Kamuyot
Ohad Naharin
A co-production with La Filature, Scène Nationale de Mulhouse
In partnership with Salle Europe, Colmar and POLE-SUD,
CDCN Strasbourg / CSC de la Meinau.
Piece devised for Batsheva – the Young Ensemble (2003).
Inspired by Mamooto and Moshe by Ohad Naharin.
Repertory of the OnR Ballet.
Infos
Colmar
Collège Molière, Gymnase
Mulhouse
La Filature
Gymnase Maurice Schoenacker
Gymnase de la caserne Drouot
Complexe sportif de la Doller
Strasbourg
Centre socio-culturel de la Meinau
Piece for 14 dancers
No interval.
Recommended for ages 8 and over
Performed to recorded music
Cast
Choreography Ohad Naharin Music Yapoos, Drummatic, Fonica, The Ventures, Pan Sonic, The Aqua, Velvets, Cirrus, Isolated Audio Players, Flower Companyz, Tsippi Fleischer, Bobby Freeman, Yuzu Kako, Haim Laroz, Takagi Masakatsu, Ogurusu Norihide, Boss Phobie, Roberto Pregadio-Claudia, Lou Reed, Roletta Secohan, Nakagawa Takashi, John Tavener, Ludwig van Beethoven Sound design David (Dudi) Bell Costumes Alla Eizenberg CCN • Ballet de l'Opéra national du Rhin
Presentation
The audience take their seats in two stands positioned opposite each other to delineate the space for an improvised stage in the middle of a gymnasium. No set, no curtain, none of the usual trappings of a theatre. A piercing whistle rings out and the show begins. Fourteen dancers dressed as rebels charge in from all sides, the girls in kilts over ripped tights, the boys in tartan trousers. Some, sitting incognito, leap out from the audience. They move exuberantly to an eclectic soundtrack spanning psychedelic Japanese pop, TV music, reggae, and a Beethoven sonata. This celebration of youth is a pure joy, shared by performers and public alike. Ohad Naharin has emerged as one of the most prominent figures in Israel's contemporary dance scene with his innovative choreographic language and training method, which he has dubbed "gaga" in reference to baby talk. Created in 2003 for young dancers and the Batsheva Dance Company, Kamuyot breaks down barriers between dancers and spectators to draw both parties into a shared artistic experience.
