Noa Shiloh & Einat Ganz | Eros

About the show

"Bring water,bring wine, waiter,
Bring me bouquets of flowers, Bring –
I feel like boxing with Eros." (Anacreon)

"…Every granule of stone, flicker of mineral from the mountain, washed this night, is in itself a world. The struggle to reach peaks is enough to fill the hearts of men. We should picture to ourselves, Sisyphus happy. (The Myth of Sisyphus, Elbar Kami)

The two texts above, bring us to speculate about the meaning of desire, what lights the flame of passion. When is it controlled by Dionysius, who lies, deceives and removes from reality, bringing both danger and redemption simultaneously?

When is it beneficial, creating a stimulating life, saving us from the pain of human failure? How can the libido be found when it seems to have gone.

The division between the godlike, the sublime and the fantastic and human encounters, painful in their reality of suffering, death and daily difficulties is not dichotomous.  We live and experience life in all its endless manifestations and find Eros within the wars of our reality; sometimes it is an escape, sometimes a deepening search within ourselves, and sometimes a desire to lose ourselves.

Noa Shiloh is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She is the artistic director of the Carmela Dance Group and a co-founder of the Menashe Dance House. Her works have been presented in numerous festivals, museums and theaters. With support from the Schusterman Foundation, staged her creations at academic institutions in the US. Noa was the recipient of the 2015 Solo Performance Dancer from EMI and the 2017 Gertrude Kraus Prize. She has been supported by the Foundation for Independent Creators and the Lottery Council for Arts and Culture. She holds a BDA of Education and Dance from the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem, Israel.

Einat Ganz is a dancer, choreographer and a teacher. Holds a BDA degree in dance from The Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam. Einat's choreographic work has been presented in various festivals and venues across Europe and Israel. Two of her works were supported by the Czech Ministry of Culture, her work 'Otherlands' was created as part of an international artist residency program on behalf of the cooperation project 'Be SpectACTive' and its production in Israel was supported by the 'Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts'.

Choreography and performance: Noa Shiloh and Einat Ganz
Costume design: Rosie Canaan
Rehearsal director: Alexandra Shmurak
Artistic Director: Rachel Erdos
Outside eye: Shlomit Fundaminsky

The piece premiered at the Machol Shalem Dance House 2024 festival The piece was developed at Menashe Dance House and in the Zagreb Dance Center as part of an artist exchange with the Shalem Dance House. Its production was supported by the Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts, the Fund for Independent choreographers and the Machol Shalem Dance Festival