The atmosphere reaches a climax when a gone-off-the-rails vamp transforms into a half-naked, female version of Prince singing “Darling Nikki”. And another as soon as it becomes evident that an exuberant, dolled-up opera diva in fur and a gown is wearing stick-on rubber breasts. But there are lots more because, in fact, each scene in this wonderfully absurd show is like a firework. François Chaignaud, Cecilia Bengolea, Marlene Monteiro Freitas and Trajal Harrell keep changing clothes for all they’re worth, and each new outfit introduces a new character. In this “Medium” version of Harrell’s six-part “Twenty Looks” cascade, they all show us what could have happened if, in the 1960ies, the Voguing ballroom scene from Harlem had met with the postmodern avant-gardists of downtown New York: figures would have blended together. They would have merged into incredibly imaginative shapes, and it’s possible that exuberant pop and postmodern minimalism would have engaged in a very special kind of amour fou...
Duration: approx. 125 min.
In his brillant six-part project the New York based choreographer Trajal Harrell brings together what was not meant to be together at its time: The queer voguing ball scene from Harlem and the groundbreaking postmodern dancers of the Judson Church Dance Theater. For the very first time, the entire series is being presented now – from (XS) to (M2M) – "Made to Measure"!
Further "Twenty Looks" performances at ImPulsTanz 2013:
„Judson Church is Ringing in Harlem (Made-to-Measure) / Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (M2M)“ - July 21 | 19:00 | Odeon
„Antigone Jr. / Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (jr.)“ - July 21 | 23:00 | Garage X
„Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (S)“ - July 22 | 19:00 | Kasino am Schwarzenbergplatz
„Antigone Sr. / Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (L)“ - July 25 | 21:00 | Volkstheater
„Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (XS)“ - July 26 | 19:00 + 20:00 | Dschungel Wien
