duet for three (2019)

work-in-progress, performed by Leah Samuels, Sharleen Chidiac, and Amelia Heintzelman

duet for three mines its material from line dance unisons and simple rhythmic repetitions. The three performers navigate the structure of one long ongoing duet by repeatedly replacing one dancer over and over again. The excluded “soloist” dancer, in her solitude, progresses the task of dragging a box fan from upstage to downstage over the course of the piece. Picture-in-picture television, automated machines, and spirals are underlying structural images.

images below by Iki Nakagawa