Ohad Naharin . Batsheva Dance Company

Delicate and explosive at the same time: Ohad Naharin challenges his dancers to capture the complexity of human emotions through extreme movements.

In Sadeh21, the dancers of the Batsheva Dance Company transform their movements into an overwhelming flow of danced images. The title means ‘field’ in Hebrew – in the sense of an open, initially empty space that is constantly redefined by the dancers through their bodies, the space and their movements. From this field, Ohad Naharin develops a choreography that explores the dynamics of solos, duets and group choreography, in which clear lines and formations constantly dissolve into surprising, natural disorder. The bodies of the 18 dancers pierce the air, razor-sharp yet fragile, as they venture to the very limits of mobility. Set to the music of Angelo Badalamenti, David Darling and others, a performance unfolds that is as sensitive as it is thrilling, at times humorous, depicting human complexity, with risk, change and the joy of movement at its heart.

Ohad Naharin, resident choreographer of the Batsheva Dance Company, is one of the most influential choreographers of our time. With the movement language Gaga, he has developed a dance language that extends far beyond the contemporary scene and whose influence reaches into popular culture. 

MUSIC

*Jonathan Oppenheim: Embrace It
*Ohad Fishof & Maxim Warrat: Pictures
*David Darling: Stones Start Spinning
*Tomoko Sauvage: Calligraphy
*David Darling: Music of A Desire
*Jonathan Oppenheim: Slow Vibration
*Jun Miyake: La Clé
*Gavin Bryars: After the Requiem (1990)
*Jonathan Oppenheim: The Answer Is
*Angelo Badalamenti: Diane & Camilla
*Junko: Untitled (Side A)
*David Darling: Remembering Our Mothers

CAST & CREDITS

Performed by Batsheva Dance Company dancers Season 2026-2027
Yarden Bareket, Amit Ben-Yesh Abramov, Adi Blumenreich, Emil Brukman, Nathan Chipps, Eddieomar Gonzalez-Castillo, Londiwe Khoza, Nouhoum Koita, Larissa Leung, Ori Manor, Maya Marom, Roee Mazurik, Celia Merai, Sofiia Pikalova, Igor Ptashenchuk, Leann Reizer, Kelis Robinson, Gili Yaniv Amodai, Yarden Zana.

Ohad Naharin concept, choreography, Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi) lighting design, Ariel Cohen costume design, Maxim Waratt soundtrack, Raz Friedman video title design

Sadeh21 was commissioned by the Israel Festival, Jerusalem, and Luminato , Toronto Festival of Arts & Creativity and produced by Batsheva Dance Company, with the generous support of the Michael Sela Fund for Development of Young Artists

The piece is dedicated to Noa Eshkol (1924-2007), Creator of the Eshkol-Wachman Movement Method and Notation