White Bird
DANCE 2017-18
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DISCOVERING A WORLD OF DANCE FOR 20 YEARS
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L-E-V
November 16-18, 2017 | Lincoln Hall, PSU
SPELLBINDING L-E-V FROM ISRAEL As we move into the holidays, we are delighted to bring back L-E-V with Sharon Eyal’s and Gai Behar’s mesmerizing OCD Love. Two years ago we introduced this exceptional Israeli company with Sara and Killer Pig, two works that surprised and excited our Uncaged audiences.
Dicken’s Oliver Twist, Lifted is notable for Rennie’s integration of dazzling hip-hop movement with gospel music, which will be performed live. Tickets are going fast, so if you do not have your tickets yet, be sure to order them now online through our website.
This time Sharon and Gai are focused on obsessive compulsive disorder as reflected through their dancers’ attempts to find deep connection with one another. OCD Love is unsettling, disturbing yet ultimately exhilarating. It is amazing how committed L-E-V’s remarkable dancers are to Sharon Eyal’s intricate, highly physical movement.
White Bird tickets make wonderful gifts for the holidays—especially our popular Holiday Pack, 4 exciting shows, including Alvin Ailey, for only $98 (3rd level seating). You can place your order at our lobby table or order through whitebird.org.
After L-E-V, we look forward to seeing you back at Lincoln Hall on January 25–27 when we present a major new work Lifted from acclaimed choreographer Rennie Harris. Inspired by Charles
Our White Bird staff and board wish you a warm and festive holiday season.
Paul King
Walter Jaffe
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS White Bird extends great thanks to the following foundations and government agencies for their support of the 2017–18 twentieth season.
The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Arts Education & Access Fund, Work for Art, including contributions from more than 75 companies and two thousand employees, and Starseed Foundation
OUR GENEROUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS artistic directors jamey hampton + ashley roland
artistic directors jamey hampton + ashley roland
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NOVEMBER 16-18, 2017 LINCOLN HALL, PORTLAND UNIVERSITY
OCD LOVE CREATORS SHARON EYAL | GAI BEHAR SOUND ARTIST AND MUSIC ORI LICHTIK LIGHTING THIERRY DREYFUS COSTUMES ODELIA ARNOLD IN COLLABORATION WITH REBECCA HYTTING | GON BIRAN | SHARON EYAL | GAI BEHAR DANCERS GON BIRAN, MARIKO KAKIZAKI, DARREN DEVANEY KEREN LURIE-PARDES, SHAMEL PITTS, DANIEL NORGREN-JENSEN CO PRODUCERS
The production of OCD LOVE was developed through a Performing Arts Residency at The Banff Centre, Canada.
WHITE BIRD UNCAGED 2017–18 IS MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM
White Bird’s Performance of L-E-V, “OCD-LOVE,” is supported by the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest in San Francisco and Portland Jewish Academy
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OCD LOVE RUNNING TIME 55 MINUTES, NO INTERMISSION.
L-E-V Dance Company, is proud to present a new L-E-V creation “OCD Love”. The creation is about love, about love that always misses, or lovers who keep missing each other. Out of sync. Like one person comes to bed and the other gets up. Like something that is full and intact, but has many holes in it. This work is about the holes. Once again, the dancers are dancing to the pulsating beats created by DJ Ori Lichtik. SHARON EYAL: “I see everything in the piece very dark, and in shadows, you and your shadow dancing. A lot of inspiration for the work comes from the text “OCD” by Neil Hilborn. This text is strong for me because I feel it reflects me so much. I couldn’t stop reading it. For me it was already choreography, or a mold you can put your inspiration in, yourself in.
It is the first time that the core of the piece is shaped in my head, and so figurative, before we have even begun working. I know the way it feels and smells. Like the end of the world, without mercy. A smell of flowers, but very dark. Like falling into a hole and not coming back. A lot of noise, but desperation for quiet. It’s not coming from a place that I want to make something sad, but something that I need to take out of myself, like a dark stone I have in my chest” TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ALON COHEN TOUR MANAGER & REHEARSAL MANAGER NIV MARINBERG INTERNATIONAL AGENT MENNO PLUKKER THEATRE AGENT, INC. EUROPEAN AGENT BEMOVE GCV - KAREN FEYS
ABOUT L- E- V Since 2006, collaborators Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar have been a significant voice in the artistic community, creating a continuous stream of critically acclaimed original works for dance companies around the world. L-E-V is the culmination of years of momentum, choreographed by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, accompanied by the original music of Ori Lichtik, delivered by fiercely talented dancers that move with expressive precision. L-E-V could be equally at home at a techno club or opera house. L-E-V is the confluence of movement, music, lighting, fashion, art and technology. Each uniquely expressive while emotionally entwined. L-E-V embodies a pledge to move and engage a diverse spectrum of new audiences and collaborators. All culminating in the breaking ground of L-E-V in 2013. www.lev-dance.com
L-E-V | ARTISTS Sharon Eyal Dancer, Creator & Co Artistic Director Sharon Eyal was born in Jerusalem. She danced with the Batsheva Dance Company between 1990–2008 and started choreographing within the framework of the company’s Batsheva Dancers Create project. Eyal served as associate Artistic Director for Batsheva between 2003–2004, and as a House Choreographer for the company between 2005–2012. During 2009 Eyal began creating pieces for other dance companies around the world: Killer Pig (2009) and Corps de Walk (2011) for Carte Blanche Dance of Norway; Too Beaucoup (2011) for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; Plafona (2012) for Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg, Germany. In 2013 Eyal launched L-E-V with her long-time collaborator Gai Behar. L-E-V’s repertoire consists of five creations at the present and will be premiering their new creation titled Love Chapter 2, this coming July, at the Montpellier Dance Festival. For the second time L-E-V’s creation is co-produced with two of the leading dance venues around the globe: Sadler’s Wells London and Julidans Amsterdam and this year, for Love Chapter 2, also joined for the co-production: GROS Culture Percentage - Dance Festival STEPS, the RomaEuropa Festival and Freiburg Dance Festival. In the past 4 years since L-E-V was founded, the company had more than 150 performances some in the most exclusive venues around the world such as: The Joyce Theatre, NYC; Jacob’s Pillow, Becket, Massachusetts; Sadler’s Wells, London, UK ; The Montpellier Danse Festival, France; Julidans, Amsterdam. Alongside their work with L-E-V, Eyal and Behar had also been commissioned to create pieces for external companies: the Nederland Dance Theatre’s Sara (2013); Bedroom Folk (2015); Salt Womb (2016), Half-Life for the Royal Swedish Ballet and more. Sharon Eyal received several awards:
L-E-V | DANCERS Gon Biran Born in Israel in 1991, Gon studied dance at the Democratic School in Hadera. He joined Batsheva Ensemble, 2008 until 2011, performing the works of Ohad Naharin and Eyal & Behar, and partaking in their creation of Petrushka. In 2012, he was a guest artist with Oldenburg Dance Company in Germany for Eyal and Behar’s work, Plafona. He is a recipient of the 2007 Sharett Scholarship for achievement in choreography and modern dance.
Keren Lurie Pardes Keren Lurie Pardes was born in the USA in 1991. Went to the Arts High School in Jerusalem and graduate at the dance training program directed by Naomi Perlov and Ofir Dagan at Bikurei Haitim. 2010–11 was a trainee at the Batsheva Ensemble and participated in a project by Idan Sharabi. Between 2011–13 was a member of the Batsheva Ensemble and took part in the works of Ohad Naharin and Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar in “Lost Cause” among others.
»» The Ministry of Culture Award for Young Dance Creators (2004), »»Eyal was named Chosen Artist, by the Israeli Cultural Excellence Foundation (2008) »» The Landau Prize for the Performing Arts in the dance category (2009). »» The 12th Belgrade Dance Festival’s JovanCirilov Award (2017) »» The prestigious Fedora Prize (2017)
Gai Behar Creator & Co Artistic Director As a party producer, Gai was taking a big part of Tel Aviv nightlife scene as well as a curator of multidisciplinary art events from 1999 till 2005. Gai joined Sharon in cocreating Bertolina in 2005 and has collaborated on the creation of Sharon Eyal ever since.
Ori Lichtik Sound Artist Ori Lichtik is a multifaceted musician, drummer and creative DJ. Since their first collaboration on Bertolina, Lichtik has created alongside Gai and Sharon throughout the choreographic process, reflecting off of the dancers’ movements, and as often inspiring and prompting them with the tone and pace of his percussive sounds and rhythms. The compositions result in precise sets that structure the works. Each live show is then improvised with fresh layers of digitally manipulated effects, creating a unique sound experience for every event. One of the founding fathers of the techno scene in Israel, he has created, produced and spined musical productions, techno raves and various other music and performance events since 1996. During the last decade Lichtik has taught and coordinated the DJ Department of Music, college for musical productions.
Mariko Kakizaki Born in Japan in 1988. Trained in rhythmic gymnastics during childhood and started dancing at the age of 18. Joined shun project 2010, and got a 1st prize at Korea InternaTook part in Batsheva Dance Company Ensemble 2012–2014. Mariko has created and performed her own pieces since 2009 and was chosen for the Kagawa Prefecture Art Newcomer award in 2013. In 2014 she created and organized “Golem & Treseses” Japan tour. Her piece “Golem Couple” got a 3rd award at Jerusalem International Dance Week Competition and “Golem Girls” ws invited to the HCMC international Dance Festival 2014
Darren Devaney Darren Devaney was born in Edmonton, Canada where he attended Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts. Continuing his studies at The Boston Conservatory, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance performance and performed works by Jose Limon, Anthony Tudor, and Anna Sokolow.
L-E-V | DANCERS Upon the completion of his education, he moved to San Francisco where he freelanced with Zhukov Dance Theatre and Robert Moses’ Kin. After four seasons, he recently left Ballet BC where he had the opportunity to perform works by Medhi Walerski, Johan Inger, Jorma Elo, Gustavo Ramirez, Cayetano Soto, Emily Molnar, and William Forsythe.
Shamel Pitts Shamel was born in Brooklyn, New York. Began his dance training at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. He then trained simultaneously at The Ailey School. He later continued his studies at The Juilliard School where he received his BFA and the Martha Hill Prize for excellence in Dance. Upon graduation, Shamel danced with Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Hell’s Kitchen Dance under the choreographic direction of Aszure Barton. For the following two years, he danced with BJM_Danse (formerly known as Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal). Shamel joined Batsheva Ensemble in 2009 and Batsheva Dance Company in 2010. He has taught Gaga for both companies and has been on faculty
of Movement Invention Project in NYC under the direction of Alexandra Wells and Jill Johnson.
Daniel Norgen-Jenen Born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1990. Daniel began his training at the Swedish Ballet School in Malmö, Sweden, then went on to study at the National Ballet School in Toronto, Canada as well as the Royal Ballet School in London, England. Upon graduation he joined the Royal Swedish Ballet where he is currently employed as a Principal Dancer. Daniel is also the Associate Director of the dance group Stockholm 59° North.
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