A Quarreling Pair
Description
"A richly textured and layered theatrical adventure" - The New York Times
How do we human beings live together? How do we
co-exist with others who may be close to us, yet so very different from
ourselves? How do we live with those not only in our own household, but in
our neighborhood, our city, our country and our ever-fracturing planet?
co-exist with others who may be close to us, yet so very different from
ourselves? How do we live with those not only in our own household, but in
our neighborhood, our city, our country and our ever-fracturing planet?
In A Quarreling Pair, Bill T. Jones explores the dualities
between any two people and the struggle to co-habitate and to live
together against all odds.
The work is in part inspired by A Quarreling Pair, by playwright and
novelist Jane Bowles. The play, written for two puppets, is an absurdist
meditation on the relationship of two middle-aged sisters, Harriet and
Rhoda, who sit in separate rooms and quarrel endlessly about trivial
tasks, the futility of life, and their inextricable bond. Bill T. Jones
chose this work as inspiration because "This short but powerful play has
been on my mind for nearly 20 years as I have ruminated on the idea of
partnering, onstage and off."
To Mr. Jones the play also suggests the world of entertainment, with its
strange poetry and curious songs. A Quarreling Pair is an opportunity to
go deeper into what makes each of us performers.
"We want to clown, sing, dance. We want to explore the spirit of vaudeville, even as we keep our eye firmly on the serious dance aesthetic that has shaped the Company." -Bill T. Jones
