A premiere by choreographer Stav Struz Boutrous, Altar for the Beast builds a ritual space that turns our gaze toward how we relate to ourselves, to one another, and to the animals around us.
In this work, Stav Struz Boutrous constructs a ritual space that directs our gaze toward how we relate to ourselves and our surroundings. At the center of the work, an image of an animal is dismantled and rebuilt within a cycle of human structures that move between violence and comfort, between indifference to suffering and support. By expressing these states of power, the work allows reflection on the destruction inherent in human behavior toward animals and toward themselves. Each of the four dancers has a different dance background, and together they form the basis for a rich movement language that draws on elements of contemporary dance, urban dance, and folklore.
Choreography, costume design, set and stage design: Stav Struz Boutrous Dancers – creators: Alina Zhutovsky, Andrey Deutsch, Alexey Bussygin, Stav Struz Boutrous Artistic advisor: Adi Boutrous Lighting and object design: Ofer Laufer Sound design: Adi Boutrous, Stav Struz Boutrous
The work was developed through Ifat Galinsky's Nia+ House residency program and is supported by MART Foundation, the Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, Tel Aviv, and the Ministry of Culture and Sport Foundation for Independent Creators.
