TWO ROOM APARTMENT
Niv Sheinfeld | Oren Laor
03.04 | 20:30
"Two Room Apartment" examines the complexity of couplehood and love, and depicts moments of tension, intimacy, and competition between two people sharing an intimate common space. Everyday gentle gestures expand into bold and powerful statements.
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4Fantasies and a Monkey
Yossi Berg and Oded Graf
22.05 | 20:30
Tonight, the empty space becomes a playground, for diving into the depths of the subconscious, for associative swings between pieces of identity, raiding and wearing masks. A night trip between realism and fantasy. We meet to be together, to examine our multiplicity, our physical form, to imagine, to create worlds and to remind ourselves of the possibility of getting out of the dreariness of everyday life.
The work takes inspiration from Peter Brook's mythological book "The Empty Space" in which he outlines the roles of the theatrical experience and its necessity for the lonely soul.
Tel Aviv-based choreographers Yossi Berg and Oded Graf began collaborating in 2005. They’ve garnered a reputation for boundary-
pushing work that is highly physical, poignant, and clever. Berg and Graf
toured their productions worldwide (Festival Montpellier Danse, American
Dance Festival, The Joyce Theater NYC, DansensHus Stockholm, SIDance
South Korea, to name but a few) and received several prestigious
international awards. They commissioned their works as guest
choreographers in numerous dance companies and universities.
Yossi and Oded are artistic directors, inventors, researchers, dancers,
educators, and mentors; in the last five years Yossi has been leading the
״Sadna Gaaton School״ and Oded has been leading the״Curtain Up״ Dance Festival across Israel.
They received the Israel’s Ministry of Culture Award for Outstanding
Choreographers and the Rosenblum Prize for Artistic Excellence in the Performing Arts.
Concept & choreography: Yossi Berg & Oded Graf
Creating performers: Ziv Besor, Amit Zaretsky, Oded Graf, Tamar Kish Costumes: Ilanit Shamia
Musical advice: Binya Reches
Lights: Yoav Barel
Outside Eye: Rachel Erdos
Supported by: An original production of MASH Dance House, Jerusalem, The Lottery Council for Arts, Rabinovich foundation, Tel Aviv Municipality, The Ministry of Culture
Upcoming events
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Israeli showcase - DOCK 11
We are pleased to invite you to the Israeli Dance Showcase in Berlin, taking place from May 20–23, 2025, at DOCK 11 Theater. This exclusive event is part of the ongoing collaboration between MASH Dance House (Jerusalem) and DOCKART (Berlin) and serves as a platform to present outstanding independent Israeli dance productions to the local audiences.
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Jerusalem International Dance Week 2024
The Jerusalem International Dance Week online platform is showcasing selected performances by both emerging and well-established Israeli choreographers from the independent scene. These include: Zohar Karny, Yasmeen Godder Company, Natalie Afriat, Mica Kupfer, Ilana Bellahsen, Gil Kerer, Anat Grigorio & Michal Herman, Roy Assaf, Nir Vidan, Yossi Berg & Oded Graf, Ori Josephine Lenkinski , Sharon Fridman & Ensamble Kaet, Or Marin, Guy Dolev, Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor, Einat Gantz & Noa Shiloh and Ido barak
The JIDW website will remain open for viewing until March 31 2025, allowing you to explore these exceptional works at your convenience.
We are also thrilled to announce that MASH Dance House will provide each artist with an international travel grant of €1,000 in 2025 to support their efforts in securing invitations to perform abroad.
If you are a curator or director of a dance platform and would like to view the full performances on the website, feel free to contact us at art@mashdancehouse.com.
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