Delay the Sadness

55 minutes, no intermission

Continuation of life after death.
Continuation of sadness and purity.
Continuation of mother.
emotions
memories
I remember, recall, imagine, dream
Dancing... breathing... suffocating... stopping
Sharon Eyal

Choreography: Sharon Eyal
Co-Creator: Gai Behar
Original Music: Josef Laimon
Lighting Design: Alon Cohen
Costumes Design: Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar in collaboration with Noa Eyal Behar
3D print designer: By Serge H
Costumes Production: Bas et Hauts Atelier, Paris
Makeup design & General styling: Noa Eyal Behar
Dancers: Darren Devaney, Juan Gil, Alice Godfrey, Johnny McMillan, Keren Lurie Pardes, Nitzan Ressler, Héloïse Jocqueviel, Gregory Lau
Rehearsal Director: Clyde Emmanuel Archer

Co-Producers: Ruhrtriennale 2025 | Festival der Künste, Germany, La Villette - Paris, Chaillot - théâtre national de la danse, Paris, TorinoDanza, Italy, Orsolina 28 Art Foundation, Italy, Sadler’s Wells - London, Baku International Arts Festival, Région Île-de-France, Département de Seine-et-Marne, Montpellier Danse Saison 2025/2026,  MART Foundation - New York, Julidans - Amsterdam, Festspielhaus St. Pölten, Austria, Dampfzentrale Bern, Switzerland, Théâtre Sénart, Scène nationale, Les Nuits de Fourvière, Lyon.

 
S-E-D is supported by Fondation BNP Paribas  and the French Ministry of Culture - Direction régionale des affaires culturelles d’Île-de-France.
 
Parts of the creation were developed within the framework of the Symbiosis program of Palais de Tokyo in 2025.

Thanks to Charly Eyal-Behar for the vocals. This piece is dedicated to my mother, Adina Eyal. Special thanks to Shmuel Eyal and Deborah Franco.