Moods is a groundbreaking stage-musical-movement journey posing a question about the experience of listening to music. Conceived by conductor Roy Oppenheim and composer Zohar Sharon, the piece asks a simple yet profound question: If we could observe our consciousness while listening to music, what would we see?
A journey that commences with a Chopin prelude and finds itself in Radiohead’s ‘Exit Music’.
Unlike conventional orchestral works, in Moods the musicians themselves are in motion. The orchestra becomes a living body, where instrumentalists walk, sway, or dance across the stage as they perform. This staging blurs the line between sound and movement, turning music into a visible, embodied language.
Moods is the second of a trilogy of interdisciplinary rollercoaster shows interweaving the various performing arts with original orchestral music (the first is (E)Motion Without Movement exploring the connection between theater and music). After a successful national run in 2022, Moods also premiered internationally at FITS Sibiu, Romania, in June 2023.
“A multi-sensory creation: a marvelous and spectacular vision — charming and thrilling, moving and fun” (Amos Oren, Habama Website, 28.6.2022)
Performers
Violin Adi Hlavin, Hagar Maoz, Tomer Einat, Lia Raikhlin, Talia Herzlich, Naama Serfaty
Viola Daniel Tanchelson, Maya Lee Roman
Cello Jackie Fay, Yael Shapira, Ben Shibolet
Double Bass Daniel Sapir
Piano Zohar Sharon
Percussion Daniel Ring
Creators
Written and Directed by Roy Oppenheim
Original Music Zohar Sharon
Movement Design Ariel N. Wolf
Video-Art Design Yoav Cohen
Lighting Design Keren Granek
Stage Design Zohar Shoef
Costume Design Reut Shaibe
Text Editing Ido Ricklin
Sound Design Valery Kotler
Video Art Programming Daniel Bassin
Artistic Directors Zohar Sharon and Roy Oppeheim
