Because (2005)

Concept / Improvisation rules: Tomi Paasonen
Length: 25 minutes
Lighting: Asier Solana

"Because" cannot exist by itself, because it is a result of a catalyst and part of a reason why. This group improvisation piece for five dance soloists is based on the principle of chain reactions and the philosophical doctrine of repetition and difference: the improvised movement material is in a constant process of development through copying, looping, interpreting and distorting, the state of a moment being a result of the previous. The five dancers manifest a neurological network, where the individual is receiver, transformer and amplifier of information. "Because" is a game of individuality within the collective and its rules are founded on studies of sociology, mass-movements, swarm behavior and developmental theories.

Photo Gallery

Because
Dock 11 - Berlin, Germany - July 2007
photos by Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang

Because (then titled "etc.")
ODC Theater - September 2005
photos by Andy Mogg