Choreography is the science of human action.

Human action can be defined as a continuos engagement with choice.

Human creativity exists only in the presence of an unobstructed access to choice.

The fact that dancing is linked mostly to execution rather than personal creativity, is where the whole thing collapses in on itself.

(No, the ‘interpretation’ thing is not what is referred to here as creativity).

The fact that in the realm of pedagogical thinking and practice, technique precedes creativity while making choice irrelevant, is the root of the problem.

There is no choreography if there is no access to choice at the fundamental layer of the act of dancing.

First there must be choice, only then can there be creativity, dancing, or choreography.

Excerpt from ‘Story Water’

Music:

Rebecca Saunders: « Fury II » concerto for solo double bass and ensemble (2009), Ensemble Modern Frankfurt.

Choreography stage and lights: Emanuel Gat

Costumes: Thomas Bradley

Light direction: Guillaume Février

Dancers: Thomas Bradley, Robert Bridger, Péter Juhász, Michael Löhr, Emma Mouton, Eddie Oroyan, Genevieve Osborne, Karolina Szymura, Milena Twiehaus, Sara Wilhelmsson.

World premiere at La cour d’honneur du palais des papes, Festival d’Avignon 2018.

Filmed at tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf December 5th 2019

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