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performance piece by Courtney Kessel featuring language and body language.
Tango
performers, shoes, graphite dust, plywood
8' x 8'
2010

What remains from the performance was a variety of marks. Some were smeared from twisting or turning and others were concentrated. Where the two performers danced separately, there appears a condensed area of marks. When the performers crossed over and moved near one another the words became more like a dance instruction: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 became you and me and you and me.