the company she formed in 1998 and for some of the leading arts institutions she works with worldwide.
With sharp instincts and provocative daring, she has developed an individual choreographic voice, distinguished by her beautifully detailed movement, insightful humour, and engaging drama.
Born and raised on Kibbutz Ein Hahoresh in Israel, Jasmin Vardimon was a member of the Kibbutz Dance Company for five years and in 1995 was awarded the prestigious British Council ‘On the Way to London’ Choreography Award. This was to take her on a journey that saw her move to the UK permanently, going on to create Jasmin Vardimon Company (previously Zbang) for which she has created some of her most memorable work.
Jasmin has been an Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells since 2006. In 2018 her choreography on the video for Paloma Faith’s single Loyal, was nominated for Best Choreography at the UK Music Video Awards. Other commissions include choreography for the Royal Opera House (Tannhäuser, 2010, 2016 & 2023), Lyric Opera of Chicago (Tannhäuser, 2015), Glyndebourne Festival (Carmen, 2024) and for ROH2’s OperaShots season with composer Graham Fitkin at the Linbury Studio (Home, 2012). Jasmin has also received commissions with Staatstheater Braunschweig (Germany), Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Bitef Theatre Belgrade (Serbia), Hellenic Dance Athens (Greece) and others.
Jasmin has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Wolverhampton since 2011. She developed a Higher Education programme for dancers and actors, led by her company as a postgraduate certificate at Royal Holloway, University of London; in 2012 launched JV2, a full-time Professional Development Diploma programme; and in 2016, the JVIntensive programme. In 2014 she received an honorary doctorate from Royal Holloway, University of London. In 2018 she received an honorary fellowship from the Institute Arts Barcelona.
Two books exploring her work have been published to date: Jasmin Vardimon’s Dance Theatre, Movement, Memory and Metaphor (2017) by Libby Worth, published by Routledge and Justitia: Multidisciplinary Readings of the Work of the Jasmin Vardimon Company (2016), edited by Paul Johnson and Sylwia Dobkowska, published by Intellect. Both books add to the educational resources offered by the company.
'Vardimon is a powerful voice in physical theatre and the daring movements she creates leave scars on the memory'
The Guardian
'Jasmin Vardimon seems poised to be the next big popular British export'
New York Times









Awards & Honours
2023: Jasmin received Honorary Ambassador of Ashford Award
2022: Jasmin awarded MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, for her service to dance
2019: Nominated for Best Choreography at the UK Music Video Awards for her choreography for Loyal
2018: Jasmin received an honorary fellowship from the Institute Arts Barcelona.
2014: Jasmin received an honorary doctorate from Royal Holloway, University of London.
2014: Arts Council England’s Exceptional Award in partnership with Turner Contemporary
2014: The Kent Culture Awards & Canterbury Award
2013: Guest Artistic Director for the first year of the newly formed National Youth Dance Company (NYDC)
2013: Dimitrije Parlić Award, Serbia’s most prestigious award for Choreography
2013: International Theatre Institute (ITI) Award for Excellence in International Dance
2004: Jerwood Foundation’s ‘Changing Stages’ Award
2000: Jerwood Choreography Award
1999 – 2005: Partner, Yorkshire Dance
1998: Associate Artist at The Place