"...[Ohad Naharin's] movement is primal and raw, yet framed with a dreamy suppleness..."
—TIME OUT NEW YORK

THREE

• BY OHAD NAHARIN
• BATSHEVA DANCE COMPANY

NOV 13, 15—17 AT 7:30PM
BAM HOWARD GILMAN OPERA HOUSE
RUNNING TIME: 70MIN
TICKETS: $20, 40, 55

Whether hurtling through space or assuming a precarious balance, the members of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company are exquisitely attuned to one another. This quality was front and center in choreographer Ohad Naharin's affecting Mamootot (2005 Next Wave Festival), and is even more pronounced in Three, an expansive three-part work that reveals the dancers’ kinetic gifts.

In the opening section, a breathtaking string of solos reflect and counter Glenn Gould's mesmerizing recording of Bach's "Goldberg" Variations, followed by a sensual interlude featuring the troupe's women. Walking, sitting, and lying down en masse to Brian Eno's ethereal score, their movements possess unexpected emotional power. Windmilling limbs and eccentric gestures take on epic import in part three. Two charged duets and revealing solos—some delicate and attenuated, others startlingly graphic—lead to a blissful finale danced to The Beach Boys' unabashedly joyous "You're Welcome."

Sound design by Ohad Fishof
Lighting design by Avi-Yona Bueno (Bambi)
Costume design by Rakefet Levy
With music by J.S. Bach, Brian Eno, Chari Chari, Kid 606 + Rayon (mix: Stefan Ferry), AGF, Fennesz, Kaho Naa, Pyar Hai, Seefeel and The Beach Boys

Photo by Gadi Dagon