Time Out New York 2014 Critics' Pick

"Best Performance of the Year 2013" Israeli Dance Critics' Dance Circle

"Partners in life as well as art in this intimate work" The Herald Sun

"Powerful and relevant" The Jerusalem Post

ABOUT TWO ROOM APARTMENT

Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor bring to the stage a powerful duet that reflects on their relationship as partners in life and in art. Both personal and political, the work examines boundaries in various contexts: physical borders such as between territories or between two rooms, but also non-physical borders, such as the one between life and performance, and the boundaries that the individual sets for himself. The work uses a simple dance language and a minimalist aesthetic, and explores the notion of life as a framework in which a precise, almost compulsive repetition of customs and behaviors takes place.

The work suggests a new and contemporary reading to the original performance created by Liat Dror and Nir Ben Gal that premiered in 1987 in Tel-Aviv. It is considered a milestone in the development of independent Israeli choreography, and it also received impressive international acclaim: the work had won several awards at the time, among them the Bagnolet Competition for Choreography.

Dancemakers presents Two Room Apartment as a part of Spotlight on Israeli Culture, which is in association with the Israel Consulate General of Toronto and Western Canada and the Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation.

PERFORMANCES

Thu. FEB 26 8PM Opening Night

Sat. FEB 28 8PM

Sun. MAR 1 3PM Closing Matinee

THEATRE

Dancemakers Centre for Creation

Distillery District, 9 Trinity Street, Studio 313

Toronto, ON M5A 3C4

416-367-1800 dancemakers.org

PURCHASE TICKETS

www.eventbrite.ca/e/two-room-apartment-tickets-14806076373

$20/25

Also catch Niv and Oren's master class for dancers on Fri. FEB 27 from 1-4PM. Participation is limited. Make sure to reserve your spot before the workshop fills up.

PRODUCTION DETAILS

By and with Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor

Curated by Emi Forster & Benjamin Kamino

Presented by Dancemakers

Based on the 1987 dance work by Nir Ben Gal and Liat Dror

Music: Ori Vidislavski Original Music, Elton John, Vains of Jenna

Artistic advisor: Keren Levi

Costumes: Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor

Lights: Netta Koren

Coproduction with Centre National de la Danse Paris and Grand Theater Groningen

Duration: 50 minutes

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