Castle is a reaction to the socio-economic situations and living conditions in many places in the world.  In today’s society, space or the lack of it is an issue. Wars are fought over small pieces of land and borders are constantly changing and defining who we are. We live in over-populated cities where the price to rent a tiny apartment is huge and disproportionate to one’s income. As the cost of living grows, we are forced to inhabit smaller and smaller spaces. The pandemic forced us to spend more time than ever before in our four walls, often isolated. While statistics show that the rate of domestic violence was going up drastically, we felt his work was more relevant than ever before.

The question raises whether the walls make us prisoners in our own castle or protect us by keeping others out. Are we trapped or are we free? Free in our minds, our homes, our lives, our countries?

Castle is an intimate duet in which the dancers are trapped in a square of 2.5 x 2.5 meters. Fluorescent lights demarcate their territory and they inhabit it.

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It was commissioned by the MASH Dance Festival 2014 in Jerusalem and reworked in 2020 with a new cast. 

Length:  25 minutes

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Link To Full Length Work:  https://vimeo.com/297591119#

Choreography and concept: Rachel Erdos / Performers: Tomer Giat, Ori Lekinski / Original Creative Cast: Yoav Grinberg and Yali Elimelech / Music editing and original music: Yoav Atzmon / Music: The Boo Readlys, Echo Lake, The Caretaker  / Set design and construction: Alon Birger / Production: Tali Koenigsberg / International communications: Katherina Vasiliadis  Supported by: MASH Dance House in Jerusalem, The Israeli Choreographers Association, The Ministry of Sport and Culture in Israel

Review :

The work “Castle” by Rachel Erdos took place in a magical venue - on the roof of the Museum on the Seam in Jerusalem. ..Speech occupies an important part at the beginning of the dance performance, with the dancers pondering. Later on, we see beautiful duets, in which the dancers listening to each other is very accurate; like those who have become accustomed to each other within the compound. But gradually an atmosphere of distress grows. 

(Ruth Eshel, Ha’arez)