The Mirror Does Not Know You
Choreography: Randee Paufve
Dancers: Tony Nguyen, Elizebeth Randall
Sound Composition: Teddy Hulsker
The Mirror Does Not Know You explores the intimate, lustful space of an anonymous encounter. Dancing back-to-back, the dancers maneuver with sharp pivots and fleshy, effortful weight sharing suggesting a relationship going in and out of focus.
Premiere November 2014, Spoke the Hub, Brooklyn NY; January 2015, 8x8x8 at The Uptown, Oakland, CA; September 2015 Pushfest, ODC Theater
VIDEO > Excerpt from The Mirror Does not Know You. Dancers: Tony Nguyen, Elizebeth Randall
A black and white closeup of dancer’s upper body tilting to the left, his left arm outstretched, beads of sweat on his forehead. Dancers: Tony Nguyen. Photo: Julia McGhee
A close up of dancer wearing shirtwaist dress with a blue and gold pattern, facing right diagonal. Her right leg is folded in front of her and she is holding her right foot with both hands. Dancer: Elizebeth Randall. Photo: Julia McGhee
A closeup shot of dancer in foreground facing right lunging with an intense look on his face. In the background, a blurry dancer faces downstage diagonal, lifting her leg off the floor. Both arms bent at her sides, elbows pointing down, her gaze is low in front of her. Dancers: Tony Nguyen, Elizebeth Randall. Photo: Julia McGhee
Closeup of two dancers’ lower bodies, back to back. Dancers: Tony Nguyen, Elizebeth Randall. Photo: Julia McGhee
Two dancers facing left. The front dancer stands in a high lunge with one hand on his shoulder and one arm wrapped around his waist, looking up. The back dancer, stands in the same lunge with her hand on the front dancers back, deeply arching her back, face toward the ceiling. Dancers: Tony Nguyen, Elizebeth Randall. Photo: Karla Quintero
Close up of dancer sitting on floor, legs bent, hands on his knees, his head and upper body tilting to his left. eyes closed. The dancer behind him lies on floor, barely visible except for one blurry leg. Dancer: Tony Nguyen. Photo: Julia McGhee
Closeup of two dancers’ lower bodies, One dancer in gold pants faces right in deep lunge, his hand on floor, head down. The other dancer in blueand gold patterned dress is behind and slightly in front of him. All we see are her lower legs and feet facing right. Dancers: Tony Nguyen, Elizebeth Randall. Photo: Julia McGhee
Closeup of two dancers standing back to back with 3-4 feet between them. One dancer in gold pants faces right, his arms and hands hanging down at his sides. Dancer in blue and gold patterned dress faces left, arms down by her sides, her left arm curved slightly. Dancer: Tony Nguyen. Photo: Julia McGhee
One dancer faces left, leaning low forward on left leg. His right leg is extended high behind him. The other dancer crouches underneath his extended leg, jer arms curving forward. Her leg is bent forward bearing her weight, face not visible. Dancers: Tony Nguyen, Elizebeth Randall. Photo: Julia McGhee