Tmuna Theatre is celebrating 31 years of fringe fever with a new festival – Experiment – that brings a few select favorites back to the stage for a second viewing. Experiment will take place at Tmuna Theatre from October 3 – 6, 2011, the festive feeling extending throughout with pre-show installations, video-art and gallery performances.
The festival will include three programs:
Experiment Aleph – October 3rd at 19:30 & October 4th at 20:00
Michal Herman – Top Gun. Premiered in Intimadance 2011. An accomplished balancing act on the fine line between parody and pathos, punctuated with humor,A solo piece: performance and desire – going all the way to make it to the top.
Keren Ida Natan and Maya Weinberg – Meumenet (Trained). Premiered in A-Genre 2007. A look at audience-performer relationships, revealing the darker side that usually remains hidden behind the scenes.
Yair Vardi – I am Yair Vardi too. Yair Vardi is the founder and curator of the A-Genre Festival at Tmuna. Reflecting on his dual role as artist/curator, this work premiered in A-Genre 2009.
Shir Medvetsky and Dina Ziv – Big Bad Horny Pony. Performers: Shir Medvetsky, Dina Ziv, Andreas Merk. Premiered in Intimadance 2011, a wild and sensual ride on the perverse side.
Smadar Yaaron – Group Sing-Along for the Experienced Hiker. Premiering in A-Genre 2011, Smadar Yaaron leads the audience in a group sing-along, referencing the Israeli cultural tradition with a comically serious political twist.
Experiment Bet – October 5th & 6th at 20:00.
Dafi Eltebeb – Great Expectations. Performed by dancer/creators Rosalind Noctor and Olivia Court-Mesa, this work premiered in Intimadance 2011, exploring performance and emotion.
Leo Lerus – PTP. A solo work that premiered in Intimadance 2011, a visually provocative work exploring issues of control, interacting with the audience and a strong rope.
Yoni Ben Tuvim and Emily Aris – Three Towers (Italy/UK 2006). Premiered in A-Genre 2006. A 12 minute film centered on an encounter between two elderly peasants and a Scottish tourist who tells them of the attack on the twin towers in New York.
Ariel Efraim Ashbel and Keren Ida Natan – a staged reading of Emma Zunz (based on the story by Jorge Luis Borges). Originally premiering in A-Genre 2006, this striking work has been re-staged by Keren Ida Natan for the Experiment Festival.
Hillel Kogan – Rite of Spring. Premiered in Intimadance 2011. The capable Kogan takes on several legends of epic proportions: among them Nijinsky, Stravinsky, and a few chapters of contemporary Israeli history.
Experiment Gimel – October 3 at 21:30.
Rotem Tashach is a unique voice on the Israeli dance scene, and I use the word “voice” intentionally. Tashach’s works combine dialogue with movement to create an integrated work in which the different elements move beyond the illustrative or expository to interact and infuse one another with associations. Three of his works will be presented in this program: Israelika, Coporealis and Hudud.
Gallery performances include works by Saar Székely, Naama Tsabar, Tchelet Vistov, Hila Vardi, Meirav Sabrisky, Tal Porat and Yaron Milgrom.
Music and spoken word performances will follow the main show at 22:30 on October 3, 4 & 5th. Tickets are 40 NIS per show, 100 NIS for 3 shows. Information and tickets on the Tmuna website, or call: 03-5611211.
