Name: Batsheva Dance Company, Israel: Sadeh21
Start: 2026-11-14T20:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-14T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Stadttheater Fürth

An evening of rare dancerly impact at the Fürth City Theatre

With Sadeh21, the Batsheva Dance Company brings one of the most significant works of contemporary dance to Fürth. Ohad Naharin unfolds a choreography in this piece of closeness and distance, friction and tenderness, of eruptive power and quiet tension. The result is a stage experience that challenges body, gaze, and perception alike. The Fürth City Theatre, with its festive ambiance and tradition as a venue for dance theatre, provides the perfect setting for this. ([batsheva.co.il](https://batsheva.co.il/en/repertory/sadeh21/?utm_source=openai))

Between 21 fields of human experience

The title refers to a diversity of states that condense into ever-new configurations on stage. Groups form, dissolve, come into confrontation, or find fleeting harmony. Naharin works with a quality of movement that lives from improvisation, image association, and precise body work. This creates a dance theatre of high inner tension, which does not tell a story but makes feelings palpable. The Batsheva Dance Company describes the work as one of its most remarkable repertoire pieces, having triggered strong international resonance since its premiere in 2011. ([batsheva.co.il](https://batsheva.co.il/en/repertory/sadeh21/?utm_source=openai))

The language of the body: Gaga, focus, and dynamics

The power of this evening stems from the choreographic signature that Naharin has shaped with the Gaga method. The body is not moved decoratively but made visible as a space for thought and sensation. Flowing sequences tip into sudden accelerations, repeat, break off, and condense into images of disturbing beauty. International critics praised the hypnotic effect, the strong stage imagery, and the extraordinary physical presence of the dancers. ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/australia-culture-blog/2014/mar/09/batsheva-dance-company-sadeh21-review-striking-stage-imagery?utm_source=openai))

A repertoire success with international echo

Sadeh21 is among the most closely watched works of the Batsheva Dance Company. The production has been received by both Israeli cultural and dance critics as well as major international media. The range of reactions spans from deeply impressed to intellectually challenged, but therein lies the strength of the piece: it leaves the evening resonating long after. The company itself points to awards for the work, including the Minister of Culture and Sport Prize for Dance Companies for Sadeh21 in 2021. ([batsheva.co.il](https://batsheva.co.il/en/about/more-about-the-company/?utm_source=openai))

Fürth City Theatre as a suitable stage

The Fürth City Theatre with around 730 seats combines historic ambiance with good accessibility. Access for visitors with mobility impairments is barrier-free through the side entrance on Bäumenstraße; wheelchair spaces are available in the Great House. Parking options can be found in the FLAIR parking garage, and access is also possible by public transport to Rathaus or by bus to the City Theatre. The box office opens one hour before the performance starts. ([tourismus-fuerth.de](https://www.tourismus-fuerth.de/poi/stadttheater-100036896/?utm_source=openai))

Those who want to experience great contemporary dance theatre in a concentrated atmosphere will find an evening of rare intensity here. Sadeh21 promises an evening full of physicality, precision, and emotional condensation. This stage experience deserves to be seen live. ([batsheva.co.il](https://batsheva.co.il/en/repertory/sadeh21/?utm_source=openai))