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J.L.V.: After 'Now and Then', Christina invited me and another choreographer, Ayşe Orhon, to make a trio. Each of us then invited another set of associates, namely people we work with most frequently, and that is how the idea of Blind Date came about. Each of us six, Ayşe Orhon, Clément Layes, Igor Dobričić, Litó Walkeyis, Christina Ciupke and myself, met in couples to spend an entire day together, which meant there were 30 blind dates in total. The point was to not know what kind of material a meeting might bring. 'Blind Date' consisted of fragments from every encounter. The material we used was mostly textual, which is something I’m familiar with, and most of us from the group were inclined to make choreographic work with text. During the performance, the light came from outside and simulated the full moon, which meant that the audience could only see the contours of our bodies. The focus was on listening to the text, which we composed directly and which was led by prearranged parameters. This was yet another exceptionally rich process for me and, I believe, for my collaborators as well, who greatly contributed to their maturity and experience. With the creation and performance of 'Blind Date', I fully comprehended the deeper meaning of collective creative work.