Song of the Bears // By Noa Shiloh
The distance brings them closer more than touch.
A man and a woman long to return to days of innocence, to a bear’s embrace.
The hum of hibernation lingers in the background,and a spark is stirred anew.
These are the new days of innocence—
so Winnie-the-Pooh whispered to them at night.
A heart that has known longing can begin to love again.
Noa Shiloh is a dance artist. Co-founder of the Menashe Dance House. Her works presented in numerous events. Staged her creations at academic institutions in the US. The recipient of the 2015 Solo Performance Dancer from EMI and the 2017 Gertrude Kraus Prize. Supported by the Foundation for Independent Creators, Ministry of Culture and Sport, Lottery Council for Arts. Holds a BDA of Education and Dance from the Academy in Jerusalem, Israel.
Song of the Bears
Choreography and Performance: Noa Shiloh
Dancer: Gil Kerer
Rehearsal Director: Alexandra Shmurak
Music: PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project: “The Community of Hope,” “River Anacostia” Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions – “On the Low”
Music Editing: Ayelet Avraham
The work premiered at the Menashe Dance Festival 2025.
Lost & Found // By Efrat Rubin
A reconstruction of an early dance from fragments of memory, revisited after 22 years. Inspired by Bach’s Goldberg Variations, the work explores the shifting emotional landscapes of the performer, from passion and ecstasy to exhaustion and compassion. In the nearly impossible attempt to reclaim fleeting moments, something is lost and something new is born: a path between points in time, and a life story written in the body.
Efrat Rubin is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary artist — dancer, choreographer, painter, video and animation artist. A graduate of Bezalel Academy’s Department of Visual Communication and P.A.R.T.S, affiliated with the Rosas Dance Company in Brussels. Winner of the Ministry of Culture’s Emerging Artist Award in 2014. Over the past 22 years, her works have been presented in numerous festivals and exhibitions both in Israel and abroad. In addition to her independent artistic practice and membership in the Choreographers’ Association, she is also an artistic director, curator, and initiator of multidisciplinary art projects.
Lost&Found
Choreography, Dance, and Illustration: Efrat Rubin
Music: J.S. Bach / Glenn Gould
Excerpts from the Goldberg Variations
Rehearsal Direction: Noa Shiloh and Einat Ganz
Artistic Guidance: Rachel Erdos
Costumes: Rosie Knaan
