I don't believe

I don't believe

I have a mssege for you,brothers of the world.
I guess I've been living in a dream,for a long time.
I guess I was born for that,so listen to me carefullyIt's going to be painful right now,so sit down quietly.

I don't believe in what you see,
I don't believe in what you dream.
I don't belive in what you hear,
I don't believe in what I scream.

I don't believe in what you love,
I don't believe in what you hat.,
I don't believe in things that are above,
I don't believe that it's all too late.

I don't belive,No,I don't,
In anything that's there's left to know.
I believe in you and me
,and that's the only thing I know.
No,I don't belive,No,I don't,
In anything that's there's left to know.
I believe in you and me,and that's the only thing I know.

I don't believe in knowledge,
I don't believe we're free.
I don't believe in sorrow,
and that's the only thing for me.
I don't believe in war,
and I don't believe in lullubys.

I don't believe in what we're living for,
I don't believe in hard bye-bys.
I don't belive,No,I don't,
In anything that's there's left to know.
I believe in you and me,
and that's the only thing I know.
No,I don't belive,No,I don't,
In anything that's there's left to know,
I believe in you and me,and that's the only thing I know.

A song dedicated to John Lennon

When you smile from the sky
for the remembrence of John Lennon

When you walk towards your lovers,
with a two-toe raising hand,
when you smile down from the sky,
you can bring alive what is dead.

When you're solving your matters,
showing your hour,
one,two or maybe thousand purest letters,
can reach up to your tower.

When you smile,smile,smile from the sky,
we cry,cry,cry that you should try
When you smile,smile,smile from the sky
we cry,cry,cry that you should try
and bring us a little bit of your own one.

We search for friends from different countries,
from schools,prisons,and little armies.
We called them all the way from here,
to spread the rumor and spill a tear.

When you smile,smile,smile from the sky,
we cry,cry,cry that you should try
When you smile,smile,smile from the sky
we cry,cry,cry that you should try
and bring us a little bit of your own one.

Give us your hope, and take a good glance.
Send us your words,and give peace a chance.
Give us your hope, and take a good glance.
Send us your words,and give peace a chance.

When you smile,smile,smile from the sky,
we cry,cry,cry that you should try
When you smile,smile,smile from the sky
we cry,cry,cry that you should try
and bring us a little bit of your own one.

Compositions 1-15(2005)

Compositions 1-15(2005)

Composition #1
Take an electric saw and cut a table with it.

Composition #2
Place a carpet on the floor of the stage.

Composition #3
Chew a gum,then produce a bubble out of it,and blow it.

Composition #4
Clean the stage floor with a vacuum cleaner.

Composition#5
Play a lot of glissandos for as much time as you wish with your instrument.

Composition #6
Cry for as much time as you wish.

Composition #7
Play Tennis with another person.The composition ends when one of youhas scored 10 points.

Composition #8
Sit on the floor and meditate

Composition #9
Set the timer of a microwave for any length of time you wish.The composition ends when the timer rings.

Composition #10
Take a certain talking doll,and make it talk again and again,for as much time as you wish.

Composition #11
Sleep!The composition ends when you wake up.

Composition #12
Call someone on a cellular phone. The composition ends when the call is over.

Composition #13
Two players need to strech a rope,each one from another side.The composition ends when one of the performers has fallen down to the floor.

Composition #14
put your head inside a bathtub full of water. The composition ends when you cannot hold your breath under the water anymore,and then,you simply pull your head out of the water.

Composition #15
Take a picture of the audience with a camera.

Event piece III

Yourself piece
Imagine 3,000 clones of yourself .
Connect with one of them,and make all the rest disappear.

Skin piece
Color your skin in a transparent color,until you completely become transparent.

Knife piece
Cut the wind with a knife.

Tree piece
Smell the mood of the tree,taste it and change it.

Ignore piece
Ignore!

Music for Voice
remember the voices of three different people on three different locations:
a)In the subway
b)In a restaurant
c)In the park
Then,mock each voice with your own voice.

Morning piece
Bring out the morning.

Night piece
Bring out the night.

Holiday piece
Go for a holiday vacation.

Sun piece
Land on the sun and freeze it.

Changing opinion
Change an opinion.

Freeze piece
Freeze!

Liquid piece
Imagine that you are a liquid dripping on the floor.

Eye piece
Don't open your eyes.

Zen pieces:

Zen piece,No.1:Be Zen.

Zen piece No.2Think Zen.

Zen piece,No.3:Act Zen.

Test piece
Write a short test.Project it infront of the audience and ask it to answer to the test in their minds.Give the audience a few minutes,then read the answers aloud.

Event pieces II

Something for a building
Climb to the top of a building,and then read something aloud.

Walk Piece
walk without your legs.

Asking piece
Ask one of the members of the audience a few questions.

Love piece
Love earth.

Grow piece
Grow.

Outside piece
Search for people outside the performance place,and ask them to join the audience.If they refuse,keep searching people who will agree.

For John Cage
Bring John Cage to the performance place.

Haircut piece
Ask from someone to make you a haircut.

Dig piece
Dig a hole and get inside it.

Open piece
Open.

Close piece
Close.

Drive piece
Drive.

Highway piece
Drive a car on a certain highway,and ask other drivers where are they going.Then,when you decide,follow one of them until he stops his car.Afterwards,drive with your car through a red light,when you encounter one.

Buy Piece
Buy.

Planet piece
Draw a planet in the sky and fly to it.

Door piece
open a door and if there is someone inside,ask him questions about the door.If there isn't anyone inside,ask the door about itself,and if it ignores you,then leave.

Help piece
Help!

Events by Matan Ben-Ishay(2005)
This is my first performance art/happening/fluxus/event pieces written.
I would like personally thank Yoko Ono,La monte young and John cage ,as my inspiration.

Drilling Piece
Drill a hole in the floor, then look into it.

Pieces for piano:

Piano piece,No.1
Shout at the piano and hit it,then make love to it.

Piano piece No.2
Ask the piano a few questions,and after a while,if it doesn't answer,close the keyboard lead.If it answers,however,keep asking it questions until you decide to quit asking it.

Pieces for orchestra


Piece for orchestra,No.1:
a)Whenever the conductor gives a signal,take off your cloths.
b)At his next sign,put your cloths back.
c)At the following sign,switch your instrument with someone else's instrument.
d)At the next sign,try to play your instrument(whether it was switched or not).
e)At the following given sign,spill soda over your instrument.
f)At the following sign,squiz a can of a certain drink.
g)At the following sign,take off your shoes ,and stomp your feet.
h)At the next sign,leave the stage and then return.

Piece for orchestra No.2:Jump on your instrument as many times as you wish.

Piece for orchestra No.3Touch as many things as you wish.

Dinner Piece
Dine a dinner while sitting around a table.

Explanation Piece
Explain to the audience how did you get into the place of the performance,why,and what happened to you on the way to the performance.


Constrast piece
Think of something to do. Then,ask one of the members of the audienceto that himself.If he refuses,think of something else to do,and then do it yourself.


For a wind player
Watch your instrument until it passes vibrations to you.Then,ask the audience to do the same thing.

Electric guitar piece
Take an electric guitar with you and stand infront of the audience.Do not plug it in,and wait until someone asks you to plug it in.Then,plug it in,and leave.

Television piece
Tie another performer's hands and legs with ropes and his mouth with a sticker,while he's sitting on a chair.Throw a Television set over him to the other side.

Burning Piece
Take another performer's cloths and a few hairs from his head,and burn them.

Mocking piece
Mock the things that different people in the audience are doing.

Tower music
Build a tower out of large game bricks,until it falls down on the floor.


Die Piece
Die!