SCORES THAT SHAPED OUR FRIENDSHIP is about togetherness. Artist Lucy Wilke, who was born with a hereditary muscle disease, queer dancer Paweł Duduś and e-composer Kim_Twiddle explore the liberating power of their friendship in a tender, playful and extremely sensual way. In seven chapters, the performers sketch an intimate portrait that offers insight into an alternative way of living and being. The audience beholds a tender pas de deux of touch. In a soft, cloudy landscape, Wilke and Duduś meet with investigative gestures and descriptions, and fathom a field of tensions and contradictions. They expose the norms of society and work to remove their physical boundaries.
Wilke was born in a body that is often read as a handicap. Duduś was born in Poland in 1989. They identify queer, non-binary, migrant, feminist and ally. Together they expose themselves to the public's gaze and respond to voyeurism with a radical intimacy. Male/female, victim/perpetrator, active/passive: in the imagination of these performers, such oppositions are no longer relevant. With this performance, Wilke and Duduś take a hard stand against the social exclusion of minorities. The piece defies stereotypes and common beliefs and offers the audience a glimpse of a utopia in which human interactions are filled with tenderness and honesty.
It is a story about caring and taking care; a story about constant clashes with society, and the strength that’s built to withstand them. It is a performance about sensuality and intimacy, and finally it is a celebration of friendship.
SCORES THAT SHAPED OUR FRIENDSHIP was invited to the Theatertreffen Berlin 2021 and has been awarded with the German Theatre Prize DER FAUST in the category Performer / Actress Dance.
Paweł Duduś and Kim_Twiddle will discuss the concept of caregiving in its relation to their work in the Topic Talk performing care. Lucy Wilke is part of blind & lame, whose concert is also part of SPRING 2023.
This tour is supported by the Kulturreferat München