“I have never laughed so much at a Contemporary Dance Performance!” – Audience Member after the show

“Laura Hicks und Ilana Reynolds ist eine ungemein erfrischende, ebenso komische wie bissige Auseinander setzung mit einem menschlicher Grundbedürfnis gelungen – anderen zu gefallen und in einem guter Licht zu stehen.” – Hagen Haas, General Anzeiger, Oktober 25, 2021

“Laura Hicks und Ilana Reynolds erforschen absurde Gesten und Bewegungen. Gerade ihre Versuche, dabei mit dem Publikum zu kommunizieren, entwickeln eine Komik, wie man sie im zeitgenössischen Tanz nicht so oft zu sehen bekommt. Selten war kommunikatives Scheitern so vergnüglich und intelligent zugleich.”  – Auswahlkommission Freie Szene HTT21

“Making Impressions and Other Failures” is a duet that explores ecstatic and peculiar gestures as a bizarre way of relating to another person or making an impression while revealing deeper layers of oneself.

Two performers find themselves in a setting that could be a grand hotel or ballroom. Wearing oversized 90s tracksuits, they immediately appear out of ple. Tirelessly rearranging their plants, and greeting the audience, they dance expressive bursts of physical energy, only to find themselves back at the beginning in a loop, “doing nothing.” A mysterious character in a peacock mas controls the organization of time. With each loop, they strive to remember and repeat what happened before, seeking a deeper connection with each other and the audience each time. Inevitably, they fail to remember, they fail to “perform,” as the expectations continually change. By moving to higher extremes with each attempt, they repeatedly pay tribute to the power of the ridiculous, the humorous, and the human.

To provide an appropriate setting for the work, please dress to impress!