“This is one of the events that changed the face of Israeli dance,” said Culture Authority Head Tzah Granit of the upcoming “Curtain Up” dance festival, which will take place from November 24 to December 5 at the Suzanne Dellal Centre in Tel Aviv and December 8 – 14 at the Rebecca Crown Auditorium in Jerusalem. For a first glimpse of the face of Israeli contemporary dance today, here are some tantalizing images from this year’s diverse program: