Phaza Morgana 2009: Batsheva Dance Company in the Desert
October 25, 2009 · Posted by Dance In Israel ·
Ohad Naharin’s Anaphaza. Photo by Gadi Dagon.
Two weeks ago, the distinctive sound of dancers drumming on enormous water cooler bottles flooded the courtyard of the Suzanne Dellal Center as the Batsheva Dance Company rehearsed Ohad Naharin’s Anaphaza. But last week, the studios were eerily silent. Why? Batsheva took Anaphaza, water bottles and all, down to the Arava desert for Phaza Morgana 2009. From October 22-25, the usually placid Timna Park overflowed with audiences and energy as Batsheva and the Idan Raichel Project put on three spectacular shows.
My preview of Phaza Morgana was originally published as “Dance in the Desert” in ...
