Swing:duo

Swing: duo originated from Imogen’s fascination with pendulum dynamics and how this swinging and doubling oscillation resonates with the human experience. What emerges from a constant push and pull that – with equal force – is bound in meeting and looping? Can a pendulum rest? Where does the equilibrium lie between attraction and repulsion? The choreography explores dependability, balance and escape; it investigates how and when humans relate, points of differentiation, proximity, distance, and how they confront and love each other. The soundscape created by Daisy Wells sculpts the performers’ emerging relationships and conceptualises a pendulum’s dynamic through echo, playback and reverb, blending live speech and voice recordings. Looping materials were captured during rehearsals, recording the piece throughout the creation process. The dynamic relationships between the two parts of a pendulum are mirrored in form: a dance duet or simply two humans working together.