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Nefas ('Wind' in Amharic. 18 minutes, each solos dance: 2-3 minutes).
Choreography: Ruth Eshel
Original Score: Oded Zehavi
Vocal improvisation: Aman Chole and Dege Hanoch, Drums: Keren Zehavi
Costumes designer: Noga Weiss
First cast:
Amen Chole, Dege Hanoch, Gilat Bayenne, Chen Reta, Matanel Gobezu,
Gil Elazar, Chen Alganash, Gila Betualin.
Nefas is made up of a sequence of a string of seven solo dances and two duets. In spite of the fact that the dances are abstract, certain imagery is evoked, for instance: The air-brush, Sheeba, The beloved, Warrier, Macho, I am Mamo ,Respect (duet), Dispute (duet) and Eagle.
About the composer
Prof. Zehavi was born in Jerusalem. He lectures in the Department of Music at the University of Haifa, and is one of the most eminent Israeli composers on the scene, today. His works are played and recorded regularly in Israel and abroad by, inter alia, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Kirov Opera and Orchestra, The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, The Israeli Broadcasting Authority Orchestra, as well as every other Israeli orchestra. He was awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Composition, Golden Feather Prizes of the Association of Composers and Publishers of Israeli Music, and the Tel Aviv Angel Prize, as well as other awards and grants in the U.S.A. and Europe.
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