“Hanging Roots” is a contemporary circus and dance performance that explores the disassociation of the human body from nature. Over the course of a decade, Tavori adapted his body to being suspended above the ground, and his encounter with the suspended orange tree of Jaffa [by Ran Morin] led him to change his approach to his own practice. Tavori’s creation offers an alternative perspective to traditional Chinese acrobatics, driven by his research on organic forms within challenging environments. His embodiment of the cotton and nylon straps suggests the natural choreography of suspension by hands or hair. Inspired by Butoh, Tavori weaves the delicate story his isolated body can tell. His effort and sensations of resemblance to the tree – with roots off the ground and insistence on growth despite rigid conditions – culminate in the completion of “Hanging Roots.”
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