Yamuna is the name of the black river goddess, taken from the mythology of India. Yamuna, the goddess of love and compassion, has the ability to save human beings from their deaths due to her close relationship with her brother, YAMA, the god of death.
The piece deals with the relationship we, the living, have with our beloved ones, the dead. It is a journey of a person going through a process of separation from his beloved, who has just died. A process that begins with the need to hold on to memories from their past life, continues with and a gradual coming to terms with her physical absence, and finally, finding her again in his inner life and creativity.
Along the seven chapters, the piece travels through passion, sensuality, tenderness, sadness, acceptance and reflections on death as an essential part of love.
"Dying, you have left behind you the great sadness of the eternal in my life... My world went hence through the doors that you opened, you, holding the cup of death to my lips, filling it with life from your own." Rabindranath Tagore
The work is inspired by the book "Lovers' gift" written by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), a great Bengali writer, poet, musician, and philosopher. In 1913, he became the first Asian who won the Nobel Prize for literature. Tagores' work is characterized by its spiritual and emotional depth. Tagore deals with social and political issues, based on his vision of world fraternity amongst men.
In his book "Lovers' gift" he describes his endless love and longings to his wife who has died at the prime of her life.
The book was translated to Hebrew by the poet Puah Shalev-Toren, whose generous contribution to the comprehension of Tagores' poems is filled with beauty and wisdom.
YAMUNA is a cooperation of poetry,dancers, a sculptor, light, and sound designers.
On stage there are 3 performers, each one represents a different character:
Ran Ben- Dror, the poet.
Ayala Frenkel, the dead wife, as the poet dreams and fantasies her.
Tamar Borer, an abstract, formless presence of the dead wife, appearing as an inner voice in the poets' mind.
The 3 characters exist on 3 different spheres, at a parallel time line, as if in a dream inside a dream. The poet is the only tangible figure, while the other two exist as his altered state of consciousness.
The work takes place within a large black metal sculpture, created by the metal artist Nobuya Yamaguchi. The sculptor contains a compact circle, made of 3 tons of grained stone sand; a very dense environment which forces new rules of gravity and balance upon the dancers' bodies and movement, and thus creates a unique relationship of space and body.
The movement in this confined universe is derived from the mental state of the dancers. The form of the movement is derived from a long research of various expression possibilities of the poems' themes, and finally, condensed into a substantial structure. Every tiny gesture is the outcome of absolute attention to the moment, and thus it is spontaneously and continually changing.
The music for the work was created in collaboration with sound designer Irad Lee. The soundtrack combines electronic music, experimental acoustic music, live recordings of natural environments and the sonata for violin bwv 1003 of J.S.Bach. The sound designing work consists of amplifying and manipulating the live sounds of the performance in accordance with the sound frequencies of the soundtrack.
Light designer, Tamar Orr, created a dynamic light motion which changes the relation of the sculptor to the space, as well as a delicate light net which unfolds different landscapes within the performance space.
"Come to me across the worn out track of age... and you shall meet me again and again in your voyage of life from shore to shore." Rabindranat Tagore
Credits
Choreography, Direction, Soundtrack, Costume and Stage Design: Tamar Borer
Performance Artists/Dancers: Ran Ben-Dror, Ayala Frenkel, Tamar Borer
Text: Poems by Rabindranat Tagore (from the book "Lovers' Gift")
Translation to Hebrew: Puah Shalev-Toren
Sculptor: Nobuya Yamaguchi
Sound Designer: Irad Lee
Lighting Designer: Tamar Orr
Costumes: Orin Linder, Irina Myasnikof
Still Photographer: Tamar Lamm
Production Manager: Ran Pasternak
Tamar Borer - Biography
A performance artist, dancer, Butoh teacher and therapist.
Since 1988 Tamar creates and performs solos, duets and ensemble works in Israel and around the world. Borer was invited to perform in various festivals, including: "Curtain up"- Israel, "Montpellier international dance"- France, "Cross over Festival"- Italy," Butoh Festival"- Paris, as well as performances in theaters in Germany, Norway, New- Zealand, Mexico and more.
Tamar has won various scholarships and awards, including: "The Albert-Gaubier fund"- Switzerland- Holland, "The Buchman-Heiman fund"- Israe-USA, "The Ministry of Culture and Sport Award"- Israel, and more.
Tamar Borer teaches butoh workshops to dancers, therapists and to the open public, as well as works as a butoh and guided imagination therapist with physical and psychophysical handicapped patients.
In 2008, Tamar has founded the "Saloon Butoh performance project" in Tel Aviv, which she artistically directs since. In 2010-2011, Borer is the artistic director of "Curtain Up dance festival" in Tel- Aviv.
"In my work, I wish to explore and reveal different states of consciousness of the human beings and the possibilities of evolutionary transformations. I try to bring forth the innately generous and kind nature of the people, to stand up for human rights in Israel, and for humanity all around the world. For me, the art of dance is a gift that can envelope the great beauty of humans' heart and soul, awaken and empower our evolutionary abilities." - Tamar Borer
"I find Tamar Borers' works original, unique and esthetically refined. In addition to the great beauty that she creates with her movement, there is a rare humane aspect in her works. There are few artists who are gifted with such sensitivity and delicacy. " - Giyora Manor, Dance critique.
Wander with us through childhood alleys and beautiful hidden corners, between painterly streets and historical crossroads. Together we will sail into the landscapes of atrophied nostalgia, to the cliffs of time that are dying to fall. We will swallow a pill together and go into the unconscious where we will view the incredible setting of the silvery whiteness.
A *SPOKENWORD (from Wikidedia) theatrical production with songs and dances
* Spoken word is used as a musical or entertainment term, referring to works or performances that consist solely or mostly of one person speaking as if naturally, whereas spoken word is more akin to narration or speaking as the person would in conversation.
Written and performed by: Jonathan Kunda and Neta Winter
Direction: Raz Weiner
Lighting Design: Asi Gotesman
Special thanks to Alon Shwabe
Thanks to Ana Cohen-Yannai, Zohar Almcase, Tzion Abraham-Hazan, Lena Rotenberg, Sophie Shneir, and to the "System Ali" Family
For tickets call: 03-6879219
Visual theater that hides passions and secrets behind perfect beings and bosoms.
Three women that "have it all" are vacationing in an exclusive resort, packed in their designer dresses, perched on high heels, walking mincingly around the perfect world of airport shopping malls and hotel suites within a shining impersonal existence.
But behind their perfect beings and bosoms they hide dark secrets deep and unexpected in their personas and slightly disturbed.
What happens behind closed doors and what does each one carry packed in her hard covered suitcases. What happens in their hotel room when they hang up the sign "Do Not Disturb"?
Created by Gabrielle Neuhaus and Ronnie Heller
Artistic Advisory by Idit Herman
Performers: Gabrielle Neuhaus, Ronnie Heller and Idit Herman
Live Music: Dmitry Tyulpanov
Lighting: Uri Morag
Photographs: Dmitry Tyulpanov
For tickets call: 03-6879219
The Blue Table
Pictures from the life of the giant squid, the wild swan, the blue whale, and a garden snail
Creating a wild and lively world through synthetic means with a comic and magical perspective.
Stage Design: 'Zik' Group
Sound Editing: Dan Karger
Lighting Design: Ana Wild
Jonathan
Love, hate, vengeance, lust, and sex - all in an epus that tells the tale of Jonathan, a green apple born to red apple parent, who strikes out on a journey crossing seas and continents, only to find that the apple does not fall far from the tree. This is an unruly object theater piece for apples, a set of knives, a cutting board and a table.
Sound Editing: Gilad Vaknin
Lighting Design: Ana Wild
Ari Teperberg and Inbal Yomtovian are the Golden Delicious Ensemble. A comic perspective, engaging with a delicate touch and few objects the two create characters, stories, images and creatures.
"Our theater is created at home, in the kitchen or in the living room, with our personal belongings. We are playing with what is available." The works of this team are comprised of games, release, and precision all at once, and they carry away the audiences with the lightness and virtual of playing with objects. There is no illusion, not for one moment, but one nevertheless absolutely believes!
Both works were created In the framework of studies at the School for Visual Theater In Jerusalem under the guidance of Roni Nelken-Mosenson and Amit Drori
Graphic Design: Maayan Levin
Photos by: Philippe Szpirglas, Milica Mrvic, and Moran Duvshany
Thanks to Sharon Gabai, Gerald Durell, Yael Mushkin, Itamar Ring, The Teperberg Family, the Yomtovian Family, Yuval Rimon, Adel Levin and Gil Lavi
For tickets call: 03-6879219
The show is about to begin.
The admired Pop star and her backline dancers are full of excitement. But something unexpected happens and spoils the moments of glory on stage.
This unexpected situation enables a peep into the relationships, hierarchy and feuds concealed between the undaunted diva who receives all the fame and glory and her backline dancers - who serve as her background - expected to fill their role with utmost precision, as one unit, with no personal expression.
In the language of dance-theater, Glory Monsters tell a story of dreams and aspirations to fame and success, and loss of values, privacy and originality along the way to the top - the price taken by the monstrous and uncontrollable longing to fame in a time when stars rise and fall on all directions.
Michal Herman is an independent creator, presenting her work in festivals around the country and worldwide, teaches dance, and creates in Clipa Theater. Winner of the education ministry's prize in 2003 and 2007.
Direction and Choreography: Michal Herman
Performers: Orian Michaeli, Mor Nardimon, Michal Zankal, Stav Marin
Costume Design: Yearit Eliyahu
Sound: Keren Or Biton
Artistic Consultant: Alon Schwabe
Production: Come and See
Photography: Gadi Dagon
Thanks: Studio Balance, Clipa Theater, Dana Dvorin
Michal Herman is supported by the Ministry of Sport and Education, Dance department.
In addition to biting original humor and despite being drawn into Moti's subconscious, the analysis presented in this performance is based on real analytical theories and combine a number of psychological schools of thought turning them into a cult show and therapy session all in one.
Moti Brecher, an artist of many media, an actor, and a puppeteer, is a serious autodidact. He has created many performances that combine text and objects for various fringe venues. Along with his feverish activity in alternative theater he has written and acted in the "Satyrical Corner" on the YES channel BIP, and has acted in the television drama "Behind Bars".
Written, directed, and puppet design: Moti Brecher
Sound design: Dagan Wald
Live Music: D.J. Dagan Wald
A lonely secretary remains in the office after all the other have gone home. From her little corner, using black and white photos from film magazines she keeps hidden between her endless piles of work, she escapes into a world of daydreams. There she is a glamorous movie star from the 1940's and finds her ideal love at last. But as the story unravels, as imagination and reality collide, her romantic tale becomes a Hitchcock nightmare!'
This is a performance dealing with the obsessions of Fantasies. How far we dive into them, the price of dreaming and the price of waking up. What lies beneath the Ideal Romantic love that is sold to us through such films, how powerful and insane can be our desire to hang on to that promise. This is also a performance dealing with the language of Cinema and its translation to theater and object theater. By recreating the means of cinema in the most " Low Tech" fashion, emerges a tension that is absurd and humorous.
The show received the award for ' Best Artistic Conception and Realization' at the International Adult Puppetry Festival of Pecs, Hungary (August 2010), and a Diploma of distinction from UNIMA (the worldwide puppetry organization).
Created and performed by Yael Rasooly
Design: Lior Lerman and Yaara Nirel
Sound Design: Binya Reches
Lighting design: Adam Yakin
Length of performance: 50 min
Language: English
For tickets call: 03-5620255
or book online.
A woman returns home longing for solitary, silent sanctuary. However, on the other side of the walls she can hear the voices of the neighbors arguing a loudly, crying, and playing the trombone. These are the sounds of neighbors she has never met. There are moments of great intimacy that seep into her life. All at once the wall/borders disappear and the neighbors burst into her apartment continuing with their daily life as if she is not there.
The penetrated walls obliterate the boundary between reality and imagination giving way so the impossible takes place. A mysterious detective appears from behind the bathroom curtain. He intensely interrogates her as a suspect in a crime that she did not commit. She is charged with the crime on an insane television show with all her neighbors present. The vision goes out of control. Her mother arrives to for a dense conversation. But who is Zoro?
Yaara Perah, a graduate of the Ecole internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, is the founder of the igra-rama, whose members are graduates of the physical theater schools of Sophie Moscowitz, Nissan Nativ. The group has developed a new theatrical style that combines nonsense and cabaret with the absurd and the tragic chorus creating a unique physical theater language that makes use of words rhythmically and musically, going beyond the narrative.
Created by: Yaara Perah
Actors Guidance: Guy Gutman
Performers: Tomer Heldshtein, Raz Weiner, Yaara Perah, Maor Fridman, Cathy Trifonov, Orian
Michaeli, Shir Sabban
Lighting: Nir Lahav
Oratory: Amir Horovitz
Musical Editor: Yuval Gutman
Piano: Yuval Oz
Costumes: Anna Shrier
Photos: Yaacov Saban