Born in 1996 in Tel Aviv, Avigail Shafrir graduated from the dance department at the Ironi Alef High School in Tel Aviv. During her studies, she participated in a student exchange program with the De Kunsthumaniora school in Belgium. Avigail also participated in the HJS summer course in Amsterdam (2013) and in the Batsheva Dance Company summer course (2014). In addition, she took part in the Batsheva Program for Outstanding Dance Students and in the “Workshop” directed by Ya’ara Moses and Yarden Raz. In 2017, she graduated from the Kibbutz Gaaton Dance Workshop directed by Yaniv Avraham and Einav Levy. She then joined the Fresco Dance Company directed by Yoram Karmi as an apprentice. Avigail joined Batsheva – The Young Ensemble in 2018-2022. In her time in Batsheva she worked with the choreographers Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber, Noa Zuk & Ohad Fishof, Nadav Zelner, and others.
Avigail is currently working with the choreographer Noa Shadur and is a certified Gaga teacher.
