Kinisophia

There's so much I could say about "Fase". I revisit it every few years--it always captivates me, but it also always brings up something new. This time, two things stood out. First, de Keersmaeker's repetition of this phrase teaches us (or reminds us of) the value of deep understanding. As the phrase goes  on, your attention goes to the subtle differences each time they perform the phrase. You start to notice how many distinct parts there are to the entire work, and how these parts interact with each other to form the whole. You see small details that almost certainly would have eluded you had the phrase been abandoned after its initial appearance. And you realize that what you initially thought was straightforward is more complex than you could have ever appreciated were you to see it just once. Second, the camera functions as an interlocutor. By changing the angles at which you are viewing the phrase, the camera highlights elements that may have been beyond you...