© Shaked Zohar
Lucky Number Five
Choreographer and artist Iyar Elezra devotes her two-week residency to the development of "I Put an Eye on You", a choreographic exploration of the fragile balance between order and chaos, control and failure, through a physical language that oscillates between structure and dissolution.
The piece unfolds in a stage space dominated by oversized binders and scattered folders, as if documentation had escaped its intended order. Pages spill out, and traces of nature emerge—snails, leaves wrapped in transparent plastic, and a goldfish trapped inside a water-filled binder—symbolizing a world that has lost its equilibrium, where every attempt to control the uncontrollable is inevitably doomed to fail.
From a choreographic perspective, the work delves into the duality of structure and repetition, suggesting that every attempt at organization is destined to collapse. Within this framework, movement becomes both a confrontation with compulsion and a search for freedom, allowing moments of playfulness, boldness, and imagination to emerge—where dance challenges the boundaries imposed by memory and habit.
Iyar Elezra
Iyar Elezra is a dancer and choreographer with a career spanning over two decades. Born in Jerusalem in 1987, she trained at the Jerusalem Academy of Dance, distinguishing herself early on for her expressive versatility and technical refinement.
From 2005 to 2016, she was a member of the Batsheva Dance Company, working closely with Ohad Naharin, contributing to his creative processes, and performing in many of his seminal works. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with leading choreographers including Sharon Eyal, Yasmeen Godder, Roy Assaf, and Michal Helfman, enriching her artistic vocabulary through diverse influences.
Alongside her performance career, she has cultivated a strong choreographic practice, presenting works at platforms such as Batsheva Dancers Create, the Curtain Up Festival, and the Water Tower Art Project in Tel Aviv. Her creations blend scenographic research, movement experimentation, and multidisciplinary performance languages, challenging the limits of narrative through dance.
As a Gaga and Naharin repertory teacher, she has worked with renowned institutions such as Finnish National Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Staatsballett Berlin, and GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. Her artistic vision merges technical precision with conceptual depth, positioning her as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Israeli dance.