Anafaza by Ohad Naharin premiered in December 1993 on the Batsheva Dance Company’s 30th anniversary. Last June, a new edition of Anafaza played to 20,000 spectators over two weeks. The dancers were accompanied by live music performed by Ohad Naharin and members of the band Tractor’s Revenge, Avi Belleli and Danni Makov.

“Anafaza 2023” is similar to its earlier iterations in scope and energy, but also entirely different. It takes shape in a reality that is cynical, violent, and fractured more than ever. Besides the beauty, sensuality, and ecstatic nature for which it is known, it also carries the banner of defiance. It is a stubborn dance in the swamp of reality that threatens to engulf freedom of thought, spirit, and body. It dances away the intoxication of power, incitement, and rhetoric of division and enmity, and holds on to the hope for healing and repair.

* Anafaza renewal is a joint production of Batsheva Dance Company and toMix Group

Performed by Batsheva Dance Company and The Batsheva Ensemble

Yarden Bareket, Billy Barry, Emil Brukman, Adi Blumenreich, Nathan Chipps, Holden Cole, Guy Davidson, Iyar Elezra, Sean Howe, Londiwe Khoza, Adrienne Lipson, Bo Matthews, Mermoz Melchior, Eri Nakamura, Sofiia Pikalova, Danai Porat, Igor Ptashenchuk, Yoni (Yonatan) Simon, Annika Verplancke, Gili Yaniv Amodai, Yarden Zana.
Batsheva Ensemble dancers, season 2024-2025:
Zoe Bayliss Nagar, Zachary Burrows, Jesse Callaert, DanDan Cohen, Victor Duval, Eddieomar Gozales Castillo, Shira Kestenboum, Larissa Leung, Ori Manor, Maya Marom, Celia Merai, Chase Peterson, Leann Reizer, Kelis Robinson, Noga Sneh.
Apprentices: Amit Ben-Yesh, Roee Mazurik, Naama Morad, Toam Suissa

Lighting Design: Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi)

Costume Design: Rakefet Levy

Space and Stage Design: Gadi Tzachor and Maxim Waratt

Assistant to Costume Design: Ariel Cohen

Live Music: Danni Makov (drums), and Avi Belleli (bass), Ohad Naharin (vocal and giutar)

“There Was Always This Shadow, Always This Doubt”: David Grossman, From a conversation (Shalem College, 2022)

Flying Effects: Yaniv Swissa, Y-circus

Texts: Maxim Waratt

Flags: Mandy Mualem

Text about the piece: Shira Vitaly

Batsheva Dance Company website

• The shows will take place in Bitan 1, Tel-Aviv Expo
• Doors open one hour before show time
• Audiences are seated in marked seats
• Latecomers will not be allowed
• It is forbidden to take pictures during the show
• It is forbidden to bring food and drinks into the seating tribune
• The booking confirmation barcode must be presented at the entrance to the event
• Tickets for accessible places can be purchased by phone: 072-2464110
• To redeem a mixcard at this show, please contact customer service at: 072-2464110
• The ticket fare includes a non-refundable 5 NIS handling fee
• Cancellation terms: Cancellation will only be possible up to 14 days from the date of purchase and provided that 7 business days have not passed until the day of the show, with the deduction of  a cancellation fee of 5% of the transaction amount
• Cancellation terms for regular and reserve soldiers and members of the security forces following reserve recruitment: full credit upon presentation of a document confirming the recruitment until the day of the show
• It is strictly forbidden to bring the following into the venue: weapons, alcohol, glass bottles and cans, hard objects, helmets, batteries for electric bicycles, chairs, video cameras and recording devices There will be no storage arrangement for objects at the venue
• It is forbidden to bring in animals, with the exception of guide dogs and accessibility upon presentation of a permit
• The show will take place in accordance with the instructions of the Home Front Command at the time of the show
• The production reserves the right to changes

How to get to Expo?

By Car:

Ayalon South exit: Rokach | Ayalon North exit: Convention Center

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Public Transportation:

Israel Railways (Rakevet Israel): The University Train Station is located near Expo Tel Aviv.

Egged Bus Company – Bus number 521 | Dan Bus Company: Bus number 12, 22, 40, 89, 189, 389 | Metropolitan Bus Company – Bus number: 47, 48, 247 | Kavim bus company – Bus number 137

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