Two Quartets is work in two parts, which are made in collaboration with fashion designer Jonathan Sounders. Both parts were made to be seen as one work and they are danced in quartets.
In the first quartet stage is bare and white in contrast with black surrounding. And the lightening of stage creates different relationships and textures of contrast.
The same color principle is used in dancers costumes. They are dressed in black and white colors, which can be combine to create visual image of duet. For example, both males costumes creates visual image of one black or white costume and in the same way works costumes of females.
In the all first quartet dancers work very close to each other as they are making continuous line of circle. There is change of speed and levels, from fast to moments of stillness and from high to middle level of movements. The main language of movements shifts from running, tripping, turning to walking and posing.
In contrast to the first quartet, in the second quartet is clearly seen the distance between dancers. Because during the whole part dancers are working separately. And even if on the stage are more then one dancer, they stay asunder. It seems more like two separate solos than a duet.
In the choreography is used changing of levels and dynamics, and repetition of movements in different directions. However, in the second quartet is used more contact with floor and voice of dancer, which is not used in first quartet.
Another difference between quartets is costumes of dancers. They are dressed in different colors, more to black and white is added red.
There is also difference in stage design. It isn't bare, but it is cleaved to four pieces by white walls. Trough all piece they are changing from flashy white to transparent. These changes create new visual images of stage.
This experience of observing gave me chance to realize that one piece of work can be created in two different ways, but in the same time.
