Into the Hairy

a group of dancer in a dark space in red light, looking at you

About the work

For this expanded interpretation of Into the Hairy (2023), NDT and Sharon Eyal Dance S-E-D have joined forces. Originally created for 7 dancers, this collaboration unites two companies in an extended cast of more than 20 dancers to investigate a new perspective on the unique universe of the work. Together with co-creator Gai Behar and an original score by artist and composer Koreless, Eyal has created an evocative, unsettling, and dystopian journey.

Into the Hairy is a powerful, idiosyncratic work about the strength in vulnerability. The language of movement is hypnotizing, rhythmic, and elusive, the culmination of improvised moves caught and harnessed in a highly sensory and virtuosic form. Clad in bodysuits that highlight every move and muscle, the dancers exude a detached, otherworldly air and leave the audience entranced. Into the Hairy tests the limits of contemporary dance by connecting classical dance with the underground club culture.

Credits

Choreography: Sharon Eyal
Music: Original composition by Koreless / Lewis Roberts Published by: Young Songs Limited All rights administered by: Sony Music Publishing
Lighting design: Alon Cohen
Costume design: Maria Grazia Chiuri – Christian Dior Couture
NDT rehearsal directors: Tamako Akiyama, Francesca Caroti
Co-Creator: Gai Behar
Nails & Jewelry design: Noa Eyal-Behar

S-E-D Rehearsal director: Clyde Emmanuel Archer
Restaged by: Darren Devaney
S-E-D Company director: Roy Bedarshi
S&G Manager: Maya Manor
Duration: 45 min
Premiere date: May 15, 2025
Premiere location: Amare, Den Haag

About the original work

The original version of Into the Hairy was co-Produced by Montpellier Danse Festival, La Villette – Paris, Salzburger Festspiele – Austria, Sadler’s Wells – London, Julidans – Amsterdam, Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi – Italy, MART Foundation – New York, Dampfzentrale, Bern, deSingel, Antwerpen, Théâtre Sénart, Scène nationale.
With the support of the French Ministry of Culture – Direction régionale des affaires culturelles d’Île-de-France, Département de Seine-et-Marne and the support of Orsolina 28 Art Foundation, Italy.
Parts of the creation were originally created in the frame of THIS IS NOT A LOVE SHOW commissioned by LAS (Light Art Space), January 2022 at Kraftwerk Berlin.
S-E-D is supported by Fondation BNP Paribas.

Original cast Sharon Eyal Dance

Darren Devaney, Guido Dutilh, Juan Gil, Alice Godfrey, Johnny McMillan, Keren Lurie Pardes, Nitzan Ressler

World premiere original work: June 2023, Montpellier Danse

Deep Into the Hairy… Dirty and gentle. Broken. Alone. Alone. Alone. Alone. Deeper. Stronger. Weaker. Sadder. More alone. Hole.
Diamond shining off alone. Mustn’t be night. Skies and heart.
My love chapter 245. I LovE you. My Harry……..