Anna & Anna - Knot to Knot
A work-in-progress with Anna Saskia Stickler & Anna Partridge
Knot to knot is an exploration of communication and connection between the two artists- how we are tied together, and where we can get tied up. The forces we put on each other with our energy and emotions are enacted physically, as we explore the impacts we can have on each other without realizing. We want the audience to share the playfulness and joy we find in being intertwined, but also reflect on how easily miscommunication can ensnare us.
In this work, the artists use not only partner acrobatics, trapeze, and juggling to impart force and influence, but also share weight and hold the tension using rope. Rope can pull but it cannot push. A cut in the rope cannot be undone. We have to tie knots to reconnect two pieces of rope. In each relationship we form, we establish our own unique communication styles- mending things that have broken, and leaving creative, knotted art in our wake.
This is the story of two people who want to embrace the tangles and the miscommunications that happen, regardless of our best intentions. We see the beauty in the knots that have pulled us together and strengthened our partnership as acrobats, artists, and friends. The trust in each other that keeps us safe on stage is due to our consistent and deliberate communication: the practice of tying and retying the knots that bind us.
Participants: Anna Saskia Stickler and Anna Partridge
Audience: 12-100 years
Capacity max: 500 persons
Speltid: 25-45 minutes
Venue: Outdoor or indoor
Stage size (W x D): 6 × 8 meter
Ceiling: minimum 7 meters
Rigging points: 2 rigging points for trapze 800 kg per anchor point, hieght 7 meters minimum
Technical needs: A PA system suitable for the venue or performance space should be available. Anna & Anna will bring a computer that connects to the PA. The music is in Qlab, with a cue list. A technician needs to be available for both rehearsals and performances.
Lighting: If indoors, a salmon-colored front light is required, preferably with colored lighting from behind to add depth to the stage design. The lighting should cover the entire stage, as the performers use the whole space.
Get in/Get out: 60 minutes up och 45 minutes down
Photo: Micke Vinsa, Kerstin Stickler
Contact and bookings: Producer Åsa Wallberg +46(0)73-350 15 75
Creative Producer Thorsten Andreassen +46(0)70-641 40 09
