Choreography: Antonin Comestaz Performers: Aya Misaki, Hiro Murata Light design: Antonin Comestaz & Albert Tulling Music: Antonin Comestaz, Aphex Twin (Cello Cover by Helen Newby), Miki Matsubara, Mika Vainio, Sarah Davachi Costumes: Antonin Comestaz Duration: 37 min

The vast theme of the romantic relationship, rich and varied in its forms and manifestations, is an eternal inspiration. Often considered an inaccessible absolute, love ultimately has neither precise definition nor limits, as each couple is a story of unique subtleties. The piece's title, stay with Me (!), inspired by the 1979 city pop song Mayonaka no Door by singer Miki Matsumara, has a double meaning. In the romantic sense, it means "Don't leave me," but it can also mean "Keep up! Stick with me!" The fulfillment of the second meaning induces a necessary condition for a happy resolution of the first. Ultimately, stay with Me (!) is less of a piece about relationships than depicting a (fictitious) couple with their singularity in which bodies and minds attract, withdraw, chase, seek, and find each other. It is a simple slice of life where everyone may discover echo or dissonance within themselves.

Produced by Korzo Theater.