Dafi Altabeb Choreographer
Contemporary Dance
Flight or Fight
Length 23 min
Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
-W. Edwards Deming
Creation for 13 dancers
commissioned by the American Dance Festival
premiered in Reynolds Industrial Theatre.
Premiered on July 2018 Commissioned by the American Dance Festival.
Choreography: Dafi Altabeb
Co-Creator and Photographer: Nini Moshe
Collaborative Performers: Maya LaLiberte, Savannah Jade Dobbs, Caroline, Bradbury, Tori Ward, Samuel Elizondo, Ashley, Allen, Bo Jia Huang, Can (Tsan) Wang,
Nicole Bradbury, Kameron Chatman, Chih-Ying (Anita), Madison MacFarlane, Chic-Kai, Huang (Ollie) Music: "Romance for Piano and Violin, Op.11" by Dvorak, "Boys Don't Cry" by The Cure
Lighting Design: David Ferri
Costume Design: Grace Schmitz
Costume Design Apprentices: Carlos Solano, Joyce (Emilie) Raleigh
Production & Rehearsal Assistant: Maya LaLiberte
Stage Manager: Shira Lebovich
Thanks to Jodee Nimerichter, Rene Schreiber and the Israeli Consulate in New York, Perri Shalom-Liberty, Nini Moshe, and Sofia Moshe–my big inspiration for everything in my life.