Awards
- In 1998, Naharin was awarded the “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” by the French government.
- In 2005, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for dance.
- In 2009, he was honored with the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival for lifetime achievement in dance.
- In 2009, he was awarded the EMET Prize for contribution to the advancement of arts and science in Israel.
- In 2009, he received doctor honoris causa of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
In 2005, he was voted the 137th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.
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