SEX DREAM // נובמבר

A dream is a space where desire escapes logic.

A shifting landscape of intimacy, fantasy, memory, and projection. Suspended between the
sensual and the surreal, the work explores how desire shapes the way we imagine ourselves
and one another.

Concept and Choreography: Olivia Court Mesa
Artistic Collaborator: Yochai Ginton
Performed by: Olivia Court Mesa and Yochai Ginton
Props and Scenography: Valerie Shefa
Sound Assistance: Eldar Baruch
Costumes: Rosie Canaan
Dramaturgy: Olivia Court Mesa
Lighting Design: Oded Komemi
Artistic Directors: Ofra Idel and Ruby Edelman
Premiere: Machol Shalem Dance Festival 2026

Bio
Olivia Court Mesa is a Chilean-Israeli choreographer, performer, and teacher whose artistic
voice is shaped by South American warmth, German precision, and Middle Eastern intensity.
Her work explores vulnerability, resilience, identity, and human connection, positioning the
body as both a medium for communication and a site of transformation.
Her creations combine athletic physicality with conceptual depth and have been presented
internationally. Olivia is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Israel Ministry of
Culture’s Best Solo Performer Award (2017), the Best Performance Award for I Carry, You
Hold (2022), four awards at RIDCC (2022), and the First Prize and Audience Award at
Tanzplattform Bern (2026) for Naked Men.
Together with Yochai Ginton, Olivia is the co-founder of The Common Body, a platform
dedicated to researching partnering, real-time communication, and collaborative creative
practices.