In the 24 years they have been working together, deufert&plischke have created a unique and unmistakable body of work that can best be described as a radical ‘through-and-through-each-other’, as a close interweaving of all the elements and people involved. In the various artistic fields in which deufert&plischke work, different practices are repeatedly interwoven in new ways: performance, electronic music, photography and film.
Their performance work follows their idea of a theatre of presence in which choreography and performance do not illustrate or comment on society, but rather present a proposal for a social reality in the imaginary. Their choreographies are created from simple algorithmic rules and are open to integration and participation at all levels. They are based on their experiences with new music and electronic music practice. Their photographic and cinematic works are deeply rooted in their own understanding of the somatic practice of dance, body, clothing and choreography. For them, art is not a catalogue of disciplines, all striving for individual virtuosity, but above all a polyphonic space of possibilities for a diverse society.