MOMO has two souls. One sends long roots to the depths of the earth – a soul that embodies archetypes and myths of hardened, raw masculinity, and the other is in a constant search for an individual and distinct DNA; one moves within its own autonomous and independent force field and the other is a constellation of elements that spin around the same nucleus – alternately drifting away and towards it, making room for necessary tenderness and catharsis. With a soundtrack comprised mostly of the album Landfall by the legendary Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet, one of the foremost contemporary classical music ensembles, a shared passion of deep sorrow and beauty unfolds on stage. Relinquishment becomes a dedicated search for a crack, and glitches in the movement code turn out to be free, playful, and emotive material.
Co-creators: Batsheva Dance Company dancers and Ariel Cohen
Performed by Batsheva Dance Company season 2025-2026
Yarden Bareket, Emil Brukman, Adi Blumenreich, Nathan Chipps, Holden Cole, Guy Davidson, Iyar Elezra, Eddieomar Gonzalez Castillo, Sean Howe, Londiwe Khoza, Adrienne Lipson, Bo Matthews, Sofiia Pikalova, Danai Porat, Igor Ptashenchuk, Leann Reizer, Kelis Robinson, Yoni (Yonatan) Simon, Gili Yaniv Amodai, Yarden Zana.
Lighting Design: Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi)
Set and Props Design: Gadi Tzachor
Costume Design: Eri Nakamura
Design and Editing of The Soundtrack: Maxim Waratt
Music
“Helicopters Hang Over Downtown”, “Built You a Mountain”, “Riding Bicycles Through the Muddy Streets”, “The Electricity Goes out and We Move to a Hotel”, “Then It Receded”, “Wind Whistles Through the Dark City”, “Darkness Falls”, “CNN Predicts a Monster Storm”, “Dawn of the World”, “Another Long Evening”, “All The Extinct Animals”, “The Dark Side” –
Performed by Artist Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
“Metamorphosis Two” by Philip Glass © 1988 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by Permission. Philip Glass is managed and published by Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc. Adrienne White, Director Richard Guerin, Head of Repertoire and Promotion
“Madre Acapella” by Arca
Maxim Waratt
Special Thanks: Yula Gold, Simony Monteiro, Linda Brumbach, Michal Helfman, Yonatan Oppenheim
Text about the piece: Shira Vitaly
Supported by: Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts • Batsheva New Works Fund • American Friends of Batsheva • L’Association Pluriel pour l’Art Contemporain • The Zita and Mark Bernstein Family Foundation • Factory54
Co-producers: Orsolina28 Art Foundation, Moncalvo
Presenting Co-producers Torinodanza Festival / Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale / Festival Aperto – Fondazione I Teatri, Reggio Emilia / Fondazione del Teatro Grande di Brescia
World premiere: December 10, 2022 – Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv
