Birth Preparation Course
By Ori Lenkinski
Birth Preparation Course is an intergalactic, interactive lesson on human reproduction taught by a future species in deep space. Drawing on materials taught by midwives and doulas in birth preparation courses around the world, the performance employs text, movement, music, props and audience participation to convey information about how each and every human came into being. The lesson places emphasis on the placenta, a mysterious, often hidden and essential organ.
Credits
Concept, choreography and performance: Ori Lenkinski
Lighting Design: Netta Koren
Set Design: Avidan Ben Giat
Stage Management: Alina Zhutovsky
Music: Walter Wanderley, Meara O’Reilly, Roisin Murphy, Brian Eno, Techtronics, Sonnymoon, Barbara Lewis
Don’t just take our word for it…
“’Birth Preparation Course’ by Ori Lenkinski is a brilliant show, superbly acted and riotously funny, but its worth is nestled in the important criticism it presents on the warped social perception about pregnancy and birth.” – Noa Limone, Haaretz
“It was an evening made with great talent and sophistication that brought many a smile to the faces of the audience members.” – Ora Brafman, DanceTalk
“The play is light, funny, amusing and most importantly, moving.” -Liat Baron, Women’s Magazine
“There is a double transformation. One sees the beauty and the aesthetic, the humor and the irony, which takes back control of the female body and presents it as she sees and experiences it.” – Anat Zecharia, Hamevakeret
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