"Western" art has been flirting with the exotic image of Spain for centuries. In THISISPAIN, Hillel Kogan - a longtime Israeli choreographer and dancer in the contemporary dance scene - visits as a tourist the world of flamenco, and holds a poignant dialogue with the Israeli flamenco master, Mijal Natan, about questions of national identity and artistic identity: what is Spanish and what is Israeli, what is folklore And what is high art? All this, while casting doubt on the concept of identity in itself: in the spirit of the queer theory that holds that identity is not an essence but rather a performance, Kogan seeks to perform the spanishness.

Choreography: Hallel Kogen

Performance: Michal Natan and Hallel Kogen

Dramaturgy: Yael Venezia Lighting: Nadav Barnea

Musical Consulting: Yael Horowitz

Music: Isaac Albéniz, Georges Bizet, Enrique El Extremeño, José Valencia

Costumes: Courtesy of the Israeli Flamenco Ensemble Compás

ART DIRECTION: Leticia BoloPhotography: Laetitia Boulud