Choreographer premieres new work in shadow of war
Avshalom Pollak Dance Theatre will perform ‘Castor’ at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Choreographer Avshalom Pollak will premiere his latest work, “Castor,” a dialogue between him and his dancers about life since the war, at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
The work will be performed on April 10, 15 and 18.
It’s a dance that was created in the reality of the war, said Pollak. His foreign dancers, hailing from the US, the Netherlands and South Korea, left briefly for their homes after the war broke out on October 7.
As they returned, the dance troupe, Avshalom Pollak Dance Theatre went back to work, creating the new performance that is based on the Greek myth about Castor and his twin half-brother, Pollux.
In the Greek legend, the twin brothers were born to the Queen Leda but to two different fathers. While they fought and were in competition with one another, they still loved one another, said Pollak.
“They symbolize the love and connection that can’t be broken,” he said.
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The work also refers to the Latin name for beavers — highly intelligent and talented builders who rely on the social structures of family and colonies in order to collect food, take care of baby beavers and build dams.
“‘Castor’ was born in the shadow of the war,” said Pollak, a classically trained actor who has performed Shakespeare, Moliere and Checkhov onstage and in films and television.
He added that the work is his own interpretation of what’s happening in Israel, along with those of his dancers.
Tickets for the three performances of “Castor” can be purchased from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art website.
