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Georg Kolbe Museum presents a live performance and, from March 15, 2024, the exhibition No Time to Dance with works by Noa Eshkol, Yael Bartana, Omer Krieger, Sharon Lockhart and Ayumi Paul. The Israeli dancer, choreographer and artist Noa Eshkol has spent her life exploring movement and composition. The result was dance without music and textile arrangements: she created minimalist choreographies, captured in a complex graphic movement notation and color-intensive tapestries. To mark her 100th birthday, the Georg Kolbe Museum is dedicating a comprehensive exhibition to her multifaceted work.
For Noa Eshkol (1924-2007), dance was an art form in its own right. She wanted it to do without stage sets, costumes or music – her aim was to concentrate absolutely on the essentials. With a deep understanding of body and space, she developed choreographic works in which body parts were treated as separate instruments. She encoded her choreographies with a unique notation system that …
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Above: The Chamber Dance Quartet (Ensemble 1) dances Spring by Noa Eshkol in the Ohel Theater. In front: Noa Eshkol. At the back (from left to right): John G. Harris, Mirhal’e Sharon, Naomi Polani. Photo: T. Brauner, 1954-1956 © The Noa Eshkol Foundation for Movement Notation, Holon, Israel
