Noa Eshkol

Noa Eshkol (28 February 1924 – 14 October 2007) was an Israeli dance composer and textile artist. Eshkol is best known for her co-invention, alongside architect Avraham Wachman, of the Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation (EWMN) System. She and Wachman worked together for over two decades to refine the system and develop its various applications. In addition to her dance work, Eshkol was known for her "wall carpets" which she began creating in the early 1970s. She also found the Noa Eshkol Chamber Group and was granted a professorship in the Tel Aviv University in 1972. Early life & education She was born on 28 February 1924 in Deganya Bet to Jewish immigrants from Russian Empire Rivka Maharshek and Levi Eshkol, who later became the 3rd Prime Minister of Israel, her parents divorced soon after her birth, and she moved with her mother to Tel Aviv. Noa attended the School for Workers' Children in Tel Aviv with classmates such as Yaakov Rechter and Haim Ben Dor. As a child, Eshkol studied piano with Frank Pelleg.