Mash Dance Berlin 2026
25 - 28 June 2026, 19:30 h
Selected dance performances by Israeli choreographers, presented by Machol Shalem Dance House (MASH), Jerusalem.
Program:
25. Juni 2026, 19.30 Uhr – THISISPAIN / Hillel Kogan
26. Juni 2026, 19.30 Uhr – The War Within / Iris Erez in Collaboration with Elad Vazana
27. Juni 2026, 19.30 Uhr – Sounds Alive / Ofra Idel
28. Juni 2026, 19.30 Uhr – Victims & Images: Vol 2/ Roni Chadash
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25 June 2026, 19.30 h
THISISPAIN / Hillel Kogan
For centuries, Western art has projected its own image onto Spain – romantic, exotic, misunderstood.
Hillel Kogan, an Israeli choreographer and contemporary dancer, enters the world of flamenco consciously as what he is: a stranger, a tourist. In dialogue with the Israeli flamenco artist Mijal Natan, a perceptive, often humorous exploration of clichés, boundaries and the question of who actually owns an art form emerges.
What is Spanish, what is Israeli? What is folklore, what is high art? And above all: is identity something you are – or something you perform? Kogan attempts to perform the Spanish. What emerges is more than a dance piece. It is an exploration of belonging, authenticity and the role we all play every day.
Credit:
Choreography: Hillel Kogan
Performance: Mijal Natan, Hillel Kogan
Dramaturgy: Yael Venezia
Lighting: Nadav Barnea
Art Direction: Laeticia Boulud
Musical Consultation: Yael Horowitz
Music: Isaac Albéniz, Georges Bizet, Enrique El Extremeño, José Valencia
Genre: Contemporary Dance, Flamenco
Language: English
Duration: 70 min
The performance was created with the support of the Israeli Lottery Council for Culture and the Arts.