YOEL PELED
PROJECTS
Soundtrack for a lonely sitter \
The vane came apart \ 
Resting in the Show \ 
The nest \ Resting in the Show \
Golden Fleece \ Annual Trip \
Grandmother \ 3D \ Sweetransfer
STAGE
The black tent \ TO BE HIGH \ 
Mercenary  \
The water boy and the water \ 
THOMIM \
Lighting design \ 
New theater space
BIO




Mercenary  2023 performance, 45 minutes. live Sound and lighting design.
 | Performers and co-creators: Kobi Swissa and noa simhayof shahaf |
"Mercenary" combines materials from the construction field and ideas of lasting, dissolving and freelancing. It examines multiple physical ways of dealing with emergencies, and transforming the body into a “working” tool. Two performers  (Noa Simhayof Shahaf and Kobi Swissa) alternately move as obedient machines and rebellious deserters. The performance is accompanied by a third performer (Yoel peled), who creates live sound and light, allowing the audience to dive into an ex-territory where glass, wood, iron, and sand coexist as remnants of an old world.

The choreography oscillates between aggressive hovering and free falls, playing on the dual connotation of the mercenary—on one hand, operating alone, seemingly free and independent, and on the other, a hired hand, subjected to the totalitarian regime that sent them on their way. As the performance nears its end, the space is plunged into complete darkness. From this void, a drone rises, illuminating the performers and the audience with an emergency-like light, overseeing the scene in a manner that is both technological and poetic.

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