From Jaffa to Agripas
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From Jaffa to Agripas - Dance in Mahane Yehuda market was established in 2014 to raise public discourse on physical body culture in the city of Jerusalem. The event was an unprecedented success for a project that deals with the experience of dance and body culture in public spaces. From an artistic perspective, the enjoyment the event created, in addition to exposing the audience to the art of dance, mirrored the feelings of the great revolution ‘From Jaffa to Agripas’. This is an example of leading position in encouraging open public discourse on physical culture in public spaces in Jerusalem, and in the world.
History
From Jaffa to Agripas is an initiative that started in 2014 by the Jerusalem based dance group, c.a.t.a.m.o.n. During the first year, six different pieces were performed in the open spaces of the Mahane Yehuda Market. Over the next three years (2014-2016) events took place on six different evenings and it is anticipated that this annual event will occur again. As part of these events c.a.t.a.m.o.n presented dozens of dance pieces in the open space of the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem. Most of these pieces were collaborations between a choreographer and a Jerusalem based artist. Business owners in the Mahane Yehuda market supported the choreographies by opening their bars to performances, allowing site-specific pieces to be choreographed and performed. In early 2016, c.a.t.a.m.o.n dance group curated three evenings as part as ’From Jaffa to Agripas’ events that were dedicated to the connection between dance and video art. All of the From Jaffa to Agripas events were open to the public and were held without charge. The audience was invited to wander around the market, moving from one bar to the next in order to experience the different performance spaces.
The vision behind the events was to open the discussion about the human body and how it relates to the many cultures that exist in Jerusalem. The idea was to bring it into the streets and allow the audience and the many dance creators in Israel to engage in this discourse. ‘From Jaffa to Agripas’ revealed dance and high-quality content to more than 3,000 people during its first three years. The entire event is dedicated to the cultural mosaic that makes up the Mahane Yehuda Market and the city of Jerusalem. Choreographers, artists from various disciplines, business owners in Mahane Yehuda market, managers of different markets and cultural events in Israel and abroad, all joined this revolution of the human body that begins in public spaces, in Jerusalem and throughout the world.
c.a.t.a.m.o.n
c.a.t.a.m.o.n - Dance Group in Jerusalem is a unique project run by Elad Shechter since July 2012. The group is a young, cultural organization, which seeks to maintain an ongoing dialogue with the diverse Jerusalem audience. c.a.t.a.m.o.n aims to present this dialogue with audiences all over the country and around the world. c.a.t.a.m.o.n is developing a unique artistic language that brings the human body into the public sphere of Jerusalem, thus contributing to the dialogue and communication between the different cultures of Jerusalem. Located in the Alliance House, a place where interaction between artists of different backgrounds and generes is commonplace, c.a.t.a.m.o.n has the unique capability to create culturally diverse and relevant pieces.
See Also
* C.a.t.a.m.o.n
* Elad Schechter
* From Jaffa to Agripas Videos (Youtube and Vimeo)
* Reviews
From Jaffa to Agripas - Dance in Mahane Yehuda market was established in 2014 to raise public discourse on physical body culture in the city of Jerusalem. The event was an unprecedented success for a project that deals with the experience of dance and body culture in public spaces. From an artistic perspective, the enjoyment the event created, in addition to exposing the audience to the art of dance, mirrored the feelings of the great revolution ‘From Jaffa to Agripas’. This is an example of leading position in encouraging open public discourse on physical culture in public spaces in Jerusalem, and in the world.
History
From Jaffa to Agripas is an initiative that started in 2014 by the Jerusalem based dance group, c.a.t.a.m.o.n. During the first year, six different pieces were performed in the open spaces of the Mahane Yehuda Market. Over the next three years (2014-2016) events took place on six different evenings and it is anticipated that this annual event will occur again. As part of these events c.a.t.a.m.o.n presented dozens of dance pieces in the open space of the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem. Most of these pieces were collaborations between a choreographer and a Jerusalem based artist. Business owners in the Mahane Yehuda market supported the choreographies by opening their bars to performances, allowing site-specific pieces to be choreographed and performed. In early 2016, c.a.t.a.m.o.n dance group curated three evenings as part as ’From Jaffa to Agripas’ events that were dedicated to the connection between dance and video art. All of the From Jaffa to Agripas events were open to the public and were held without charge. The audience was invited to wander around the market, moving from one bar to the next in order to experience the different performance spaces.
The vision behind the events was to open the discussion about the human body and how it relates to the many cultures that exist in Jerusalem. The idea was to bring it into the streets and allow the audience and the many dance creators in Israel to engage in this discourse. ‘From Jaffa to Agripas’ revealed dance and high-quality content to more than 3,000 people during its first three years. The entire event is dedicated to the cultural mosaic that makes up the Mahane Yehuda Market and the city of Jerusalem. Choreographers, artists from various disciplines, business owners in Mahane Yehuda market, managers of different markets and cultural events in Israel and abroad, all joined this revolution of the human body that begins in public spaces, in Jerusalem and throughout the world.
c.a.t.a.m.o.n
c.a.t.a.m.o.n - Dance Group in Jerusalem is a unique project run by Elad Shechter since July 2012. The group is a young, cultural organization, which seeks to maintain an ongoing dialogue with the diverse Jerusalem audience. c.a.t.a.m.o.n aims to present this dialogue with audiences all over the country and around the world. c.a.t.a.m.o.n is developing a unique artistic language that brings the human body into the public sphere of Jerusalem, thus contributing to the dialogue and communication between the different cultures of Jerusalem. Located in the Alliance House, a place where interaction between artists of different backgrounds and generes is commonplace, c.a.t.a.m.o.n has the unique capability to create culturally diverse and relevant pieces.
See Also
* C.a.t.a.m.o.n
* Elad Schechter
* From Jaffa to Agripas Videos (Youtube and Vimeo)
* Reviews
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