PATROL | by Eyal Dadon
“Dadon reveals himself as a master of crafting a unique movement language with a distinctive quality | Degas’ charcoal drawings come to life on stage.”
— Ran Brown, Haaretz
PATROL creates a fantastical world, superhuman, deeply physical, mysterious, and breathtakingly beautiful.
— Eden Kramer
Duration: 50 minutes
The Work:
Empty corridor.
Everything white.
Started walking.
Still corridor.
Kept walking.
Scent changes.
Kept going.
Light fades.
Walls crack.
Started running.
Looked back.
Start distant.
Reached mud.
Sprinted hard.
Floor overhead.
Walls break.
You’re horse.
At the heart of the work stands the image of a horse on watch – noble, steady, and alert.
The body scans the horizon.
Focused on the search.
Hoping to find nothing.
Credits:
Choreography, Soundtrack & Stage Design: Eyal Dadon
Associate Artistic Direction & Co-Creator: Tamar Barlev
Company Management, Rehearsal Direction & Co-Creator: Ori Moshe Ofri
Dancer-Creators: Daniel Gur, Romi Cohen, Guy Olshanski, Noam Sroka, Or Sassi, Liel Harris
Music: Gil Nemet & Eyal Dadon
Lighting Design: Felice Ross
Costume Design: Hani Sirkis
Consulting & Guidance: Yigal Furman
Media: Gil Nemet
Graphic Design “PATROL”: Dorit Talpaz
Costume Tailoring: Matan Anchisi
Light Operation: Shay Yehudai
Stage Carpenter: Adel Salem
The work premiered within the framework of Tel Aviv Dance Festival 2026
The company is supported by: The Ministry of Culture and Sport, Mifal Hapayis, Tel-Aviv Municipality, Bezalel NPO
The Artist
Eyal Dadon (Be’er Sheva, 1989) is an award-winning choreographer and sound designer. His honors include the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport Award for Creators (2024), the Jeong Mak Award, South Korea (2021), the Machol Shalem Choreography Competition Creation Award (2015), First Prize at the International Choreography Competition in Hannover (2014), the Yair Shapira Award (2014), and scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation (2006–2008).
Since 2011, Dadon has created works for leading dance companies and theaters across Europe, Asia, and Israel. In 2016, together with Tamar Barlev, he founded the Eyal Dadon Dance Company (formerly SOL Dance Company), now an internationally recognized ensemble. The company is home to twelve dancers and artists and is known for its distinctive, powerful, and intimate movement language, with a deep artistic exploration of movement, the body, and sound. Alongside his choreographic work, Dadon composes and designs the soundtracks for his creations, integrating dance, music, and sound design into a unified artistic language.
Betsalel Cultural Association
The Betsalel Cultural Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting multidisciplinary art, innovation, and community engagement through the support of independent artists and projects that connect cultures, communities, and people.
Eyal Dadon Dance Company is the association’s main dance project. The association provides the company with professional guidance and organizational support, enabling it to expand its artistic and social activities in Israel and internationally.
The company deeply values its partnership with the Betsalel Cultural Association and is grateful for the trust, guidance, and professional support it receives. This partnership enables the company to continue creating, evolving, and bringing its artistic work to audiences in Israel and around the world.
