Two Feet (1988 - )

Lansac, Regis: Meryl Tankard as Olga in 'Two Feet', Meryl Tankard Company, 1989

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Two Feet premiered as part of World Expo on Stage in Brisbane at the Cremorne Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre on 2 May 1988. A solo show created and directed by Meryl Tankard with visual design by Regis Lansac, it was and has only ever been performed by Tankard. Two Feet used two characters, Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva and Mepsie, a semi-autobiographical figure, to explore the idea that dance and dancers are plagued by obsessions as they strive to attain perfection. Tankard played both characters - two characters, yet only two feet.

Two Feet was subsequently given performances in Canberra during Tankard's term as artistic director of Meryl Tankard Company and it has also been seen in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Tankard also performed Two Feet in Tokyo in 1989 and New Zealand and Germany in 1994.

See also: Lansac, Regis ; Meryl Tankard Company ; Tankard, Meryl

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• Articles - New York Public Library Dance Collection
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