Israeli born dancer, choreographer and curator. She holds a B.A. in Dance from Columbia University and an MFA in Dance from Hollins University. As artistic director of her NY based dance troupe between 2000-2003, The Red Hill Project, she has created works that showcased at various venues across the US and Canada.
Since her return to Israel in 2003, she has become one of the leading voices of contemporary dance in Israel, creating and presenting work internationally. Ruttenberg is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of dance as an art form through multi-disciplinary, interactive and innovative artistic explorations. She is the founder and artistic director of Project 48 Dance, now in its 9th year. Together with director Oren Shkedy she creates internationally acclaimed dance films and video art. She is currently the Artistic Director of Curtain Up Festival.
Ruttenberg serves on faculty at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. She is the winner of the Minister of Culture Award and the Rosenblum Award for Promising Young Artist.