- By AC REMLER
Batsheva Dance Company, one of the world’s most renowned contemporary dance ensembles, presents its latest masterpiece, MOMO, at The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from February 14–16, 2025.
This 70-minute tour de force, conceived by visionary Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, is a mesmerizing exploration of human emotion and physicality. MOMO explores the duality of the human soul, presenting a narrative that intertwines raw masculinity with the search for individual human identity.
The piece is performed to a haunting soundtrack primarily composed of Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet’s album “Landfall,” with additional music by Philip Glass, Arca, and Maxim Waratt.
Batsheva dancers, known for their exceptional physicality and emotional depth, will bring MOMO to life through a combination of ensemble work and individual expression. The performance features intricate choreography alternating between soft, gravity-defying movements and explosive, high-speed sequences. Audiences can expect a series of atmospheric sequences that blend lightness with anguish, creating a texture as ambiguous and complex as reality itself.
Naharin’s signature movement language, Gaga, forms the core of MOMO, challenging traditional dance norms and pushing the boundaries of contemporary performance.
MOMO is not just a dance performance; it’s an evocative journey into the depths of human experience, promising to leave audiences both moved and exhilarated. Critics have praised MOMO for its intensity, musicality, and ability to create an atmosphere that is difficult to describe but irresistible to see.
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