JISDF 2025 Opening Night

Fabricated

Rotem Sapir & Ayah Dayan

Israel

An Aerial Dance Circus Duet

On tall, flowing fabrics, two women exist, weaving stories and relationships. Through the silks, they create new spaces for action, donning and shedding roles and images with a playfulness that stretches the laws of gravity and the dynamics of dependence and control, revealing the powerful partnership between two women.
The piece unfolds in the vertical space on suspended fabrics, on the ground, and in the seams between them. The two characters operate alternately in sync and independently, exploring the power dynamics between them in various situations. The fabric serves both as a mediator and a third player in the intricate web of connections unfolding on stage.

The piece is supported by the foundation for independent
artists.

Rotem Sapir

Rotem Sapir is an independent circus artist who specializes in aerial acrobatics. Graduate of Sandciel school of theater, dance and contemporary circus at 2016. Graduate of the ”Trampolina“ program for Groundbreaking circus creation under the scope of the Train theater at 2024. In the past decade she participates as a creating artist in a variety of shows, including: “fabricated” – a duet on aerial silks supported by the foundation for independent artists (2024-2025), “A White Sail” – a show that was supported by Mifal HaPais and won the best Israeli street theater premiere award at the Haifa International Children’s Theater Festival (2025), “Return Of The Circus” – a circus theater show that was supported by Mifal HaPais and is currently part of the Incubator theater repertoire (2021-2025), ”Barely“ - an aerial dance lyra duet by Yasmin Gariv which premiered at ”Fluorescent“ festival.

Ayah Dayan

Israel

Ayah Dayan is an independent circus artist who specializes in aerial acrobatics. Graduate of Sandciel school of theater, dance and contemporary circus (Israel) and one year at Centre regional des Arts du Cirque de Lomme (France). In the past decade she participates as a creating artist in a variety of shows, including: “fabricated” – a duet on aerial silks supported by the foundation for independent artists (2024-2025), “A White Sail” – a show that was supported by Mifal HaPais and won the best Israeli street theater premiere award at the Haifa International Children’s Theater Festival (2025), “Return Of The Circus” – a circus theater show that was supported by Mifal HaPais and is currently part of the Incubator theater repertoire (2021-2025).