Tmuna Theater presents: "How Did I Get Here?"

The sci-fi dance-theater performance - "How Did I Get Here?" - was created out of a desire to talk about life itself without compromising on its complexity, mystery, or humor. It is a show for children and adults, aged 5 and up, which invites everyone to take a fresh look at what we think we already know.

Andy, a curious android, accidentally lands on Earth and discovers that human beings are not manufactured in factories. Together with Ma’ama, her loyal spaceship, she embarks on an urgent research mission in an attempt to understand how life is created on Earth.

How are we born? What is growth? How do we learn to move? How do we communicate? And what actually makes us human?

In a participatory multimedia performance combining dance, theater, music, video, and humor, Andy and Ma’ama set off on a funny, surprising, and curiosity-piquing journey following the story shared by us all. A journey that begins with a small, developing body, and expands to Earth, space, and the big questions of human existence.

No prior knowledge is required. Even the android starts from scratch. And during the journey, she tries to discover the answer to the biggest question of all. No, not "Is there life outside of Earth?". There is. We checked. The second question.

Behind the Creation by Ori Lenkinsky:

Everything on Earth takes a different amount of time to be created.

Thirteen years ago, I became a mother. This experience opened up a world of questions about the body, pregnancy, birth, and the wondrous and strange processes through which life is created. It took me nearly a decade to process this experience into a stage work, "Birth Preparation Course," in which I examined birth from the mother's perspective.

Five years later, "How Did I Get Here?" was born. This time, the work approaches questions and content not from the perspective of the mother, but from that of the newborn.

In this piece, I wanted to take a new look at things we take for granted: how is our body created? How do we learn to use it? What happens to us as we grow? And what does it mean to be human?

Choosing an android as the protagonist allows me to ask these questions from an external, curious, and sometimes absurd perspective. Andy knows nothing about human life, and therefore she can marvel at everything, from pregnancy and birth to the simplest actions we perform every day. Meeting children is a central part of the work. They are not just spectators of Andy's journey, but partners in her research, and often know much more than she does.

The work was developed within the framework of the Greenhouse for Dance Works for the Whole Family at the Bikurey Ha'Itim Center, under the artistic direction of Rachel Erdos, and premiered at the Festival of Dance Works for the Whole Family in 2026. The work was supported by the Pais Council for Culture and Arts, the Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, and the Choreographers Association.

Andy: Ori Lenkinsky / Ma'ama-system: Shira Hauser Stosser / Text and Choreography: Ori Lenkinsky

Set Design: Avidan Ben Giat / Artistic Accompaniment: Rachel Erdos / Soundtrack Consultation: Sharon Gabbay

Stage Management: Shira Hauser Stosser

Music: Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Isao Tomita, Technotronic, Justin Bieber, Dominique Dumont, Daft Punk

Duration: approx. 50 minutes

Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at 11:00 AM – Tmuna Theater

Tuesday, Dec 8, 2026, at 11:00 AM – Tmuna Theater

Tmuna Theater

8 Soncino St., Tel Aviv

www.tmu-na.org.il

03-5611211

(Photo: Ruth Bareli)