The performers in the dance piece Body that Stands engage in simple acts of physical resistance toward one another and the space itself. Exploring a range of possible reactions to encounters with opposing forces, they experience moments of conflict, support, frustration, pain, and fantasy.

Living through these short fragments of reality, they continuously redefine their identities and states. As the piece unfolds, the three performers shape their own sense of autonomy, which causes the entire landscape to metamorphose. They constantly shape and reshape the meticulous scenography made of hundreds of wooden bricks, using it to set boundaries and mark territories. The experimental playground then transforms into a battlefield, a graveyard, desert dunes, and more.

Body that Stands observes acts of resistance and its’ consequences, not only between individuals but also between people and where they stand.

Concept, choreography & artistic direction: Smadar Goshen
Dance & Performance: Bar Gonen, Cordelia Eleonore Lange, Zuki Ringart
Dramaturgy: Maya Weinberg
Music: Leonard Küßner
Costume & set design: Lilo Ming
Production management: Lisa Ticar, Christine Koschel
Production assistance: Hannah Störzer
Communication: Angela Milosevic