Yasmeen Godder: Singular Sensation

Renowned Israeli-American choreographer Yasmeen Godder presents the New York premiere of a new dance exploring the emotional landscape of a generation desensitized by information overload and excess of all kinds. Oscillating between moments of awkward hilarity, perceptive subtlety, and a sensibility teetering on "bordello morality” [Guardian, London], five individual performers push the boundaries of their own numbness to provoke a singular sensation in each other and themselves. Ultimately, Godder's work asks who we are in the hyper-informed, self-conscious world of "look at me" and how we find excitement, a true thrill, or a deep connection to sensation.

Featuring: Inbal Aloni, Shuli Enosh, Tsuf Itschaky, Sara Wilhelmsson and Matan Zamir. Dramaturgy by Itzik Giuli, lights by Tamar Orr, stage design by Oren Sagiv, and costumes by Inbal Lieblich. International touring and company management by Guy Hugler. The work was originally commissioned and co-produced by the Montpellier Dance Festival 2008, Hebbel am Ufer Theater, Berlin, Germany, the Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater, Tel-Aviv. Special thanks to Dina Aldor.

This program was made possible by a contribution from The Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate of Israel in New York. Dance programs at The Kitchen are made possible with generous support from The Harkness Foundation for Dance, the Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Photo: Tamar Lamm

September 23–September 25, 2010

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