Post-Martha by Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor

Dance performance “Post Martha” is a meeting point between the world of contemporary dance and the world of theatre. Inspired by the American play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” by Edward Albee, the work depicts at the love-hate relationship of George and Martha, as exposed through a meeting with a younger couple at a late hour of the night.  Reality and illusion mix constantly as the behavior of the characters escalates the tension on stage, untill it reaches the inevitable explosion.

A short prologue  “Pre Martha” – precedes the performance and presents the artistic dilemas that pop up when dance and theatre meet. The prologue is performed by the creators of the work Sheinfeld and Laor.

Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor Dance Projects

Niv Sheinfeld (1972) has built his reputation as one of the leading choreographers in the Israeli dance scene. His resume includes 5 years as a dancer with the Liat Dror & Nir Ben-Gal Dance Company, and 13 years as an independent choreographer. Sheinfeld had been creating works for the Kibbutz Dance Company, Bat Sheva Ensemble and others, and received 2 major awards for his work: the choreography award from the Israeli Minister of Arts in 2007, and the prestigious “Rosenblum award” for performing arts in 2009. Sheinfeld also teaches dance and creation in the School of Visual Theater in Jerusalem, Suzzane Dellal center in Tel Aviv and others.

Oren Laor (1971) had studied acting and drama at the Tel Aviv University between 1993 – 1997. During this time he worked with highly praised theatre directors such as Yvgeny Arye, Edna Shavit, Nola Chilton and Yossi Israeli. Laor’s theatre training led him to focus on independent creation, and from 2004 he’s been working with Niv Sheinfeld on dance creations which have a fertile dialogue with the theatrical medium. From 2009 Laor has been part of the artistic committee at Tmuna Theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel. In addition, he teaches dance-theatre workshops for professional dancers and beginners, combining techniques by Jersey Grotowski, Pina Bausch and Viola Spolin.