Interview Series: Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor
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DEBORAH FRIEDES |
The publicity for Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor’s Duets
Niv Sheinfeld and Sivan Gutholtz in “On a Matter of Life or Death” from Duets (photo by Gadi Dagon)
The publicity for Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor’s Jorona
Oren Laor and Noga Golan in Jorona (photo by Gadi Dagon)
I hadn’t been in Israel very long when I first saw Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor’s Duets, but even after many months and many, many more concerts, this piece remains one of my favorites. I was thrilled when Niv and Oren agreed to be my first interview subjects. Like true Tel Aviv-ians, we sat down at a cafe for an engaging chat in January. Since then, I’ve seen Jorona and a revised version of Duets, and I’ve also had the pleasure of running into Niv and Oren randomly around town. I wish you could be here to meet them in person and see their work, but I suppose the audio recording of our conversation and some YouTube videos will have to do for now. We talk about Niv’s training in dance and Oren’s background in theater, their collaborative creative process, their choreographic treatment of relationships and gender issues, and more . . .
Hear the interview, see more pictures, and link to videos at Israel Seen
(URL: http://israelseen.com/2008/02/24/deborah-interviews-niv-sheinfeld-and-oren-laor-dramatic-dance-makers/)
Read a post about Duets on my website at this link.
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