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Wertheim was also joined by longtime collaborator Ran Bagno. \u201cWe took a break after many years of working together, and it\u2019s great to go back. His music really fits this work.\u201d<\/h2>\n
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Every choreographer will admit that each artistic creation bears its own impossible moments. The act of making art is intrinsically based on approaching the unknown, and most artists find themselves humbled by the myriad questions that a process can offer up.<\/p>\n

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On the afternoon that we spoke, Noa Wertheim was in such a moment. Just a few weeks away from the premiere of Vertigo Dance Company\u2019s premiere of \u201cLeela,\u201d Wertheim was finding it hard to see the light at the end of her creative tunnel. There were glimmers but also a fair share of worries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a very difficult process,\u201d she divulged. \u201cI\u2019m in the very hard moments right now. I\u2019m on the edge of losing my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wertheim is an old hand at exactly the type of insanity that was troubling her. After countless creations, running a leading Israeli troupe and establishing an ecological dance village, Wertheim knows how to take the good with the bad. She won\u2019t sugarcoat her experiences, but she\u2019s not too thrown by them either.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had our first few runs of the piece last week. I started to feel the heartbeat of the piece, and I started to smile again,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeela\u201d is the newest to join the repertoire of Vertigo Dance Company, a list that includes \u201cBirth of the Phoenix,\u201d \u201cWhite Noise,\u201d \u201cMana\u201d and many other works.<\/p>\n

In Sanskrit, \u201cLeela\u201d means \u201ca cosmic game.\u201d It is the play between reality and God\u2019s will.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started the creation a year ago, working on and off when there was time,\u201d Wertheim said. \u201cFor the past two months, we\u2019ve been a laboratory mode in the studio. Now we are at the end of it. I wanted some lightness. I felt that if I really looked at all the heaviness of the world around me, I would jump off of a peak. So I asked myself, \u2018How do I treat this world with lightness? How do I play?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Wertheim brought this concept of play to her dancers and collaborators, as well as the idea of the space between Heaven and the real world.<\/p>\n

\u201cRam Katzir, who is an incredible Israeli artist, designed the space. He created this huge set. It plays a huge part in the work. The stage has several layers, which goes along with the idea of the bigger picture,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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