When Adam was six years old, thirteen-year-old Iyar told him that a snake had bitten him and walked away. He cried until his mother arrived and didn’t believe him when he told her why he was crying. Iyar was the older one who knew everything. A small episode between siblings that would grow into a dialogue between artists. The performance “Wander Girls” is a project created in collaboration between Iyar and Adam Elezrah. In the performance, there are two dancers and objects. On one level, it is a collection of scenes expressing an aesthetic of glamour, ideals, and iconic images, seemingly without a connecting story. On a parallel level – a pelvis, a mouth, and a heart that are not equal, the evil eye, tanks, helicopters, a caressing hand, a conflicted soul, a toothy smile, and lipstick. The work is an homage to the avant-garde/Dadaist ballet “Relâche” (The Show Was Canceled) by Francis Picabia.
Dancers: Nathan chippss and Yoni Simon
Original cast members as creative dancers: Ella Gil and Tamar Even-Chen
Editing and musical consulting: Gideon Schocken
Lighting design: Amir Castro
Artistic guidance: Jason Morris Danino Holt and Yasmeen Godder
Special thanks: Habait Theatre Ori Kroll Batsheva Dance Company Studio Lee Arbel Achinoam Cina Hadar Stefani Johad Arkin Dan Roman Arik and Orit Elezrah Dani Elezrah Amir Elezrah Maya Geller Samuel Krauss Matti harel Philip Fritsche.
The work was developed as part of the “Hahamama” program at Habait Theatre.
Iyar Elezrah (born in 1987) a dancer and choreographer living and working in Tel Aviv. She is currently dancing with Batsheva Dance Company and creating dance works. As a choreographer, she co-created ""The Broken Mouths Parade"" with Assaf Salhov as part of Curtain Up (2015). Additionally, she created "Wander Girls" with her brother Adam Elazra (Habait Theater). She worked as a choreographer and dancer with the Batsheva Dance Company and created several pieces for the "Batsheva Dancers Create" platform. Furthermore, she created "Play Loud" during the "Tanzfabrik" workshop in Berlin. In Berlin, she also created "Forgiveness" in collaboration with Ayumi Paul. Elazra danced with the Batsheva Dance Company (2006-2015). She participated in the creative processes of numerous choreographers, such as Sharon Eyal, and performed in "Bill" and "The Toxic Exotic Disappearance Act" by Yasmeen Godder. She also performed in "Adam" by Roy Assaf and "Figure Humaine". by Sacha Waltz at the Elbphilarmonie in Hamburg. Additionally, she collaborated with artist Michal Helfman in "Forgive My Bad Memories" and "Dear A.S.A.P" at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. In 2019, she participated in a "playback" performance by Ohad Naharin.
Adam Elezrah (born in 1994) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working between Leipzig, Germany, and Tel Aviv. Sculpture, painting, set design, and costume design are some of the fields he engages in. His works create installations full of references, from the contemporary to the historical and from the everyday to the enigmatic. He was graduate a Bachelor’s degree from the Multidisciplinary Art School at Shenkar College and a Master’s degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Leipzig, Germany. He is also a graduate of the student exchange program at UDK, the Berlin University of the Arts. Elezrah has exhibited in various solo exhibitions: "BUSYBODY" at Parterre Gallery (curated by Amit Rubin), "Untitled" at the Edmond de Rothschild Center (curated by Hadas Maor), and "Smooth Pursuit" at Third Floor on the Left Gallery (curated by Meital Aviram). Their first collaboration, "Counting to 3" (2021), was shown at Alfred Gallery. Additionally, they presented "Wander Girls" (2023) at Habait Theater with dancers Tamar Even Hen and Ella Gil.
