D U E T
d a n c e  s e s s i o n

DUET is the 1st public creation of PERFORMINGUNIT.
During the rehearsal process choreographic material is developed into direction of fundamental simplicity rather than into complexity of usual 'dance choreography'. The dance is built around the question: 'What [any] body can do?' and therefore choreographic style combines intuitive with academic performing language.
Its point of departure is the relation of being 'one' and being 'two' - the similarity and the difference between 2 individuals.
A key question was 'How do we keep our improvisation diverse so that our audience finds it difficult to tell whether it is watching something improvised or something rehearsed?'
Therefore DUET is delivered within 'improvisation session' mode based on previously worked out material. Its framework is defined by a simple concept: Minute By Minute / A Meter Away / Here And Now / You + Me / Alike Different / Never Same. All action may be read as emotional signifier: 'As do we move so we feel.' Accordingly, the material is always evolving differently in each 'session' as platform from which audience can fashion their own experience.

premiere <06-05-2000 chassé theater breda nl >
performers <irma baatje> <damir klemenic> strategy/choreography/design <borut separovic> assistence <damir klemenic> dance training <irma baatje> tips <ivana sajko> <goran sergej pristas> <machin a> supervision <tamara huilmand> light design <joost borsten> hairstyling <coiffure renaissance breda> design papers <machin_a> photography <emile waagenaar> production/ manegement<performingunit> organisation assistant < pauline koehorst> co-production<st.performing unit breda nl> <st. montazstroj d.o.o zagreb hr> with generous support <gemeente breda nl> <gemeente zagreb hr> <republiek van kroatie ministerie van cultuur hr> <chasse theater breda nl> sponsored by <lensvelt b.v. breda> <invito> <coiffure renaissance breda> special thanks <st. nieuwe huizen breda nl> <nico jongenelen>