Yoram Karmi, founder and artistic director of the Fresco Dance Company, is changing his own tradition this year. For the past several years Karmi has produced an evening showcasing the choreographic talents of the dancers in his company, giving them an opportunity to bring their own ideas to the stage, free of logistic concerns and costs. This year Karmi decided to open the stage to include young choreographers who are not necessarily dancers in Fresco.
The result is an evening of fun, thought-provoking and creative new short pieces by 9 choreographers. The style is contemporary, and the dancers bursting with talent. The diversity of themes and focus makes for a dynamic evening.
Many of the choreographers havepreviously created dance pieces for the stage, either in previous Fresco evenings or in other festivals. Zachi Cohen, whose solo “Sarkozy” promises to “simply introduce myself”, is a dancer/choreographer worth getting to know. Cohen has created works previously with Mor and Noya Nardimon in the Shades of Dance Festival at Suzanne Dellal in 2007, and with Oren Tishler in the 2008 Fresco evening. As a dancer, Cohen performs extensively throughout Israel and abroad, with Fresco and other companies.
Joel Bray, formerly a dancer in the Kolben Dance Company, is as prolific as he is creative, with his recent work “Splash” appearing in the 2009 Mahol Shalem Festival in Jerusalem, choreographed and performs “Ey Shel Shfiyut” (Island of Sanity – a double entendre in Hebrew as the “Ey” means both “island” and the negative prefix to “sanity,” making it the equivalent of “insanity”). Let him take you there, it’s quite a trip.
Ariel Cohen, whose “Venus de Meatloaf” premiered in the 2009 Intimadance Festival at Tmuna Theatre, presents his “Contract” with dancer Gavriel Shpitzer, which plays out onstage in an amusing and surprising way, with eclectic backup provided by dancers Danit Bucksbaum and Ori Lenkinski.
Mira Rubinstein danced with Fresco for several years, and did the choreography for three plays – Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream and Karov LaBayit (Close to Home), all directed by her sister, Dafna Rubinstein. In the current piece, “Boyee Ima” (Come, Mother) she remains very close to home indeed, with an intimate look at the bond between mother and child.
With tickets at only 60 NIS, it’s a great way to have fun and get a glimpse of what dancers can create when given the opportunity.
Performance:
Monday, January 11 at 21:00 at the Suzanne Dellal Centre in Tel Aviv
Info & Tickets: 03-5105656, www.suzannedellal.org.il
Image credit: Elizur Reuveni
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I really liked the play Romeo and Juliet. Dance of us inspiring. Waiting for their next works.
Must go with your spouse. When will you be appearing at the Mann Auditorium in Neve Tzedek?
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