herses (une lente introduction)

For his American debut, Boris Charmatz brings his fiercely intelligent quartet of dances, herses (une lente introduction), to The Kitchen. To the primordial accompaniment of live cello music, two naked couples explore their surroundings and each other, uncovering the seductive, yet damaging, dreams of utopias formed by society and individuals. What emerges is a “slow introduction” to physical contact and friction in an ironic and moving performance, where nudity hides as much as it shows.