Shishi Be Ora • Mika Kupfer • Walking on two

About the show

I emptied what I could

so I can see and listen better.

now, it is easier to tame the body.

to rearrange the existing forms in it

In this solo piece, I am looking to interrupt and play with the regular physical and imaginary logic of the body, in order to find and concretize its poetic capacity. The starting point is rather simple: a body that wants to move. Through a minimalistic focus, I wish to expose the body as a being which behaves, acts and wonders in and from the world. 

The work itself is the exposition of the process of finding or making this world. There is 'no' pre-existing language, 'no' ready-made system of meaning but rather a raw investigation of choreographic possibilities. Through construction and deconstruction, invention of mechanisms for production of movement, manipulation and variation, and drawing inspiration from musical production, I am finding the vocabulary to my language, and am reflective of the process while doing so.

The work was first presented in 2023.

Mica Kupfer is a choreographer, performer and a multi-disciplinary artist. Her artistic practice brings together an amalgam of visual and movement languages oscillating between choreography, visual theater and performance-art. In her projects, she explores inherent and hidden tensions in human behavior, focusing on the moving body. Kupfer graduated from the 'School of Visual Theater' with honors of the mayor. Since then, she has been showing her pieces in various settings including By Virtue of the Same movement, Forest threshold and Walking on two. She participated in residencies such as P.A.R.T.S/ROSAS, Brussels (2023), Kelim Center (2022-2024), and received various grants for her works.

By: Mica Kupfer
Dramaturgical consultation: Menachem Goldenberg
Musical accompaniment: Yaniv Hayoun
Music: Arvo Pärt – Fratres For Violin, String Orchestra and Percussion Gil Shaham & Roger Carlsson & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra & Neeme Järv Arvo Pärt – Fratres                                                                                                                       Drumming Cellist Kristijan Krajncan
Dramaturge within Shishi Be Ora program: Yael Venezia
Photo: Yair Meyuhas

The piece premiered at 'Kelim' festival 2023 under the artistic direction of Ayala Frenkel and Nataly Zukerman. With financial support from the 'Mifal Hapais' Foundation for the Arts, the 'Rabinovitch' foundation and the 'Fund for Independent Creators'. Developed in: Kelim choreographic center, 'Intimadance festival' Tmuna theater, 'Yael - a home for independent dance and performance creators in Jerusalem'.