When Teperberg shares with us the sound of the grating pipes in the first part of Holst’s work, “Mars: Bringer of War,” he makes us wonder what war actually sounds like. Moreover, he makes us try to measure how far away or close we actually are to the battlefield, both mentally and physically.Read more
*צילום יוליה ליפקין שסטצקי תמיד כשאני הולכת להופעה עם דניאלה, אני לא יודעת אם אנחנו נגיע בזמן, או שיצוץ איזה משבר קיומי שקשור לבגדים או שיער. אז היום הקריסיס נפתר מוקדם מהצפוי, והגענו ממש על הדקה להופעה של סופיה קראנץ ׳לבן כמו ענן׳ במרכז ביכורי העיתים. נכנסנו לחלל שבו וילונות אפורים ורצפת מחול אפורה. עלRead more
Sirkis, ever the dominating seductress, began to shed the layers of her outfit, remaining exposed in her undergarments. This wasn’t the titillating part. What was so thrilling was the fact that here she truly began to physically express herself as the skilled contemporary dancer that she is, bringing to life on stage her own signature and unparalleled mix of drag performance and dance.Read more
The performance presents the desire to be the chosen one of the public. Each and every one has a set time on stage during which they must convince us to choose them. They use every means at their disposal: virtuoso technique, unique movement, an individual personal story meant to stir our compassion and empathy. When necessary, they stand on a tall pedestal so that we can see and hear them better.
They want us to follow them. Their movement hypnotizes us into becoming captivated by them.Read more
The worlds oscillate between the tangible and the abstract, as Ayala employs a variety of materials and textures. Naya’s persona shifts as well, both through the costumes and accessories she adopts in each world, and through her movement choices, which range from the one end of classical flamenco to the other end of contemporary dance.Read more
Noa is an exceptional performer, fully present in what she does. It’s impossible to tell whether what we’re seeing is choreographed, improvised, or both simultaneously. There is a strong sense of responsibility for the moment, for the present, for the body.Read more
For a self proclaimed selfish bastard, Hamilton is one of the most gracious and generous people I have ever seen on stage.Read more
I think of Boutrous’s wheat field as a particular site of memory, an object that is like the gun that appears in the first act to remind both the performer and ourselves of the place we come from.Read more
*צילום אופיר בן שמעון כבר קרוב לארבע שנים אני רוצה ומנסה לראות את ההופעה של סתיו ומירב, עוד מאז הבכורה שהוצגה בהרמת מסך אי שם בשנת 2021 כשהייתי אמא טרייה לתינוקת יונקת. רכשתי כרטיס מבעוד מועד, וברגע האחרון היורשת לא הצליחה לנתק ממני את חבל הטבור, ואני לא הצלחתי לצאת להופעה. לסתיו ומירב ישRead more
We won’t ever know the real effect of walking in and out of this war but in the film Puppet Party, Galina uses his many talents to convey the fractured pieces of himself unraveling and being unraveled. Read more