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Play pivots on two intertwined conceits: the idea of playacting, the role playing required in theatre; and the games people play, in this case, a man and a woman. Games of chess, games of seduction, ploys where male-female energies are pitted, not so much against each other as in winning over the other. The premise of assuming another role, of putting on masks assumes shades of wish-fulfilment: there is here the child's – or artist's – desire to sidestep one's image, to elude the trappings that accompany a name, a form or a history.

But in the process of evading the self, sometimes more is revealed than concealed. In Play, Shantala Shivalingappa weaves in vocabulary of kuchipudi, both rhythmic patterns and gestural codes, quietly and naturally, into a piece that constructs itself around tales of love and separation – sometimes beyond life. Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui revels in the expressive canvas this provides where a minute inflection of the hand can transform the narrative, taking him into a world that he does not often get the chance to explore. Their voices dance, lending credence to Sidi Larbi's conviction that singing is internal, unseen choreography.

Play came into being, above all, thanks to the insight and impetus of one person: Pina Bausch. The late choreographer, who had long championed the work of Cherkaoui and Shivalingappa, invited both of them to work together in 2008, and present their collaboration at the last edition of her festival. They continue to build on that initial plinth, feeling the need now more than ever to fulfil her wish. Play is dedicated to her.

Premiere: 20 October 2010, deSingel

Director
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Shantala Shivalingappa
Music composition
Patrizia Bovi, Tsubasa Hori, Gabriele Miracle, Olga Wojciechowska
Set design
Filip Peeters
Dance
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Shantala Shivalingappa
Live music
Patrizia Bovi, Olga Wojciechowska, Gabriele Miracle, Tsubasa Hori
Assistant choreographer
Jon Filip Fahlstrøm
Artistic consultant
Arthur Nauzyciel
Costume design
Lieve Meeussen
Additional costumes
Alexandra Gilbert
Light design
Adam Carrée
Video design
Paul Van Caudenberg
Production / technical manager
Maarten Verbeuren, Patrick ‘Sharp’ Vanderhaegen
Technician
Jens Drieghe, Mathias Batsleer, Janneke Hertoghs, Krispijn Schuyesmans, Bert Van Dijck, Patrick Liénart, Bart 'Frut' Van Hoydonck
Wardrobe
Elisabeth Kinn Svensson
Second cast
Kazunari Abe
Producer
Eastman
Co-producer
deSingel International Arts Campus (Antwerp), Festival Automne en Normandie (Rouen), Sadler’s Wells (London), Fondazione Musica per Roma, Theaterfestival Boulevard ('s HertogenBosch), Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Philadelphia Live Arts Festival
With the support of
Jerwood Studios at Sadler’s Wells (London)
Production / tour manager
Arnout André de la Porte
Last modified: 10 January 2020
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