Farewell by Yael Bartana captures the moments leading up to the departure of a fictional interstellar starship destined for distant galaxies. Before embarking on a journey that transcends the boundaries of time and space, a ceremonial choreography takes place on Earth. The dancers evoke a sense of longing and anticipation as their ethereal movements navigate the liminal space between our world and the unknown. 

Dressed as sylphs, the dancers allude to the spirit of Romanticism and 
its explorations of human transformation and the supernatural. Bartana also draws from the Labanotation, a system developed by choreographer Rudolf von Laban in the early 20th century, combining expressionistic dance with collective and ritualistic movement
in ways that echo Bartana’s own engagement with social themes. As the video unfolds, Bartana’s lens transports viewers beyond the confines of Earth to the vast expanse of space, where the generation ship floats in the cosmic void. The ship emerges as a messianic vessel, and the dancers mirror the kinetic movement of the ship as well as the human endeavor behind it.