Shuva is a piece that invites the audience on an intimate, exposed journey into the depths of memory. Moving to the music of J.S. Bach, the performer confronts a resonant question: who were we once, and who are we today? The solo deconstructs the concept of “return”—not merely as a physical homecoming to a familiar place, but as a persistent attempt to re-encounter the version of ourselves we thought we knew. Navigating between past memories that surface as vivid visual images and the present moment, the body raises poignant questions about identity and change: Have we remained the same person? What from our past has been lost, and what remains steadfast and true within us?
Ido Gidron is an independent artist, dancer and choreographer, a certified Gaga instructor and rehabilitative Pilates therapist. Ido graduated from Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and served in the IDF while performing with the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company and Batsheva Dance Company. He has collaborated with choreographers such as Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Arkadi Zaides, Itzik Galili etc. His experience includes guest residencies with Kennesaw State University, ZHdK, and the Gothenburg Opera. A recipient of the Mifal HaPayis grants, Ido’s original works have been featured in the “Curtain Up” Festival in 2018 and 2025. Today, he continues to create, lead international workshops for professional programs and companies worldwide.
Shuva
Choreography & Performance: Ido Gidron
Music: J.S. Bach
Artistic Mentorship: Shlomit Fundaminsky
Rehearsal Directors: Naomi Katz & Noam Eldar
Lighting Design: Harel Yeshurun
Production: Irit Eilat
The piece premiered at the Between Heaven and Earth Festival 2025.
Heaven Can Wait
In the changing of seasons, we surrender.
Nothingness is existence, and existence is nothingness.
Alongside every bloom, there is always withering.
Becoming one.
Diving, flying, crossing cities and continents,
Searching for new meanings through indirect roads, interchanges, and tunnels.
Disruption is threatening, and chaos is comforting.
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.
Heaven can wait
Choreography: Noa Shiloh
Dancers: Tamar Elmo and Danielle Lander
Music editing: Reut Yehudai
The work was developed at Menashe Dance House with the support of the Independent Creators Fund and the Pais Council for Culture and Arts.
