Dance: History Was Written by the Losers

Three cowboys gather around a table in the middle of nowhere. They begin to sing. They sing about everyone who is somebody, and everyone they are not. Iconic figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte, Virginia Woolf, Sigmund Freud, and Arnold Schwarzenegger become part of a fictional truth.

Imaginary historical crossroads intertwine in rhyme, creating an epic song, a new structure, or a disastrous proposition. In an endless stream of words,

through poetic logic and an imaginary landscape, they weave a new history.

Their world is a Wild West that is simultaneously sublime and ridiculous—a playground and an open stage for anyone who wants to control the narrative.

Over black coffee and beans, between dancing and singing, the three engage in an absurd duel, roasting the great heroes and heroines of history.

(RoastMe#—an invitation to a humorous takedown).

Disguised as a gathering of friends, a socially deconstructive satire unfolds, dismantling hierarchies and proposing an alternative reality for a world on the verge of disintegration.

“History Was Written by the Losers,” a humorous and witty dance western, brings three extraordinary creator-performers together on the contemporary dance stage. They offer the audience an original perspective on an emerging reality. An alternative, boundary-breaking dance performance that challenges conventions and blurs the line between reality and fantasy.

A rare opportunity to see Tilman O’Donnell, an internationally renowned and acclaimed choreographer and dancer, who is coming to Israel for only three performances.

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“...A performance unlike what we are accustomed to—a pleasure to watch, witty, intelligent, with excellent performers.” (Ruth Eshel, Dance Diaries)

Performance length: 60 minutes

Performance times:

Friday, 13.11.26 at 14:00

Saturday, 14.11.26 at 18:00 and 20:30

The performance is in English.

Choreography, performance, text, set, costumes: David Keren, Tamar Lam, Tilman O’Donnell

Lighting: Thomas Zamolo
Adaptation: Bruchi Spiegelman

Sound: Ilan Shalom

Photography credit: Thomas Zamolo

The performance was produced with the support of the Mifal HaPais Council for Culture and the Arts.