Last Work by Ohad Naharin Performed by The Batsheva Ensemble

"the piece is breathtaking for the extraordinary dancing by the Batsheva dancers, and the way Mr. Naharin can evoke states of pleasure, pain, madness and a kind of animality — a sheer state of being in the body — through his movement" (Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times) 

A dreamlike past, a chaotic present, and devastation followed by an unknown future – Last Work situates itself in time.

In a capsule of abridged history, beauty and tenderness are fighting for survival against displays of power. The bodies trace escape routes from a reality that becomes increasingly chaotic, violent, and pointless, and offer a simple truth of compassion and consolation. And above all, like a ticking bomb, hovers a repetitive movement of effort that does not merge with pleasure – a long mechanical running on the spot, a reminder of the Sisyphean nature of existence.

Last Work takes place in the twilight zone between sweet reverie and nightmarish awakening, on the threshold of choosing between upright surrender that may bring about regeneration, to falling into the abyss of oblivion.
 

 Duration: Approx 65 minutes

Please note, the soundtrack of the performance contains sounds of gunshots.

The performance contains nudity.

The performances are taking place according to the instructions of the Home Command green city status.

Please note, Weapons are not permitted into the hall, nor is there a place for their safe storage on the premises.
 

Co-producers: Montpellier Danse 2015 & Hellerau-European Center for the Arts, Dresden. Supported by Batsheva New Works Fund and Dalia and Eli Hurvitz Foundation, with special funding provided by the American Friends of Batsheva.

World Premiere: June 2015, Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel-Aviv. Pre-premeire from May 21st. Please note, the soundtrack of the performance contains sounds of gunshots.

Lighting Design: Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi)
Soundtrack design and edit: Maxim Warratt
Original Music: Grischa Lichtenberger
Stage Design: Zohar Shoef
Costume Design: Eri Nakamura
Props design: Roni Azgad
Assistants to Ohad Naharin and Maxim Warratt: Ariel Cohen, Guy Shomroni
Additional Music: Few Mysteries Solved in a Year of Contact - Sagat // Club Life - Hysterics Crusty Juice - MPIA3 // Volume VIP- Monkey Tantrum - Luminox // Nani, Nani, Mummies Baby - Lullabies-of-Europe // Nani, Nani My Sweet Little Baby - Lullabies-of-Europe // Berceuse (Stravinsky) - Clara Rockmore
Running Trainer: Mark Or