Lior Tavori Dance Company | CRUST
CRUST | Lior Tavori Dance Company
The original idea for CRUST was born approximately three years ago, in a short piece that sparked choreographer Lior Tavori’s curiosity about working with the physical element of a rug on stage, and the dancers’ relationship to it. A cast was assembled, contracts were signed, and rehearsals were scheduled to begin in early November 2023. Of course, no one knew then the reality in which the work would be created.
From the seed of an idea, and out of immense pain, a work was born that explores the boundaries between the personal and the political, between strength and vulnerability. A work that had to address movement not only as an artistic tool, but also as a means of processing—as therapy.
We invite you to experience the world created by Lior Tavori together with the seven dancers of CRUST—a world of forbidden pleasure, loss of control, and blurred boundaries
Israeli choreographer Lior Tavori is the founder and artistic director of Lior Tavori Dance Company, based in Tel Aviv. His work is characterized by passion, sensuality, and animalistic physicality, while exploring the boundaries of the dance medium through innovation, emotion, and technical precision.
In recent years, Tavori has created works for dance companies around the world, including Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Bayerisches Staatsballett (Bavarian State Ballet), Teatro dell’Opera di Guanajuato, Chongqing Ballet, Qudus Onikeku / Q Dance, and Ballet Lisboa.
Tavori has created works for Israel’s Curtain Up Festival in 2019, 2020, and 2021. His works have received numerous awards in Israel and have been presented on stages around the world, including in China, Italy, Spain, the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Georgia, Taiwan, the Netherlands, Germany, and Portugal
SCRUTINY | To Hope Or Not To Hope? The North American Debut Of Lior Tavori’s Crust
You could have heard a pin drop in the Lyric Theatre during Lior Tavori’s Crust, with choreography that was as intensely physical as it was deeply emotional.
Classical fm | Paula Citron | October 2, 2026
The Australian theater collective Pony Cam and Israel’s Lior Tavori Dance Company were among the offerings in the final three of this year’s programs.
New York Times | Brian Seibert | October 4, 2026
Choreography: Lior Tavori
Dancers: Naor Walker, Simon Gnagy, Joshoua Sutton, Liad Tavori Gennosar, Noa Garber, Jazzy Kahn, Stav Azari
Rehearsal Director: Einat Bezalel
Dramaturgy: Noa Wagner
Sound Design: Noam Halper
Lighting Design: Rotem Elroy
Photography: Asia Skorik, Ofer Moldovan
Trailer Filming & Editing: Nir Weiss
The work is a co-production of the Suzanne Dellal Centre and MART Foundation, New York, and premiered as the closing work of Tel Aviv Dance Festival 2024
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October 1, 2026
