We have been debating extensively whether or not independent artists
should be punished/sanctioned for their country’s politics without being
able to reach a clear conclusion on the matter. Be that as it may, we
feel the atrocities committed in Palestine have not been sufficiently
sanctioned neither by the state of Norway or on the world stage, and
feel we need to take action. We feel it necessary to break all ties to
Israel and the ongoing attack on the people of Palestine. A unanimous
board has voted to withdraw your invitation to Bergen Fringe. Our
sincere apologies for how this decision affects you personally.Read more
Both in English and Hebrew, we speak of this balance as something that must be found. It is as if the perfect blend of professional and personal is out there somewhere, hidden amongst the emails and heaps of laundry and one must only look hard enough and with a keen enough eye to locate it. And when it is found, what happens?Read more
There is something deeply insidious in the branding of Mom Jeans. They hark at the impossible balancing act that women must do between the internal gaze and the external one. If a woman chooses to prioritize function and comfort, she must submit to being less “sexy”. And though the name Mom Jean may have been hatched as a tongue-in-cheek gest, the reality of this trade-off is dead serious.Read more
Recently, while discussing the concept for a new piece with a colleague, she urged me not to give up on the physicality of the work. “You can say so much of what you want to say in text, but I want to see you trying to say it through movement, too,” she said.
It occurred to me that this is a good challenge to apply to my parenting and that the text/movement balance exists in my parenting as much as it does in my choreographic work.Read more
Inevitably, family gatherings go on a little too long, past the point where everyone is happy to be together, past the dinner, dessert, coffees and teas and into a strange no-man’s-land of social interaction. The kids get cranky, the conversation runs dry, someone gets upset, screens arise from the purses and pockets they’ve been stuffed into. This desire to stay together, to milk the last drops of family time, is similar in nature to that need for one more scene, one more phrase, ten more minutes set to one last piece of music.Read more
In live performance, every show is different. Every body is in a slightly different configuration each day, each person is in a unique mood during the show and there are all of the outside stimuli and conditions that influence the way things feel. A cold day can lead to a stiff performance and a sweltering day can garner a droopy one. Because dance is a form resting on the living body, not machines, it has to be infinitely flexible. It has to consider that no two days are the same and, as such, no two shows can be identical. What works one day won’t work the next.Read more
Our children enter the world to upstage us. Their youth marks the waning of our own, their innocence points to the disappearance of our own. The freshness of a baby is entrancing, and it works as a tonic on most adults around. We can so easily forget ourselves when faced with our children.Read more
Through repetitive phrases, done countless times in different interpretations, Lechet splays out the intensity of life. When the piece comes to a close, I wondered how the dancers would get home as Lechet demands every ounce of energy they have, every breath and every heartbeat. And yet, within this extreme effort, the dancers appear to be truly enjoying themselves. They have found a freedom within the grind (choreographic) and that revelation is uplifting not only as a dance-lover but as a person who runs my own rat race day in and day out. Read more
In life, be it in major moments like the Olympics or in small moments like school tests, college applications, job interview and beyond, we sometimes fail. We often fail even. And when we fail, a lot of times there isn’t anything we or anyone else can say that will make us feel better. There might not be another chance. The opportunity might be gone. And there is no path around that pain, only the hope to endure it.Read more