In search of contact
From the need to explore themes of contact, freedom and vulnerability, I asked two dancers to engage in a contact improvisation together naked on May 5, 2019 (Liberation Day).
Without a script, with the certainties and uncertainties that life presents, the artists went in search of each other and themselves. The film shows an undisguised portrait of how people deal or could deal while communicating: cautious probing alternating with more assertive rapprochement. Clumsiness, discomfort, curiosity, openness, caution, vulnerability, respectful, playful and sometimes serious. At least without masks.
There were moments when three individuals merged into one. Thoughts was much stillness, followed by impulsive need to initiate movement. Each pose is like a sculpture.
Does this film portray character traits and personality of the performers or does it tell more about the frame of reference and personal characteristics of the viewer? Are you looking at a portrait of the performers or are you looking at yourself?
‘A moving composition of sculptural poses, searching for contact with the other and with ourselves.’
