“In a space marked by a white square the size of a boxing ring, each duo will embody some of this unrest which prompts a being to go towards another. In its final version, the entire piece will encompass a series of queries on the difficulty to share the same space with a partner. […] In Duo 2, Anna is the one to enter onto the stage first. She points out her partner’s absence and assesses the situation; she measures her penalty area. Her hesitation in the assessment of the space highlights her weaknesses. She dances subtly with her limbs close to her body, she does not try to herald what her presence is enough to fill in, and lost in the murky marshes of her hesitation, she brilliantly portrays a woman yearning for some harmony.
Her partner’s entry brings disruption to the scene. Troubled, carried away with his chaotic gestures, this man in a hurry puts out his tongue in her presence, as if he was ill and grasping for breath. It is vital that their encounter be marked by the sharing of space, which is soon represented by the surface of their skin. The duo ends in an appeased half-light, which reminds the audience that often, the mystery of an encounter between two beings is simply down to a small quantity of air in suspension.”
Annie Bozzini
Head of the Toulouse / Midi-Pyrénées Choreographic Development Centre