Take Off traces a character’s journey, shedding her layers step by step. Through a continuous act of “undressing,” the audience is invited to see the character in a new light.
The piece, created and performed by Hani Sirkis (aka drag queen Barbie Cute), harnesses the drag medium, which Hani has been exploring for years. What begins as a monstrous, heavily costumed figure constantly dissolves into countless versions of herself. The piece deals with the question – does a costume conceal the truth, or does it, in fact, expose it?
The journey of a character shedding her skin step by step.
Born in Israel in 1998.A Thelma Yellin High School for the Arts Dance Department graduate.She also studied at the Shira Ganor Dance Academy.
Hani danced in Batsheva Dance Company between 2016-2022.
In 2022, she began teaching and staging works by Ohad Naharin in Israel and internationally, alongside her work as a Gaga teacher.
Hani has created several independent works that were presented in the “Batsheva Dancers Create” and at the Intimidance Festival in Tel Aviv.
In 2021, Hani began performing and creating under her drag character “Barbie Cute,” and founded the drag show “Kunty Klub.”
In recent years, Hani has also been designing costumes for her own works and for other creators.
Created and Performed by: Hani Sirkis
Performers: Gilad Ashery,Ofir Ashery
Lighting design: Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi)
Stage design: Gadi Tzachor
Costume design: Hani Sirkis
Dramaturgy: Mila Levy
Sound design: TBA
Music: Din Da Da – Kevin Aviance, Fever – Beyonce, Part of Your World – Disney & Jodi Benson, Let’s Get Sick – MUTSUMI, The Stripper – David Rose, Dying Swan – Camille Saint-Saëns, Immaterial – SOPHIE
