In French, Jumelles means both “(female) twins” and “binoculars”. In Jumelles, Anne Juren and Frédéric Gies take on the task of portraying one another in the form of two twin dancing portraits: one danced by Anne Juren and choreographed by Frédéric Gies and the other danced by Frédéric and choreographed by Anne. At the origin of this piece is the 18 years long story of artistic collaboration and friendship between the two artists. Their collaboration has consisted of participating in research laboratories, collaborating within educational programmes (DanceWEB, MA in choreography at DOCH-SKH) and performing together. They have witnessed each other's paths within the dance field and accompanied each other both professionally and in their lives.

Anne and Frédéric's respective choreographic works are rather different formally speaking. Yet, deep connections unite them. These connections find their origins in their love for dance and in the way this love grew through their early years within the dance field, as they were both meeting specific trends in post-modern, contemporary dance. Both artists also share a strong interest for the bodily origins of movement, which manifest in the integration of somatic practices in their work. This connects to the way they both emphasize embodiment, sensuality and the power of dance as a medium of expression. Furthermore, feminist and queer perspectives are constituent of their work.

Dance and choreography: Anne Juren and Frédéric Gies // Lighting Design: Thomas Zamolo // Sound Design, Composition: Paul Kotal (Turf & Surf)//Techno by Fiedel - exploited by Turf & Surf//Costumes: Grzegorz Matlag // Production management: Ambre Andriamanana (DIA), Magdalena Stolhofer (WTKB)