Anjali & Sumitra Keshava, Ralph & Norwin Tharayil – zwei zu zwei

In zwei zu zwei, Anjali and Sumitra Keshava and Ralph and Norwin Tharayil face each other on stage as Indian-Swiss sibling couples. Within the framework of a fictitious dance lesson, the authors and performers attempt to learn the classical Indian dance art of Bharatanatyam from the two dancers. By moving, twisting and bending their bodies, a critical dance conversation gradually emerges in which the Keshavas and the Tharayils explore questions of identity, belonging and cultural (re)presentation. Thus, in the act of physical and linguistic mediation, the four performers confront their individual vulnerability and reconceive the medium of dance as a possible form of self-empowerment.

With  the friendly support of Fachausschuss Tanz & Theater BS/BL, Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung, Jacqueline Spengler Stiftung, Fondation Nestlé pour l’Art, Sulger Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung und Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung