Bodystreet is a dance-headphones work that takes place in the public space. We started the project by approaching women and men, young and old people, Arabs and Jews, refugees and newcomers, all living in South Tel Aviv, and asking them to share their private experiences walking down the street. These confessions were adapted and performed by Can Ensemble actors and are accompanied by an original score.

The audience, equipped with earpieces, goes on a tour of Florentin neighborhood. Along the way, they are joined by two performers who, through movement, emphasize the connection between the location and the person inhabiting it. In addition, the dance intensifies the experience of being ‘the other,’ the ‘odd one out’ that arises from the soundtrack. Thus the audience is granted a ‘conscious stroll’ that turns the threatened, crowded, wide-open, loud and militant Israeli space into poetry, a street poem.

The show was chosen to represent Israel at Israel Drama, International
Theater Exposure, 2022 

The show was shortlisted for the Fringe Theater Award, 2022

“A brilliant idea, no less. Wandering around the streets of Florentine is fun, but doing that with headphones, listening to the people living there, when all around are dancers running, jumping and allowing themselves fly, is something completely different.” Martha knows, theater magazine

“A mesmerizing journey with headphones through the streets of Tel Aviv. A new contemporary work with rhythmic music, life stories and dance that never stop to surprise.” Merv Yudilovich, Globes magazine

“A tour like this is hard to give up. Both a stage for the experiences of South Tel Aviv residents and an opportunity to get to know the area from an artistic and social perspective.” Tommy Stockman, Time Out