The Ballad of the Ring / בלדה לטבעת is a choreography that responds to a sequence of lyrical texts in order to lead the audience through moments of losing and finding each other again, of coming closer and moving away. Similar to the biblical Song of Songs, the repetitions describe a circular figure. In this current piece, the woman's counterpart is a language she loves dearly and her country, both of which have become engrained in her mind and body over many years and give her own existence its contours. When this land and its people are wounded by violence and war, the related self is also attacked. The rope that knots together Hebrew and German, Israel and Germany, can be embodied and communicated in a very individual way through the experience of a dancer and a poet. When word and dance, voice and movement meet, not only do two forces and arts enter the ring, but also two different cultures and their unique histories.
Idea and concept: Shai Ottolenghi and Gundula Schiffer
Choreography and dance: Shai Ottolenghi
Poetry and reading: Gundula Schiffer
Music from the band: "Schiur Hei" (Haachjot Djamschid; Lyrics: Hezy Leskly); "Im titen li chelki" (Gil Bar Hadas and Roni Bar Hadas; Lyrics: Lea Goldberg)
Saturday, February 8, 2025, 8 p.m., Mozaei Shabbat
Studio Barnes Crossing, Freiraum für TanzPerformanceKunst
at Kunstzentrum Waschfabrik, Industriestraße 170, 50999 Cologne
Admission at the Box Office: € 10
Please register by 6.2.25 at: info@gundula-schiffer.de
Sunday, February 9, 2025, 3.30 pm
Gemeindesaal der Synagogen-Gemeinde Köln, Roonstraße 50, 50674 Cologne
Admission at the box office: €10
Please register by 4.2.25 at: anmeldung@sgk.de
Sponsored by: City of Cologne; Embassy of the State of Israel
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Admission at the Box Office or at the entrance: 10 € For the performance in Barnes Crossing please register by 6.2.25 at: info@gundula-schiffer.de For the performance in the synagogue community please register by 4.2.25 at: anmeldung@sgk.de