Nature of a Fall | 2026

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Nature of a Fall confronts the existential contradiction, where the human being oscillates between the instinct for destruction and the longing for shared harmony. Caught in an endless cycle of ascent and collapse. They climb one another like fragile structures, only to fall again - bodies catapulted, carried, resisting. Renewal appears possible only through ruin, abandoning old perceptions in favor of new ones. Driven by relentless physical intensity, the work unfolds like an endless return to the point of departure. This space of existential contradiction evokes contemporary catastrophe and collective trauma through the sheer force of movement. Disintegration becomes reflection; collapse becomes testimony. In this oscillation between failure and resilience, Nature of a Fall restores our capacity to listen - and to hope.​

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Choreography and soundtrack design: Adi Boutrous

Dancers: Ido Barak, Neshama Bazer, Naomi Ben David, Adi Boutrous, Stav Struz Boutrous, Uri Dicker

Light design: Ofer Laufer

Dramaturgy: Yael Venezia

Costume design: Stav Struz Boutrous

Technical director and sound engineer: Asaf Ashkenazy

 

Production: Adi Boutrous Performing Arts

Coproduction: Théâtre de la Ville-Paris | The Israel Festival | MART Foundation 

Residence: Agora, Cité Internationale de la Danse | Montpellier Danse + CCN Occitanie, with the support of the Fondation BNP Paribas

Diffusion: Drôles de Dames

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Nature of a Fall premiered on 4 February 2026, a the Théâtre de la Ville \ des Abbesses – Paris.

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