Yasmeen Godder, an Israeli American dancer and choreographer, has been one of the most innovative and influential women artists in the field of dance in Israel over the past twenty-five years.

Yasmeen Godder, an Israeli American dancer and choreographer, has been one of the most innovative and influential women artists in the field of dance in Israel over the past twenty-five years. Godder's corpus is broad and rich, comprising nearly thirty pieces. Through her works Godder examines the relationship between the individual and the social body and engages directly with questions of representation, identity, gender, trauma, conflict and intimacy. Over the years she built broad networks of collaboration with a wide community of dancers and artists, while developing an original artistic language that combines research, experimentation, and groundbreaking practice. Godder founded her own dance company (in 1999), held teaching appointments at various academic institutions and received multiple awards in Israel and abroad.