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Photo by Hugo Glendinning

Audiences of Dance Umbrella 2011 are going to witness a unique performance at the intimate and modest space of The Gate Theater by Notting Hill, West London; an adaptation of La Jetee with featuring and volatile movement. The Difference Engine (Duke/Duke/Palermo/Svendsen) is a dance performance which delves into a world of dreams, and desires in an interactive stage environment.

Neutral colors and architectonic shapes create a profoundness and celestial atmosphere. The presence of three performers; two whom dance and one who signs are bringing to life the theater space. Moving across the space two bodies intertwine in a dance, the movements repeats over and over coming back to the same conversation, where time, travels as an object of desire and let it be. This turns as a noticing growing forward and psychological tuning on the movement of Chri´s appearing to be surprising and uncontrolled.The vibrations of the performer singing seems to be coming from an external force which manipulates the movements as well as creates a digest sound, bringing the Chri´s world closer to us .

The different Engine is precise in performance techniques and software, where the architecture is built by the image design and projection, these converts the flat surface of the back stage into a three dimensional wall extended to the infinite. An arched window in majestic balcony in the back wall brings into the stage height and volume. There it seems to be a unique reality behind, where the Chri´s world of dreams immense in depth. The sound and movement scape is triggered with digital notation, these represent the invisible external forces audiences seem to digest together. The experience of watching is more tangible with the bridge the singer creates between stage and stalls, between performers and audiences . These results in an unique and intimate performance with a bold mix of performing arts disciplines and digital technologies. 22th October 2011 by Olalla Lemus