Noa Eshkol / Noé Soulier & Dance On Ensemble

Artistic Direction: Ty Boomershine
Choreography: Noa Eshkol, Noé Soulier (Choreographer and Director of Cndc Angers)
Staging: Mor Bashan (Noa Eshkol Foundation)
Performance: Alba Barral Fernández, Anna Herrmann, Dominic Santia, Marco Volta, Lia Witjes Poole

As part of the Reply projects, the Dance On Ensemble invites contemporary artists to respond to masterpieces of the 20th century from their own artistic perspectives. The point of departure is works that were both classical and radical in their time, challenging the conventions of their era. The performances open up a vibrant dialogue – between dance heritage and contemporary artistic practice, as well as between artists of different generations and traditions.

In this Reply performance, the Dance On Ensemble turns its attention to the work of Israeli choreographer Noa Eshkol (1924–2007). Her precise dance compositions and the movement notation system she developed are not reconstructed, but rather approached as an open system to be questioned and re-read. In response, French dancer and choreographer Noé Soulier develops a new choreographic work of his own. His practice, which interweaves dance, exhibition formats, and theoretical reflection, extends the dialogue with Eshkol’s thinking, offering a contemporary translation and a continuation of movement.

Premiere: April 30, 2026, Sophiensæle Berlin

Production: DANCE ON / Bureau Ritter
In collaboration with Cndc Angers.

Funded by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation). Funded by the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media).

Part of DanceMap, funded by Horizon Europe, the European Union’s funding programme for research and innovation.

DANCE ON is a project by BUREAU RITTER, funded by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.