Some step unevenly from one place to the next with great confidence, without positioning themselves. As they outlined a forward spirit without moving forward. Therefore, this time it appears as something gullible, sometimes even thoughtlessly bold. As if it were ignorant, or retro-graded, perhaps British.

The English word retrograde stands for a backwards movement. Usually in the sense of regressive, negative, reluctant, unwelcome, reactionary, or of a return to earlier and worse conditions. In astrology, on the other hand, retrograde stands for a reversal of the normal direction. In geology, it stands for a metamorphosis, a change in shape caused by lowered temperature and reduced pressure. In addition, retrograde is the title of a James Blake song, in which he lets a loop machine distort his song so that he can sing another voice. Bentsteps & THEM endure cold and survive low blood pressure. More so, like James Blake, it loops its course and through it gets access to unlimited difference.

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Concept & Choreography Cristina Caprioli
Performed by Louise Perming, Katrine Johansen, Morgane Nicol and Caroline Byström
Light Lumination of Sweden
Production CCAP

 

Premiered in September 2020

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