In Silence We Speak

Choreographer: Benjamin Millepied

Created in 2017 by Benjamin Millepied on Carla Körbes and Janie Taylor, In Silence We Speak is a subtly crafted pas de deux whose intricate gestures and changing energies evoke the complex, interlacing nature of human emotions and the by turns delicate and fierce connection between two women. Millepied’s choreography unveils unique facets of love and abandon through the piece’s haunting and cathartic shifts in mood, propelled by three compositions by David Lang.

World Premiere
June 13, 2017 at The Joyce Theatre in New York City, New York

Choreography
Benjamin Millepied

Lighting design
Jim French and Benjamin Millepied

Costume Design
Ermenegildo Zegna by Alessandro Sartori

Music
oscillation and sweetness composed by David Lang
from the album The Woodmans
performed by So Percussion
Publisher: Red Poppy LTD (ASCAP)
Label: Cantaloupe Music

you will love me composed by David Lang
from the album Love Fail
performed by Anonymous 4
Publisher: Red Poppy LTD (ASCAP)
Label: Cantaloupe Music

you will return composed by David Lang
from the album Death Speaks
performed by Shara Worden, Nico Muhly, Owen Pallett, and Bryce Dessner
Publisher: Red Poppy LTD (ASCAP)
Label: Cantaloupe Music

Length
15 Minutes

* L.A. Dance Project developed this work thanks to a Technical Residency Partnership with The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College

In Silence We Speak