Introduction to Within Her Eyes

What is the dance about?

• Order and chaos

• A grief-stricken relationship

• World War 2

• Coming to terms with life's limitations

Answer explanation

A grief stricken relationship: two people find comfort in each other and gradually fall in love. The distressed female battles between reaching for her past and clinging to her present partner. Ultimately, she realises she can never have her past back and her present will never replace it. She finally gives up, knowing that no matter what happens, they can never be together.

What kind of themes run through the work?

• Freedom of expression

• Fear, family and support

• Loneliness

• Love, loss and dependency

Answer explanation

Love; loss; dependency; loyalty; longing; memory.

What dance styles can you see?

• Contemporary

• Hip Hop

• Jazz

• Khatak

Answer explanation

Contemporary and contact work

True or false: Within Her Eyes is a narrative dance (tells a tory)

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A tragic love story!

How many dancers are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Answer explanation

1 male and 1 female.

Name one of the settings used in Within Her Eyes.

• City

• Theatre

• Forest

• Seaside

Answer explanation

Site specific (not in a theatre setting). Empty streets, graveyard, vast landscape, clifftop, field, forest, quarry.