Corps à Corps

‘Two souls, one thought’ – the simplicity of this assumption stands in contrast to the complex and nuanced reality of a close relationship. In Corps à Corps, these nuances come to light through two people of flesh and blood, two concrete bodies who breathe and move in their own rhythms. We see two separated minds, locked up in their own concepts and visions. Together, these two individuals are searching for a shared language, a medium for their surrender as well as for the subtle and explosive dynamics between them. Corps à Corps explores the similarities and differences in perceptions of the same situation. The first part shows two individuals in their own physical space, with their own distinctive thoughts and feelings, is a succession of solos. In the second, they present themselves side by side to the audience in search of a common language.

The duet Corps à Corps is literally tailor-made on Chaffaud and Meyer. Sharing plenty of situations in their professional as well as in their private life, they continually face the correspondences and differences of meaning which they ascribe to their daily experiences. The personal relevance of the piece in combination with the fascinating skill of the two dancers make Corps à Corps a convincing and deeply human dance duet.

AD/Haagsche Courant, Roos van Put
‘Beautiful moments, when the two appear to merge, seem to be one…’
Parool, Francine van der Wiel
‘Owing also to an intense and pure execution, Corps à Corps holds one’s attention for the full sixty minutes….’
Leidsch Dagblad, Maarten Baanders
‘DANCING HAND IN CORPS À CORPS FASCINATES’
Their relationship and the path traveled to each other is the subject that is developed excitingly and with great subtlety in Corps à Corps’.
The final image is wonderful, Chaffaud shows with no more than a moving hand that the fascination between these too never dies’.

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