Roy Assaf Dance | The Solitude of an Art Piece

Perhaps we will forever need to forge new words for the theatrical event

words that evoke curiosity and longing, that release the grip of the everyday and allow something different to slide in. Words composed in such a way that leaving the house,investing your evening, and attending a contemporary dance performance

feel not merely worthwhile - but inevitable, essential, even urgent.

But can words truly deliver on such a promise?

Haven’t we seen enough to know both their power - and their limits?

Roy Assaf is a mammal belonging to the species Homo sapiens, although there are those who are convinced he possesses Neanderthal genes. He was born in 1982 in a place that some call Israel and some call Palestine. He broke his front tooth at age five while dancing on the slippery floor of his family home. At age six he began giving tap concerts for his neighbor. At age 16 he met Regba Gilboa, who rooted in Roy the confidence that dance is where he belongs. In 2003 He met Emanuel Gat who introduced him to Schubert and for whom he wore his first dress.

In 2011 he gathered the courage to make a dance after which he created another and another and continues to this day.

By: Roy Assaf

Created with and performed by: Ella Isman-Liwer, Yael Sarfaty, Liyah Avishay, Sia Sivan, Ruth Dagay

Costume Design & Execution: Tomer Halperin

Music editing & Arrangement: Reut Yehudai

Music: In The bleak midwinter / Gustav Holst

Performed by Raymond Johnston, Worcester Cathedral Choir, Donald Hunt & Robert Stringer

The Drum Also Waltzes / Max Roach

A Place / Lyrics Roy Assaf

Shine on your crazy diamond / Pink Floyd

Production & arrangement: Yitzchaki Franko, Asaf Smilan

Vocals: Gai Trax, Aya Assaf

Light design: Yair Salman

Photo: Niki Artman

Supported by the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport.

Tel Aviv Municipality

Roy Assaf Dance Company