Drop me if you dare Joli Vyann [UK]

Dance

3+ | 25′

May 22nd | 03:15 PM
May 23rd | 09:00 PM
Rossio

May 22nd | 09:00 PM
Jardim da Biblioteca Municipal

Portuguese premiere

Between two bodies, a relationship of absolute trust is established, where every gesture entails risk, surrender and shared responsibility. Drop Me If You Dare is built from this constant tension, exploring the unstable boundary between strength and vulnerability, control and submission, support and fall.

Through an intense fusion of contemporary dance and acrobatics, the duet reveals a precise, demanding and deeply communicative physical language. The movement seeks neither illusion nor gratuitous effect, instead it exposes the fragility of balance and the need for the other to sustain it. Every lift, every suspension, every possible fall becomes a decision taken together.

This piece unfolds as a sensitive reflection on coexistence, trust and interdependence. In a world marked by instability, Drop Me If You Dare offers an attentive gaze on what it means to support and to be supported, insisting on the idea that our collective future is built through conscious, fragile and profoundly human relationships.

Choreography and production
Joli Vyann

Performers
Olivia Quayle
Jan Patzke

Musical composition
Nao Masuda

Administration and touring
Joli Vyann

Creation support
Without Walls
Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival
Bristol Harbour Festival