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En forestilling helt utenom det vanlige...
A performance completely out of the ordinary
(the performance) is a cultural
experience too good to pass up...
ResExtensa and its dance elevated the total atmosphere of
the concert...
The two dancers Elisa Barucchieri and Victoria Sogn of the
company ResExtensa move between dance and theater, and dance
against, with and on top of each other, giving body to the
music...
Paul Nordseth, Laagendals Posten
Dos Pezes is a playful piece on the
theme of tango, through the music of Astor Piazzolla.
It is more the vision of a quality than of a set type of
steps, more the evocation of a very distinct world and character
than continuation of the tradition. The interaction with
the music, be it performed live or from the recorded base,
and the use of video take the dance into a distinct flavor
and atmosphere, into the world of two women, abstract, yet
personal in their stories and interactions.
The dance is modern, like the music. And like the music,
it is a game on energy qualities, forms and interactions,
where the characteristics of traditional tango are kept,
respected, and yet completely renewed.
Astor Piazzolla revisited the stylistic and compositional
characteristics of tango, taking the music into the realm
of jazz, and elevating it to a higher and more complex level.
Thus, he created a distinct separation from the traditional
dance and music, confirmed by the fact that he never allowed
traditional dancers to use his music, permission which instead
he often granted to modern dance choreographers and companies.
Piazzolla’s rythms play on the furthermost borders
of tango, and so happens in the dance, where, among set
steps and improvisation, the challenge is to find a balance
between precise tradition and invention, between strong
characteristics and new steps.
Dos Pezes was created in collaboration with the
musical group Tango Pez. After its firsts presentation in
December 2003, it was nominated second best performance
of the year in the city of Kongsberg, Norway.
Title: Dos Pezes
Dance and Coreography: Elisa Barucchieri and Victoria Sogn
Light Design: Franz Catacchio
Music: Astor Piazzolla - Performed live by ensemble Tango
Pez
Costumes: Elisa Barucchieri, Victoria Sogn
Video: Elisa Barucchieri, Victoria Sogn,
edited by Victoria Sogn
Length: 15 minutes
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