Try Leather

Britta and William moving banners with Margaret and Justine in video projection performing the Colin and Margaret pose from a photograph, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

#Tanzfabrik_Berlin

#Berlin

#quartet

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The workaround

Britta and William performing the compass turns, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Radiating from the/a centre

Britta performing the chair dance with William moving objects, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Send texts to others to read on pcm recorder

Britta dancing the 'V' in the chair dance, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – Photo by Anja Weber

#performing_the_archive

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The tip of the V as a turning point

“V” for victory

Britta performing the chair dance with William watching, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Meeting and being with

Britta and William performing the makeup scene, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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The kindest bravest thing

William arranging banners on the floor, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Male toxicity

Sound and lighting designer Nikola Pieper, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – Photo by Anja Weber

#technician_as_performer

#performing_the_archive

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Labour

Kasia Wolinska working as outside eye, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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A job you can do sitting

William arranging banners on the floor, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Go where it hurts

Banners arranged on the floor, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Non-coincidental co-incidences

Kasia Wolinska working as outside eye in socially distanced audience seating, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Repetition

William rehanging banner, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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No shame

Kasia Wolinska sitting at typewriter with Britta rehanging banners, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Yoné et al. – anti-narrative – decoration – illustration | Margaret – actually embracing stories

Britta taking down a banner, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Archive vs. Performance

Britta and William rearranging banners, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Form of use

Britta and William greeting the audience with Kasia Wolinska at typewriter and Nikola Pieper at technician's desk, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

#technician_as_performer

#layers

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Each use of the archive is a performance (via the records kept thereof)

William telling a story about a spirit guide, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Sentient into the backspace

Britta performing the Chair Dance with Justine performing in video projection, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Pure extension is death

Nikola running sound and lights with Britta explaining the Steam Heat dance while William and Kasia perform crowd members, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

#technician_as_performer

#sound_designer

#no_backstage

#transparency

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The tone of her voice

Britta performing the dream sequence dance with Kasia and William performing crowd members, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

#Tanzfabrik_Berlin

#Berlin

#theater

#Dream_Sequence_Dance

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Dream Sequence

Britta and William discussing the dream sequence dance, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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The person vs. the crowd

Britta talking about the recipe card "Documentation vs. Art Creation" with Kasia arranging banners and William rehanging banners, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Us, is the act of doing things together

Britta and William in conversation while performing crowd members who have fallen to the floor before the dream sequence dance, with Kasia rehanging banner, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

#Dream_Sequence_Dance

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The vulnerable creative people are dying | precariousness

Britta behind banners, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Scale play | Near … far

Britta having a drink of water with Kasia and William talking, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Try Leather as solo

Britta performing the typewriter dance with william holding up clothesline with balloons, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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The objects / things | giving them time, space

Britta performing typewriter dance with Kasia and William listening, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Upstairs: Glamorous | Downstairs: Tawdry | Margaret’s telling of Sunset Strippers

Britta performing the typewriter dance with Kasia in the background, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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The tone of her voice

William and Britta popping balloons, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Vapid is vivid

Nikola choosing which video of Justine to project, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

#technician_as_performer

#Scotiabank_Dance_Centre

#Vancouver

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The light is an active player

Britta's shadow in Justine and Margaret's video projection with original 1975 video of Try Leather playing on monitor and William in dressing area, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Documentation vs. art creation (videographer)

William, Britta and Kasia performing the vivat academia dance, with projection of Justine and Margaret's video 'Jazz Shoulder V-TIP', Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

#Vivat_Academia_dance

#performing_the_archive

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The tip of the V as a turning point

William, Britta and Kasia performing the vivat academia dance in Margaret and Justine's video projection, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

#Vivat_Academia_dance

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Speech act

William, Britta and Kasia performing the vivat academia dance in Justine and Margaret's video projection, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

#Tanzfabrik_Berlin

#Berlin

#trio

#Vivat_Academia_dance

#balloons

#video_projection

#reenacting

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Dancy-ish

Britta performing the boobs-a-lot dance, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Songs are clues

Britta performing the boobs-a-lot dance, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Songs are clues

Britta performing the boobs-a-lot dance, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Songs are clues

Britta performing the boobs-a-lot dance, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Songs are clues

Britta performing the chair dance in blacklight, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Just one of the angers

Britta performing the chair dance in blacklight, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Just one of the angers

Backlit banners with empty stage, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Dust bunnies international

Britta entering to perform the chair dance, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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The anger came from the sadness

Britta explaining the recipe card "That Archive Stuff Is Dust Traps Under My Bed" with William holding the corresponding banner, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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That archive stuff is dust traps under my bed

Britta speaking to the audience, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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William and Britta in conversation, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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[Being in] Recovery | – recovering material / reclaim | – recovering from … let go

William peeping while sitting in Justine and Margaret's video projection, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Hot thing

Britta performing the chair dance with William watching, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Vertical smile

Britta performing the chair dance with William watching, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Bodies as extracted resource | Resource extraction

Britta performing the chair dance with William watching while sitting in Margaret and Justine's video projection, Tanzfabrik Berlin, June 2021 – photo by Anja Weber

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Go where it empowers