Dalila et Samson, par exemple

Dalila et Samson, par exemple corresponds with a desire to write a sort of danced oratorio for a man and a woman.

The  treatment of the human body in the overflowing universe in paintings by  Rubens and Jordaens, the rigueur and the modesty of Dutch 17th century  portraits and the music of that period inspired the piece.

The  Baroque style can be found in the relationships between men and women  and knocks a predictable or conventional situation off balance to reach a  state of paroxysm resulting in a role-reversal, a confusion of gender  and a disruption of perception. The piece uses these themes present in  painting by freely appropriating pictorial representations and musicals,  characters – legendary and biblical couples in order to attain what  could be described as a low-key Baroque style. 

Herman Diephuis 

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