This fragment shows how a line of physical actions can be used to break apart and rediscover possibilities within a simple song. Project: Judaica Song: ‘Ale...
This short score stages an excerpt from The Dybbuk by S. Ansky (1919). Rather than working from a script, it treats the text as a song. The melody is based on an...
Project: Judaica Song: ‘Hineh ma tov’ Duration: 5:10 Practitioners: Ben Spatz Venue: Centre for Psychophysical Performance Research Date: 24 August 2016...
Project: Judaica Song: ‘El Adon’ Duration: 7:12 Practitioners: Ben Spatz Venue: Centre for Psychophysical Performance Research Date: 24 August 2016...
This fragment shows how a simple juxtaposition of vocal and physical rhythm can developed from a minimalist starting point towards more dynamic psychophysical engagement...
Keynote talk at the 2016 Martial Arts Studies Conference, University of Cardiff. Abstract: This talk will place martial arts practice and studies in the context of an...
Project: Judaica
Duration: 2:36
Practitioner: Ben Spatz
Venue: POLIN Museum, Warsaw
Videography: Catherine Galode
Date: 10 June 2016
This article analyses a performance of Judaica 1 at The British Library in London, part of an ongoing research project to investigate the embodied technique of...
Emergency INDEX is an “Annual Document of Performance Practice” that welcomes submissions from anyone. You can submit your performance until the end of...
This dense video was created in November 2015 and encapsulates the Judaica project up until that point. It was never formally published because of an editorial delay and...