Birthday is a performance that blends live music with personal non-fiction writing, providing a space for intimate, dream-like listening. With a harp, guitar and two voices, it deals with the longing for parenthood and the fears it provokes. Neyman’s perspective is of the emotional and ethical complexity of having kids when you are a gay man. From Gluskinos’s perspective as a woman, it touches on deep-rooted questions regarding motherhood or being childfree. These issues emerge from everyday life and in times of war, and these two arcs create a delicate symphony of subjects: intergenerational trauma, dreams, friendship, spousal annoyances, lust, confusion, magic and love.

Danny Neyman is a theatre creator, performance artist, dancer, musician and writer. He holds a BA in Philosophy and Humanities from Tel Aviv University, and a post-master in Performance Studies from A.pass, Belgium. His work explores experimental formats, combining documentary writing, music and theatre. His work has been showcased in theatres in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, France, Denmark and Israel. His original work includes Helsinki, Dinner Party, and Walk in the Park. He has collaborated as a dancer and creator with Yasmeen Godder, Arkadi Zaides, Public Movement and Mette Ingvartsen. He is currently working on his debut book.

Hila Gluskinos is a multidisciplinary artist, theatre creator, singer, musician, performance artist and therapist. She has a background in gymnastics, dance, music and acting. She graduated from the Ga’aton Dance Training Workshop and the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio in Tel Aviv. She has collaborated extensively in theatre, television and music with artists such as Ariel S. Brown, Jason Danino Holt, Faye Shapiro, Ido Feder, Neshama, Avshalom Ariel, Michal Helfman, Jonatan Omer Mizrahi, Uri Zamir, Smadar Yaaron, Dudi Maayan, Shinpei Takeda, Julia Koning, Valeria Mata, Reut Shemesh and Ana Wild.