Noa Dar
Lists of Longings and Lessons for Hope
Sun 10.8
20:30
Studio Ora
75₪
Mon 11.8
20:30
Studio Ora
75₪
The Work
The Hebrew name – EretzYeshuvChaYeleDomem is a combination of the words Land, Community, Living Being, Child, and Inanimate object. It is taken from childhood games, and its words capture a concept that was once perceived as certain, and now it is a tangle of doubts and pain. The performance’s materials are ‘lessons in physical and mental resilience’ that promise healing, autobiographical inventory lists, and a spongy material, both stiff and soft, that determines the event’s boundaries and dictates its plot. These components are fused into a vortex from which questions arise about the current essence of that concept, the sources of connection to it, and whether it is possible to update the initial operating instructions engraved in the body. In the performance’s dark and precarious space, loaded with words, lies the body with its clearly not sturdy movements, groping their way forward.
The Artist
Noa Dar, dancer and choreographer, has worked since 1993 within the Noa Dar Dance Group, where she creates an original and daring movement and stage language. Constantly in search for ways to develop new forms for creation and performance, Dar collaborates with artists from various fields and over the years, has formed a rich body of work that includes dance and theater performances for groups and individuals, works for adults and children, works that are site-specific and performances for public spaces, concert halls and gallery spaces, as well as performative tours and lectures. Among her works are Come Lie Down, Land Slugs, Inventory, NoaNoa, Skin, Anu (Us), Arnica, Tetris, and many more that have been commissioned by leading festivals in Israel and presented internationally on many stages around the world. Among the awards she has won are prizes from the Ministry of Culture for Young Choreographers, The Performance Award for a company, and the Creation Award, as well as the award for innovation from the Acre Festival, the Rosenblum Prize for the Performing Arts from the Tel Aviv Municipality, and the Landau Prize for Arts and Sciences from the HaPais Council for Culture and Arts.
Photo: Tamar Lamm, Natasha Shakhnes
Choreography, Text, Performance : Noa Dar
Artistic Consultation and Dramaturgy : Yael Venezia
Light Design: Yair Vardi
Sound Design: Yehu Dar Shashua
Production and Show Management : Talia Barda
Videography and Editing : Noa Simhayof Shahaf, Hadas Chai
Premiere: Diver Festival, Sept. 2024. Artistic Director: Ido Feder.
An early version of the first chapter was created for Credit at Tamuna Festival, Dec. 2023, Artistic Director: Erez Maayan Shalev.
The work was made possible with generous support from the HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts, the Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation of Tel Aviv, The Arts Department at the Tel-Aviv Municipality and the Choreographers Association.
