CREATION
RELEASE THE GRIP | 2026
A female duet exploring the tension between grip and release, between a mask of strength and a vulnerability seeking space. The fist, a symbol of control and protection, accompanies the characters on a journey until the moment when the old self lets go. Out of the release, a new inner connection is woven of transportation, separation, rebuilding and return to the self. Thus, The Grip becomes a story about disintegration, reassembly, connection and feminine authenticity.
Choreography | Naomi Kats
Performers | Lal'el Filiora & Naomi Kats
Artistic Eye | Rachel Erdos
Music | Nils Frahm, FUJITA
Dramaturgy | Yael Venezia
PREMIERED AT MASH DANCE HOUSE | JERUSALEM | DECEMBER 2025
PERFORMED AT INTIMA DANCE FESTIVAL | TMUNA THEATER | MAY 2026
FOR THE WIELDERS | 2025
A white flag, bodies carrying loss and leaning on one another — a dance work that examines nationalism, comfort, and human closeness within rupture.
Is it possible to look at reality anew?
What is our role within the system, and what meaning do we give to the symbols around us?
What — and who — is lost beneath them?
What happened to the children we once were?
If we simply let go, could we truly see one another as we are?
Who is left behind when we hold on too tightly?
Perhaps even ourselves?
Choreography | Naomi Kats & Gui Alon
Performers | Naomi Kats & Gui Alon
Artistic Eye | Niv Sheinfald & Oren Laor
Music | Andy Stott, Flore Lauretienne, Piero Umiliani, Meridian Brothers
Dramaturgy | Yael Venezia
PREMIERED AT INTIMA DANCE FESTIVAL | TMUNA THEATER | MAY 2025
The work was supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
M I U (AM I YOU) | 2024
“M I U (AM I YOU)” MOVES ALONG THE FRAGILE LINE BETWEEN CLOSENESS AND DISTANCE, BETWEEN THE NEED FOR THE OTHER AND THE IMPULSE TO STEP AWAY. FROM A PERSONAL POINT OF VIEW, I EXPLORE MOMENTS IN WHICH RELATIONSHIPS FRACTURE YET CONTINUE TO LIVE ON WITHIN THE BODY. THE AUDIENCE IS INVITED INTO A CHARGED SPACE OF PARTING, LONGING, AND
TOUCH—A PLACE WITH NO CLEAR ANSWERS, ONLY LISTENING,
SEARCHING, AND INNER MOTION.
CHOREGRAPHY | NAOMI KATS
PERFORMERS | ITAI MEIR & NAOMI KATS
MUSIC | TYLER THE CREATOR, ANDY STOTT
COSTUMES | TANYA KATS
The work was created as part of the 1|2|3 – A Stage for New Artists program of the Susan Dellal
Center, with the support of the Cultural Council of the Israel Lottery for Culture and the Arts.
Performed At ‘Embodied Dissent’ Tanz (Ger), ‘Tel Aviv Dance’ Festival 2025 & 2024, Tmuna Theater,
‘Smilansky’ Art Festival & ‘Fluorescent’ Festival.
MISS TAKES | 2024
MISS TAKES is a dance solo that explores the conflict between the external persona and the inner self, navigating the fear and acceptance of imperfection. Through three physical and emotional experiments, it investigates how repetition and reversals reveal transformation and growth. The piece reflects on mistakes not as flaws, but as essential steps in the journey of self-definition.
CHOREGRAPHY & PERFORMANCE | NAOMI KATS
MUSIC | ARON PORTELEKI
COSTUMES | NAOMI KATS
The work was created as part of the 1|2|3 – A Stage for New Artists program of the Susan Dellal
Center, with the support of the Cultural Council of the Israel Lottery for Culture and the Arts.
PERFORMED AND WON 1ST PLACE AT ‘SOLODUO' FESTIVAL (GER) & ‘TEL AVIV DANCE’ FESTIVAL 2024
