In 2018, Fe(m)stival deals with the theme of Private Body/Public Body. 

Through gaze, action and discussion we will run the range between the private space and the public space in which the body exists: the body made present by the choreographers on stage, the woman performing with awareness and consciousness of her body while inviting the outside gaze. The female body, that of the woman performing and that of the woman who is not performing, is an arena which is both private and public. Sometimes, the body is transferred from the private sphere to the public and sometimes the body is diminished to the private space or pushed into the sidelines. Sometimes, the body wants to be seen and sometimes it asks to close itself away. The festival allows an inviting space in which women, whether performing or not, can observe their bodies in a variety of spaces in an attempt to contain all of the possibilities at once. 

Fe(m)stival 2018, which took place at the Kelim Choreography Center in Bat Yam, is first and foremost a local event, which invites women and girls from Bat Yam to participate in the festival as artists, performers, audience members and participants in discussions. As part of the festival, residents of Bat Yam performed “Women’s Poetry” led by Anat Drimmer, a spoken-word artist and poet. The performance took place in the courtyard and was open to audiences free of charge. This performance was created as part of “Fest Factory” Bat Yam, which began with a residency project led by previous Artistic Director of Fastfactory, Amitay Yaish Benuosilio.