SOL Dance Company / T.O.M.L

About

T.O.M.L is a reflective exploration of self-awareness and the human condition, critiquing our collective obsession with consumerism and the pursuit of both physical and spiritual fulfilment. The work humorously yet poignantly highlights the irony of our situation, suggesting that salvation lies in our ability to find humour in our own flaws and follies.

Press quotes:

• Ora Brafman, "Dance Talk," Israel: "The high aesthetic level and the exceptional performance quality of the dancers stand out, with special emphasis on Dadon's passionate contribution to the dance world."
• Shanghai Time Out: "Best dance piece of the year (2018)."
• Muna al Mansuri, Dubai: "The convergence of facial expressions, body movement and overall harmony speaks volumes. I am confident of the company's global success."

During the previous theatre season, Eyal Dadon impressed the Czech audience with his piece ARTZA, which constitutes part of the triple bill bpm. He is now is deepening the synergy between the Czech National Ballet and SOL Dance Company by presenting two of his works at the New Stage in Prague: Georget (5 April) and T.O.M.L (8 April). Theatre-goers can also look forward to other artistic unions – SOL Dance Company has promised to increase the number of performers within the ARTZA production on 6 April, while Czech National Ballet members will appear in T.O.M.L. An explosion of energy, intriguing crossovers and sharing will make for a truly extraordinary adventure.

Eyal Dadon (b. 1989) is a rising star of contemporary Israeli dance. As a performer, he gained recognition with the Kamea Dance Company and, particularly, the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, where he began choreographing. He is currently Artistic Director of SOL Dance Company, who have performed to acclaim all over the world. Dadon has also created numerous original works for the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre in Moscow, the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia and the Gärtnerplatz Staatstheater in Munich.

SOL Dance Company was founded in 2016 by the House of Dance Association and team. It consists of eight exceptional dancers and a united artistic team. During the very first years, SOL Dance Company managed to make a name for itself on the international contemporary dance scene due to its highly unique body language and movement. Even back then, it was invited to perform at leading festivals and theatres worldwide and duly established itself as a singular contemporary dance company, led by Eyal Dadon. SOL Dance Company is based at the House of Dance, in a beautiful Ottoman building in the Old City of Be'er Sheva. There it explores and develops the language of dance and its approach in other and innovative ways to movement, society, music and life.

"An overwhelming and relentless group that dances into the night. The crowd begins to slowly gather and disperse, but the dance continues as a force that cannot be restrained at all and there is no desire to be restrained. You leave the hall knowing that there is a dance and dancers that continue into the night, like a justification for existence, like a need. And you are grateful for their strength and their ability and this beauty that never ends." - Gabi Eldor, Israel

Creatives

Concept, choreography, soundtrack design and composition: Eyal Dadon
Co-creator, rehearsal and company manager, costume and set designer: Tamar Barlev
Lighting design: Shay Yehudai
Technical support, lighting and stage management: Oren Elimelech
Costumes: Michal Lurie
Graphic design: Dorit Telpaz
Video production: Gil Nemet
Photography: Pini Snir, Gil Nemet

Dancers

Ori Moshe Ofri, Roni Ziv Ben Simon, Moran Muller, Evyatar Omessy, Or Sassi, Lisa McLaughlan, Kristýna Němečková, Aya Okumura, Mathias Deneux, Giovanni Rotolo

The auspices of SOL Dance Company's guest appearance in Prague have been assumed by the Embassy of the State of Israel in Prague and the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic.