A Story of Oppositions

Keren Ben Shachar

Starting indecisively with the concept of indecisiveness, ’A story of oppositions’  is a 15 minutes dance solo created and performed by Keren-or Ben Shachar. It is a decision-making attempt to understand our doubtful and wishful human parts. The solo portrays a female character constantly shifting between two poles of decisions, between the doubts fueled by fears and the desires and dreams to move on. The inspiration to create this solo came from an interest in how people make decisions. Indecisiveness is a strange feeling, it is staying in between possibilities, in a limbo of oppositions. The question, what drives us to make a decision and what prevents us from moving on, led Keren to deepen into the theme and search for an artistic and moving interpretation.

© Rudy Carlier

Concept, choreography and performance
Keren Ben Shachar

Text
Keren Ben Shachar

Music credits
Alex Lentini & STOMP BOXX, Sebastian Pickering Pedersen

Photos
Tijmen Teunissen, Rudy Carlier

Production
Hanne Blomme / Lazy Susan & Co. 

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
2022
October 16th. “Roots Company: Dearest 2.0”, Tinnenpot, Ghent (BE) [Premiere]

November 19th. Ghent (BE) 

2023
February 7th, Theater a/d Schie, Schiedam (NL)

February 13-14, Theater a/d Rijn, Arnhem (NL)

© Tijmen Teunissen