Strange in 26

By Noa Dar

Twenty-six years after its premiere, Noa Dar revisits 'Strange' to re-examine the interplay between audience, dancer, and the traces of time.

From the live encounter between movement and the spectator’s reflection, a contemplative and humor-filled dialogue unfolds.

Alongside Moshe Schechter and Michal Mualem—returning to her role from a quarter-century ago—the performance opens a shared space of observation. Together, they capture the singular, "strange" event occurring in the interface between performer and viewer.

By: Noa Dar | Text: Yosef El-Dror | Performers: Michal Mualem, Moshe Schechter Avshalom | Voiceover and Video Actor: Gal Zaid | Video Appearances: Michal Mualem, Assaf Shatz, Maya Brinner, Ilaya Shalit | Sound and Video Editing: Talia Ben Am | Costume Design: Rosie Knaan | Stage Management: Talia Barda | Media: Laetitia Boulud | Stills Photography: Tamar Lamm

'Strange at 26' premiered on February 13, 2026, as part of 'Friday at Ora,'

Artistic Direction: Naomi Perlov, Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv.

Partners in 'Strange' 2000: Costumes: Einat Nir | Set Design: Alessandra Nardi | Soundtrack Editing: Udi Kumeran | Lighting: Jackie Shemesh | Production: Naama Kutner |

'Strange' premiered at 'Curtain Up' 2000, Artistic Director: Eran Baniel.

Noa Dar

Founder of the 'Noa Dar Dance Group' (1993), Dar has developed a groundbreaking body of work through interdisciplinary collaborations. Her creations explore the body’s intersection with its physical, social, and political environments. Since returning to the stage in 2018, her own body has become a site for examining memory, temporality, and transformation. Her acclaimed works include: Lists of Longings and Lessons for Hope, Come Lie Down, Land Slides, Inventory, Noa-Noa, Skin, Anu, Arnica, Tetris, Strange, Children’s Games, and many others featured in leading festivals worldwide. Dar is a recipient of the The Ministry of Culture Awards for Young Choreographers, The Performance Award and The Creation Prize, the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality Rosenblum Prize for the Performing Arts, and the Landau Prize for Arts and Sciences from the Pais Council for Culture and Art

Noa Dar