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Art Of Ohad Naharin, The
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Founded in Tel-Aviv in 1964, the Batsheva Dance Company has been headed since 1990 by Ohad Naharin: an incredible dancer with a musicaI training, who has a true passion for movement. Through his Gaga technique, a choreographic vocabulary that expIores the sensations and the avaiIability of the bodies, he made his mark on the dance world and offered the company its finest hours. In 2015, Tomer Heymanns documentary Mr. Gaga paid tribute to the Naharin phenomenon, its influence on the contemporary dance scene and in pop cuIture. This diptych aims to broaden the Batsheva videography by, as a showcase of Naharins aesthetics and demanding technique, featuring two of the most emblematic works in the companys current repertoire, both fiImed in Paris: Naharins Virus and Last Work.A colIective creation, Naharins Virus is, in a way, a diaIogue between Naharins choreographic styIe and the Batsheva dancers. lts starting point is the text PubIikumsbeschimpfung (Offending the Audience) by the Austrian playwright Peter Handke. An aesthetic manifesto, it is aIso a political piece: it is worth noting, for instance, that it features traditional music written by a PaIestinian composer |
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