ROOM (2022)

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ROOM is a multidisciplinary collaboration between Natalie Afriat (choreographer and dancer), Soof Nikritin (musician) and Noa Orlicky (painter and video artist).

'Room' examines what precedes any marital relationship, and concentrate on the complex relationship with ourselves. The research for 'Room' started examine Israeli dance piece 'Two-Room Apartment' by Liat Dror and Nir Ben-Gal (1987) and a remake by Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laur (2012). The themes that the duos dealt with: gender expectations, the roles of men and women, housing crisis and the feeling of 'together' alongside 'alone'. All used as initial inspiration and are at the core of ROOM. The physical 'apartment' expressed in our creation as a spatial mapping. Thus, the performance space is divided into two: a physical part, where the dancing body is located, and a second part where the body is projected, as an expression of the technological-digital dimension that occupies a significant part of our everyday life.

The first part of Room, was manifested as a projection under the same name exhibition, with performances of the dance piece as well. After experiencing multiple performances, we found the universal element and initial core of the piece which is how the body experiences memories physically, and especially how we remember our own body over time.

The second stage of 'Room' was the realization that our goal is to create space that deals with body memoirs: How the body is constantly changing, acting as vessel of experiences and relationships. 

​ROOM is the ultimate combination between the worlds of matter- the body, and the spirit- which represented throughout the audio and visual aspect of the space. All combined, creates a sense of never-ending mirror to the human body and its fragility. 

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The work premiered in August 2022, at the Ein Hod Gallery along with an exhibition that combines images from the creative process. On April 1th the work presented at ARTARTIST festival in Düsseldorf, Germany, and ARé festival in Yerevan, Armenia.

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Choreographed and Performed by Natalie Afriat

Video Art by Noa Orlicky
Original Music by Soof Nikritin

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ROOM was produced with the support of the Israel Lottery Council For Culture & Arts, the Independent Creators’ Fund of the Ministry of Culture and Sport, Ein-Hod Executive Committee and Hof-Hacarmel Regional Council.