a multi award winning duet
I am a poem, there is no way out
Originally a 5 min. dance film, screened at Cinedans Festival EYE
Amsterdam. The work was then extended and translated for the black box, winning the Club Guy & Roni Production award at Rotterdam International
Duet Choreography Competition in 2018, the first prize at the Choreography
Competition at Dancefest (2019) and the first prize at Festival 10Sentidos in Valencia (2020).
The work has also been performed in Theater Rotterdam, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t
IJ Amsterdam, Jonge Harten Festival at Grand Theatre Groningen, Amsterdams
Theaterhuis and the Artchapel.
Duration 17 min.
Credits: Lunatics and Poets (choreography and performance), Samon Presland (light), Anouk Beckers (garment construction)
Credits: Lunatics and Poets (choreography and performance), Samon Presland (light), Anouk Beckers (garment construction)
This award-winning duet explores the delicate interplay between identity and anonymity. In a world shaped by external perceptions, it asks how one connects with the unseen aspects of oneself. Set to the poignant prose of Charles Bukowski, the performance unfolds as a captivating journey where the unknown transforms into the known, the invisible becomes visible, and the anonymous reveals its essence.
If I never see you again
I will always carry you
inside
outside
on my fingertips
and at brain edges
and in centers
centers
of what I am of
what remains
- Bukowski -
If I never see you again
I will always carry you
inside
outside
on my fingertips
and at brain edges
and in centers
centers
of what I am of
what remains
- Bukowski -
Images: Nienke Elenbaas, Ton van Til, Dragan Perkovski, 10Sentidos