Michael Gadish
Preliminary project idea for LABA
Discipline Shift: Oral Storytelling for an Oriental Electronic Dance Event
The proposal would involve writing for a session of oriental electronic dance music by Ofer Ronen, LABA fellow 2025.
The goal would be to write text that emerges from the music but does not describe it directly. The idea is to pursue spontaneous yet narrative creation, exploring the shift between disciplines (music and storytelling).
The final proposal would be a festive event combining electronic music with oral storytelling.
Perspective Shift: How Can We Create Today as Israeli Jews?
As Jewish artists of Israeli origin, it feels impossible to create—let alone propose something festive—without reflecting on the war in Palestine. The question I want to explore is how to create festive art that is not limited to political critique but avoids falling into cynicism, escapism, or ignoring the political situation in Israel.
From what perspective can we craft a positive, hopeful, yet realistic narrative without being entirely consumed by political critique or disregarding the realities of the shifting political and cultural landscape?