Both, Two
Being together
Two female bodies entwine until they become only one. Or three? Or… none? Where does a body actually begin? Taking the duet form as a starting point, Vera Tussing and Esse Vanderbruggen research the outer limits of human comprehensibility. What stories can we project onto this composite being with dynamic parts? Which extraordinary elements need to collide to establish something familiar? Or to establish something new? Both, Two seeks to overflow the visual with other sensory elements: hearing, touch, and imagination. A clear question resounds in this duet that both refers to the tropes of the genre but also transcends them. What does it mean nowadays to be two together?
• Vera Tussing’s work has long focused on sensory perception, such as in T-Dance (2015) and Mazing (2017). This season, she is also presenting an adaptation of The Palm of Your Hand. Since 2017, she has been an artist-in-residence at the Kaaitheater.
Vera Tussing ou la danse par tous les sens. - La Libre
performance & creation Vera Tussing & Esse Vanderbruggen | sound Mike Picknett | lights Bert van Dijck | costumes Sofie Durnez | direction Vera Tussing | dramaturgy Seb Kann | feedback Saïd Gharbi | copy writing JS Rafaeli | photography Alessandra Rocchetti | video Zoilly Molnar | promotional image Joeri Thiry | production Hiros | co-production Kaaitheater, KAAP, The Place, IN/FINITY | support, research, residencies Vlaamse Gemeenschap, South East Dance, The Place, CND Paris, Tanzhaus Zuerich, ImpulsTanz , BUDA, STUK, KAAP, De Markten, Cc 't Vondel, De Warande, Stems Gallery / Cindy Daignault, Klein Verzet | tactile programme note Anna Goette, Bert Van Dijck, Lucie Beauvert, Esse Vanderbruggen & Vera Tussing | additional support and special thank you Esther Severi, Anneleen Keppens, Zoltan Vakulya, Chen Wei Lee, Gorka Gurrutxaga, Laura Poletti, Magrit Duchateau, TOPAZ, Susan Carter-Schwantes & Clara Levy
Van kijken naar voelen
Visuele prikkels zijn in voorstellingen veelal dominant. Maar wat als je aangewezen bent op je gehoor en tastzin? Deze voorstellingen kunnen mensen die ziend, slechtziend of blind zijn samen ervaren.
Join us for a post-performance talk, on Thursday 22/02.