Out of Focus–Film Screening and Q&A with Director Tomer Heymann
ABOUT THE FILM
In 2007, Tomer Heymann traveled to New York to film choreographer Ohad Naharin artistic, director of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company, as he staged Decadance for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. The result is Out of Focus, a rare and honest glimpse at Naharin in the studio over a five-day period. Naharin is articulate, witty, and often philosophical when responding to Heymann’s admirably persistent and probing questions. The film, which screened at the Montpellier Dance Festival, provides the closest, most intimate glimpse of Naharin’s choreography and rehearsal process available to the public eye. See some of the world’s greatest dancers let go of everything they know as they strive to fulfill Naharin’s vision, and their own deepest desires. 52 minutes, in English and Hebrew (with English subtitles)
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Tomer Heymann is an Israeli filmmaker who has directed many acclaimed documentary films and television series in the past ten years. His films and series, including Whose Gonna Love Me Now?, Paper Dolls, Bridge over the Wadi, and The Way Home, have won awards at prestigious film festivals in Berlin, Los Angeles, Jerusalem, and around the globe. His latest film, which recently opened to rave reviews, is Mr. Gaga, which tells the personal story of Ohad Naharin and includes previously
Event Date: Thursday, Feb. 9, 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Glorya Kaufman Hall, Room 208
Price: Free for students, RSVP suggested: 310.825.9646
Kaufman Hall is located in North Campus off of Sunset Boulevard.
Parking is available in lot 4.