In his new work, LOG, Yuval Katz expands his exploration of the body, movement, and memory onto the stage. It continues his previous work, Muscle Memory, which he presented at the Edmond de Rothschild Center in 2025, marking a transition from animation and the screen to the living body. Here, video becomes a live set- an infinite space where the body is examined.
Katz constructed LOG as a movement archive of humanity, a memorial ceremony for the human race. Four dancers perform a ’ human repertoire’ of gestures, impulses, and actions to question what makes us human. The piece is divided into four chapters: Migration, Intimacy, Conflict, and Prayer – each addressing different human conditions, from anxiety and wandering to confrontation, pain, and hope.
Through movement, sound, and imagery, LOG observes the human body as a living archive of instincts and shared hope.
Yuval Katz (b. 1997) is a multidisciplinary artist and 3D animator living and working in Tel Aviv. His films and works have been showcased at international festivals (Annecy, Pictoplasma) and at the Edmond de Rothschild Center in Tel Aviv. In his practice, Katz explores the encounter between the living body and digital code, investigating the potential of technological spaces to carry emotion, memory, and human warmth. By combining video, motion scans, and animation, he creates live stage environments where the physical and algorithmic merge. For Katz, both the digital grid and the stage serve as arenas for deconstruction and reconstruction, offering a fresh perspective on the relationship between technology, consciousness, and muscle memory.
Credits:
Creator: Yuval Katz
Choreographer: Tom Nissim
Cast: Roni Milatin, Alma Karvat Shemesh, Noa Hahn, and Michal Fitoussi
Contributors: The Edmond De Rothschild Center and the Suzanne Dellal Centre
Photos: Yuval Katz
