Lolax & Hess Nov 29+30
I believe that we are having a dialogue
by Sandra Lolax & Anne-Mareike Hess
I believe that we are having a dialogue is a dance performance that emphasizes on the simple yet complex notion of being together. We are together on stage – moving and speaking – creating a space where possible moments of togetherness can be experienced. The feeling of togetherness is a fugitive phenomena that constantly needs to be re-negotiated and re-experienced in order to exist. In our performance we are consciously letting this negotiation be visible, as it involves our agreements and virtues as well as our misunderstandings and shortcomings.
Can you feel what I feel? When do we actually experience togetherness?
The performance was developed in residency at Labor Gras in Berlin, Trois C-L in Luxembourg and Jojo dance centre in Oulu during summer 2011 and winter 2011-2012.
“They always relate to each other and they address intimacy without melting into a couple.
They keep their boundaries without being separated at any moment. Intimacy here, is not a matter of psychology and nearly doesn't touch narration. Intimacy here, is grounded on a deep understanding of the other one's way to act as a mover. The two women share their ideas about how to be together without loosing yourself. They offer a kind of coexistence of individuality and commonality.”
(Christiane Berger, outside eye)
Concept and Performance: Anne-Mareike Hess & Sandra Lolax
Outside eye: Christiane Berger
Co-production: Trois C-L, the Ministère de la Culture Luxembourg.
Support: Jojo Oulu Dance Center, Labor Gras Berlin, Svensk-österbottniska Samfundet rf., Fondation Indépendance Luxembourg, Institut Culturel Finlandais, Fonds Culturel National Luxembourg