Alit Kreiz is a performance Artist, Creator & Lecturer.
Born in London, UK. ives & works in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Education
B.Ed. FA (Theatre directing & Education) / Seminar Kibbutzim College, Tel Aviv 2016.
Nissan Nativ Acting Studio, Tel Aviv 1989-1991.
Performance Works: London . ISRAEL
LONDON
1997-2004 The People Show Company – a creative member in this renowned interdisciplinary performance group, established in 1969.
1999-2015 A2 Company – a co–artistic director & creator.
The performance works created by A2 Company were designed to explore original, poetic & emotional paths to interpersonal communication, to create empathy & solidarity.
Presenting performance work in London (ICA gallery, Royal Opera House- Studio, The Place, Tate Modern, BAC Theatre), Paris (parc de la Villette), Barcelona (CCCA), Vienna (WUK), Dortmund,
Ljubljana (City of Women Festival), Tuscany (Tenuta Dello Scompiglio), Jerusalem (Yafo 23 Gallery).
ISRAEL
Site-Specific: Live & Audio Participatory Works.
Various forms of Site Specific works, usually involve audience or local community participation.
2023, Anonymous, a one to one Live Wandering, Tel Aviv Museum for Modern Arts,
group exhibition ‘Imagine a Museum’, curated by Ruti Direktor (30 mins).
2021, Imagine Yourself, a Participatory Audio work, Petach Tikvah Museum for Modern Arts,
group exhibition ‘The Way We Survive’, curated by Irena Gordon (30 mins).
2020, Exercising Observation, a Participatory Audio Tour, The Messila Park, Jerusalem,
‘Menofim‘ Festival, a co- creation with Hillie Wurtman (30 mins).
2020, Artist in Space, an Audio Participatory work, H’miffal Cultural Centre, Jerusalem.
Commissioned by Jerusalem Fund (10 mins).
2020, You Have Arrived Just in Time’, a Participatory Audio work, the seamline between East and West Jerusalem, Feel Beit (10 mins).
2020, Less Alone City, a Participatory Urban Wandering, including live performers & an audio device. Gindi Square, Tel Aviv (45 mins). Supported by The Lottery foundation, Ministry of Cultural/Independent Creators foundation, Rabinovitch Foundation.
2020, ‘Human Face’, a Participatory Audio Tour / the x-Pussicat Strip Club/ The Social Space, Tel Aviv (30 mins).
2019, I Still Have a Dream, an Interactive Site-Specific Performance including 15 youths, Israel Festival/’Night Shift’ (30 mins).
2018, Hello & Goodbye, a Participatory Interactive Audio work for 2 strangers in a hotel room, Loving Art- Doing Art festival & in 2015, Mekudeshet Festival, Jerusalem (15 mins).
2017-2018, I Would Like to Say Sorry, a Participatory Audio work at Bikur-Holim Hospital’s rooftop, Mekudeshet Festival, Jerusalem (30 mins).
2017, Movement Notation, a Guided Urban Wandering, B-Tour Festival, Lod (45mins). Supported by the Lottery Foundation- Special Outdoors Projects.
2017, Drawn Impression, a Live Drawing Interactive Performance, The Night Lumiere Festival, a collaboration with Shlomit Goldfinger (60 mins).
2016, Please Do, Please Do Not , a Participatory Performance, Haifa Museum of Modern Art, a collaboration with Michal Dvir (30 mins).
2015, The Woman at the 3rd Row, a Participatory Performance ‘The Voice of a Word’ Festival, Hazira Centre for Performing Arts (30 mins).
2014, Contract, a Community Participatory & a Building Specific Performance, The Voice of a Word Festival, Hazira Centre for Performing Arts, a collaboration with Sharon Gabai (30 mins).
2013, What You See From Here, Can’t Be Seen From There, a Site Specific Performance, Tel Aviv Town Hall & Rabin Sq, The Site Specific Festival (50 mins).
2012, Q, a Site Specific Participatory Performance, Tel Aviv Town Hall, The Site Specific Festival (50 mins).
Auto-Biographical Solo / Ensemble Works
The Autobiographical, Solo & Ensemble works explore personal themes: identity, Femininity. Motherhood, Intimacy, Relationships, Belonging & usually involve Audience Participation.
2023, Model, an Ensemble work includes 5 Female Performers, Habait Theatre (50 mins).
2017-2021, Empty Room, a Solo Participatory Performance, Feel Beit (2021), Tmuna Theatre (2020). Tel Aviv Museum of Modern Art (2018), South Festival (2018), A-Ganre Festival (2017) (60 mins).
2019, ‘Subliminal’, A Solo Participatory Performance, A-Ganre Festival, Tmuna Theatre, a collaboration with Nir Erez (30 mins).
2016, My Name is Luca – Re- Enactment, a Solo Performance, Tmuna Theatre (30 mins).
2013, If I was Hedda Gabler, a Solo Participatory Performance, Tmuna Theatre, a collaboration with Shlomo Liberman (60 mins).
2013, Hey Britney, a Solo Interactive Performance, Tmuna Theatre, a collaboration with Yair Vardi (30 mins).
2007, My Name is Luca, a Solo Performance with my 3 months old Baby Luca, A-Ganre Festival, Tmuna Theatre (30 mins).
2007, 15 mins from Now, a Duo Performance on 9th month pregnancy, A-Ganre Festival, Tmuna Theatre, a collaboration with Michal Dvir (15 mins).
2006, I would Like to Say Sorry, a Live-Audio Performance, A- Ganre Festival, Tmuna Theatre, a collaboration with Odelia More (20 mins).
VIDEO ARTS
2022, Wide Window, Liebling Haus, IN House Art Gallery Sweden, a collaboration with Lila Chitayat, (8 mins loop).
2018, Fragments, ‘Online’ Festival, Hazira Centre for Performing Arts, a collaboration with Oded Levi (5 mins).
Participation in other Artists’ works
2021-2022, The Archivist, a Site Specific Solo Performance, ‘Gnazim’ Archive-Beit Ariela, written & directed by Daniel Cohen Levi, Itim Ensemble (45mins).
2013-2022, The Opposite of Alive, a Site Specific Audio Tour, The Natural Museum, Jerusalem, created by Michal Vaknin & Ilanit Ben Yaakov (20 mins).
2016-2018, The Books We Remember, an Interactive Performance, Mekudeshet Festival, created by Renana Raz.
2016, Confession, an Interactive Performance, YMCA Hall, created by Michal Vaknin & Dafna Kron.
2014-2015, Sperminology, an Interactive Performance, Tmuna Theatre, Stockholms, Oslo, created by Dafna Zilberg.
2014, The Best of Our Intention, an Interactive Performance, Petach Tikvah Museum, created by Einat Amir.
2013, Off Stage, Akko Festival, created by Ran Bechor, Praize Award for originality.
2012, Private View, Tmuna Theatre, created by Nitzan Cohen.
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2022, Lottery Foundation, Original Performance Works, Model, a performance stage project.
2022, Ministry of Culture, Independent Artists Fund, Model, a performance stage project.
2020, Jerusalem Foundation, Artist in Space, H’miffal / Cultural Centre, a Site-Specific Audio Work Jerusalem.
2020, Ministry of Culture, Independent Artists’ Fund, Less Alone City, Gindi Sq, a Site-Specific Interactive Work, Tel-Aviv.
2020, The Lottery Foundation, Original Performance Works, Less Alone City, Gindi Sq, a Site-Specific Interactive Work, Tel-Aviv.
2020, Rabinovich Foundation, Less Alone City, a Site Specific Interactive Work, Gindi Sq, Tel-Aviv.
2017, Lottery foundation, Site Specific Works, Movement Notations, a Site Specific Live work, Lod.
2010, Best Actress Award, Jerusalem Film Festival, On The 3rd Day, a feature film, directed by Moshe Ivgi.
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2022, Tzomet Lev / Jerusalem Season of Culture, an outdoor multicultural multidisciplinary artistic event, co-directing with Tamu Itzchaki.
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2022, Hakron Theatre, including 5 Site-Specific Performance works.
2020, Aim to Touch Festival, Nissan Nativ Acting Studio, including five performance works.
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2022-2023, Neve Schecter, Tel Aviv, Artists Residency (20 months).
2022, Liebling house, Tel Aviv, Shared Residential Buildings (6 months).
2021, I.I.i, Island of Inspiration, (Artists & Scientists), Neot Smadar (5 days).
2015, Tenuta Dello Scompiglio, Tuscany (20 days).
2005, Parc De la Villette, Paris (3 months).
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2018-to date, Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art.
2018-to date, Seminar Hakibbutzim College, Be.d FA degree.
2020-to date, Nissan Nativ Acting Studio.
2020-to date, H-Garage, a Multidisciplinary Arts Learning Center for students with mental difficulties.
2014-2018, Ankori Studio High School for Art Studies.
2017, 2018, Sapir Art College (Interdisciplinary Workshops).
2012-2013, Minshar Art College, Theatre Department.
2010-2011, The Engine for Performing Arts Studio, Performance Art Department.