Yael Flexer’s “The Living Room” at Tmuna Theater

Yael Flexer’s The Living Room.  Photo by Chris Nash. My preview of Yael Flexer’s The Living Room was initially published in the Jerusalem Post as “Make Yourself at Home.” * * * Make Yourself at Home Like well-made furniture, Yael Flexer’s movement is functional.  So perhaps it’s fitting that in Flexer’s The Living Room, coming soon to Tel Aviv’s Tmuna Theater, the dancers jokingly furnish the bare space themselves, pretending to be sofas, bookshelves, and reading lamps. It’s this kind of lively imagination that launched Israeli-born choreographer Yael Flexer to the top of England’s contemporary dance scene.  As a newcomer to the field, Flexer became ...

Interview with Yael Flexer: Examining Collaboration, Performance, and Culture

Yael Flexer.  Photo by Chris Nash.Born in Israel, Yael Flexer is a well-known fixture in London’s bustling contemporary dance scene.  After directing Bedlam Dance Company for over a decade, she joined forces with her frequent collaborator Nic Sandiland to form Yael Flexer, Nic Sandiland/Dance and Digital Works.  Now the partners are treating dance and art-lovers in Tel Aviv to several views of their unique creative vision.  Flexer is teaching a workshop for dancers at Studio B on Wednesday, April 7 and Saturday, April 10, and her latest dance, The ...