brief encounters

Tanzhaus Zürich 2009

brief encounters lives of short meetings performed in very close proximity. Is there a magnetic attraction between the bodies? What happens when three people sit on a narrow couch? The reactions seem accidental… but maybe everything is following a logical conversation of body signs? Through a glance or a movement a short story may arise, transforming into a new one. New spaces and stories open up, when the intimacy of three people is interfered by the presence of a forth one; when a bright room is fading into darkness; when music, sound and objects join the imaginary world of the dancers.

„…A well attuned team, showing their joy in a playful and teasing way. The convincing arc of suspense, which offers various possibilities for association, is possibly the best version to embody a simple idea in an utterly coherent way.“

Thierry Frochaux, P.S. Die linke Zürcher Zeitung, 17. December 2009

Concept/Choreography: PiccoliProduction

Dance: Melina Seldes, Alessio Castellacci, Massimo Trombetta, Simone Blaser

Music: Simone Giacomini

Light: Julien Grob

Set: PiccoliProduction mit René Jantz

 

Coproduction: Tanzhaus Zürich

Production: PiccoliProduction

 

Performances:

24.-25. February 2012 | Chollerhalle Zug | tanzzentral plattform 2012

9. February 2011 | Theater Rigiblick | Zürich

13. November 2010 | Theater Cinevox, Neuhausen a. Rheinfall | TanzPlan Ost

25. September 2010 | TanzRaum Herisau | TanzPlan Ost Festival

6. -7. May 2010 | Theater am Gleis | Winterthur

11. -13. December 2009 | Tanzhaus Zürich (Premiere)

 

With the friendly support of:

Stadt Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Familien-Vontobel-Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Migros-Kulturprozent, SIS-Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung, mediathek tanz.ch „Preis für Videodokumentation“