The Municipality of Sderot in cooperation with the Ministry for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee renovated an old studio that had long stood empty, and it became their new home – a center for movement and dance whose purpose is to bring art and culture to an area that faces many security challenges, to facilitate the relaxation of the soul and the need for artistic expression even within a space of survival. Adama is a home for both creation and growth as well as vulnerability and rehabilitation; agreeing to allow these things to co-exist offers the place its power and beauty.

The Sderot Adam Movement Center is home to the Adama Dance Company under the management of Liat Dror. The center runs a movement school that includes two different programs of study – the Movement and Choreography Program and the Healing Through Movement Program. The center hosts workshops, performances, and residencies by artists from Israel and around the world. Once a year, the Pesach Adama Festival takes place – an international festival for contemporary dance held over the Passover holiday. We place an emphasis on connection to the community and the environment, and the center hosts groups for the broader community, including movement classes for those with mental illness, PTSD, wheelchair users, seniors, and beyond.