Tat;Ray is a four-part video-dance piece that offers a rare glimpse into the intimate world of women in closed communities, exposing mechanisms of control, exploitation, and victimhood. It questions whether female solidarity can ease or prevent suffering, where the line lies between care and violence, and what it truly means to “belong”.
Through repetitive, ritualistic movement – Tat;Ray exposes a choreography of survival. The film asks: Can the body revolt? Can anything break through the closed loop — when even care becomes a form of captivity? And does the silencing and the cover-up preserve the wound, perhaps even recreating it?
Tat;Ray, 2025. 20 min
Tzipi Nir is an interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, and dancer; winner of the Uri Orbach National Prize for Jewish Culture, awarded by the Israeli Minister of Education, and mother of four. Among her works, which appeared at various festivals and conferences are:”The Red Tent”, “Tucho kab(a)ru”, “Praot”, “Avoya,” and “Tat; Ray.” Through her collaborations as a dancer and performer in Israel and abroad, she has worked and continues to work with the following choreographers: Reut Shemesh (Germany), Ruby Edelman (Machol Shalem), Tami Itzhaki, Maayan Liebman Sharon, Efrat Nehama, and others. Nir established and heads the dance department for religious girls in Modi’in, where she accompanies creative processes for the stage and teaches high school diplomas. She engages in Midrash, Hasidism, and Torah seminaries, as well as soul and spirit processes using the “Family Constellation” and “Transformation Cipher” methods. She graduated from the “New Department” program for active artists at The School of Visual Theatre and the “Taking Action” incubator program for active artists working with diverse populations at the Kelim Center.
Tai Morris is a video director, editor, and creator. Based in Mitzpe Ramon, she works across Israel and internationally. Her work spans music videos, independent films, dance films, as well as promotional videos and commercials. She lectures at Mentor College in Tel Aviv and edits all of her own films. In her artistic work, Morris explores the intersection of dance and cinema—how the camera can capture movement, amplify the power of choreography, and transform it into a visual experience that extends beyond the stage. A sharp aesthetic and a deep sensitivity to the body and space characterize her films. She is dedicated to promoting female creativity and amplifying the voices of diverse women in the video and film industry.
Creator & Choreographer: Tzipi Nir | Director & Editor: Tai Morris | Executive Producer: Shani Morris | Dop: Gad Biberman | Original Music: Maiky | Styling: Ella Yohai | Trinity Operator: Matan Zanzuri | 1st Ac: Yoav Shani | Gaffer: Raanan Berger | Colorist: Roi Kayzerman | Headpiece & Braids: Hadar Bardugo | Assistant Director: Michal Litman | Production Assistant: Lee Ben Aharon | Bts Photographer: Gal Aharonovitz | Costumes: Anat Friedman, Vibers, Second Hand Hamezion, Shani Brosh | Dancers: Bar Guterman, Eliana Lax, Batel Rochlin, Naomi Uzan Abu, Ella Altaras, Lilach Sagir, Ofek Ben David, Bar Fainblat, Nitzan Gazit, Tzipi Nir
The film was produced with support of HaPais Council for The Culture and Arts
