Love me
Andi Xhuma & Eva Georgitsopoulou
Trying to resist presenting (yet) another duet about the phenomenon of love—opting instead for either its glorification or its demystification—the following need for investigation arises: why does this entire intermediate zone of routine and “normality” in a relationship go unnoticed? Why do most people focus on the magic of the first encounter or the final disillusionment, without paying attention to what this shared rhythm actually is between two people who walk together for a period of their lives?
Therefore, rather than being a duet about the psychological fluctuations of those infatuated by love, “Love Me” attempts to approach this rhythmology of togetherness. Togetherness, as a shared rhythm and a shared stride, but not always shared paths. On the other hand, this might be exactly what is sought after: within the shared rhythm we create with the other person, the shared rhythm that we both manage to sustain, the focus shifts from ourselves to a third entity. The two bodies now define a space in which intimacy and letting go are not only physical actions but also psychological trials.
The proposed movement study on love is a choreographed condition in which the steps are always steps in dialogue with someone else—continuous spins, momentary coincidences and sudden stops, ball changes and shifts in direction on the and 8. Because “Love Me” also reminds us of that intermediate space of rehearsal before the performance, when two bodies labor to achieve something together. This touches upon something about love, or rather its rhythmology, but paradoxically, the audience always witnesses the “end of this relationship”; it catches us at the closing of the cycle, and thus always sees two bodies narrating their separation.
Love Me is produced under the auspices and with the financial support of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports.
With the kind support of Flux Laboratory Athens.
Duration: 45 minutes (no intermission)
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