​Riptide

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In Riptide, a man and a woman stand ankle-deep in water, caught in a world entirely their own. Their steps shift constantly — sometimes sharp and defiant, sometimes darkly mysterious, sometimes playful, catching you off guard. They pull apart, discover a world beyond each other, yet the pull between them never fades.

They don't let go of each other... or do they?

Passersby get swept into their orbit. The water looks calm enough to hold them together — but underneath, the current can turn fierce.

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Riptide is a dance performance staged in water — a fountain, a sea, a lake, a swimming pool, anywhere water gathers.

 

Ine Claes and Aloun Marchal perform a duet with live music by  Sara Claes.

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Aloun Marchal and Ine Claes met at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, where they discovered a shared language in improvisation. For them, improvising means challenging each other — a stubborn, restless search within the (safe?) boundaries of a game. But structure matters too, and so does humor: together they keep the work in constant motion, always renewing itself, always surprising. The result is a dance that feels organic and alive. From the first moment, Riptide pulls you into a sensory current — and doesn't let you go.

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A creation for Nuit Blanche Brussels and Stockholm Fringe Festival in 2013.

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