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Snapshots of New Dance at the Royal Opera House Programme II features Arranged Marriage which is choreographed by Devaraj Thimmaiah and is performed by Fukiko Takase and Devaraj Thimmaiah. The musical concept is by Alberto N.A. Turro. This piece looks into the meaning of arranged marriage, just as in life when you work with a partner using different languages, finding common ground or exploring difference itself. ‘Now there is no more loneliness. Now you are two people, there is only one life before you’. New work Taal is choreographed by Alesandra Seutin and explores percussive rhythm in African, contemporary and tap dance, with the two performers playing off each other’s movement ideas with a subtle competitive edge. Performed by Alesandra Seutin and Annette Walker, Taal aims to deliver a universal message as it explores the possibilities of rhythmic patterns in movement. If Nobody Speaks... is a new work created for Exposure: Dance and is a co-commission with DanceEast. Choreographed by Cameron McMillan and performed by Cameron McMillan and Lisa Weldham, this physically dynamic and emotionally charged duet highlights the complexity of personal communication. It explores the underlying tensions of what is often left unsaid and the implications of the struggle for power and our ultimate desire to be understood. Traffic is choreographed by Stephanie Schober and is commissioned by Laban and the Garrick Charitable Trust. With the musical composition by accordionist Camilla Barratt-Due and performed by Lisa Manavit, Keir Patrick and Camilla Barratt-Due, Traffic takes its inspiration from the piano piece Abundant Numbers by American composer Tom Johnson, who is renowned for his minimalist music based on mathematical themes. In this, the performers interpret the composition, exploring the logical structure as a framework to exchange and share their materials and to negotiate and navigate their pathways and rhythms.