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The This Is That touring company together outside a glass-fronted building

Archive · June 19, 2014 · English / Italiano

Conclusion of “This Is That” Spring Tour 2014

Looking back on two months of performances in Münster, Lecce, Nottingham and London. Read the twelfth post
A sepia graphic of the Stifani twins titled Twins on the Road

Archive · April 22, 2014 · English / Italiano

A New Adventure

Writing from a train to Belgium about freelance life and the work ahead. Read the eleventh post
The updated This Is That 2014 Spring Tour poster with a new Nottingham date

Archive · March 31, 2014 · English / Italiano

“This Is That” — New UK Date

Nottingham joins the 2014 Spring Tour, alongside Münster, Lecce and London. Read the tenth post
Luca and Gabriele Stifani on the This Is That 2014 Spring Tour poster

Archive · March 19, 2014 · English / Italiano

“This Is That” Spring Tour

The 2014 dates in Münster, Lecce and London, with the official trailer. Read the ninth post
The Stifani brothers organising rehearsal ideas on a wall of notes

Archive · October 16, 2013 · English / Italiano

“Original Copy”: A Thank-You Note

A heartfelt thank-you after eight weeks creating and premiering “This Is That”. Read the eighth post
The Stifani brothers experimenting with projected figures during a rehearsal

Archive · September 8, 2013 · English / Italiano

England: Between The Place & Nightingale [Phase #4]

Final creation notes from London and Brighton before the Newcastle premiere. Read the seventh post
The young Stifani twins together in St Mark’s Square, Venice

Archive · August 30, 2013 · English / Italiano

Touring Dates — September/October 2013

Newcastle, Stockholm and Malmö dates for “Original Copy”. Read the sixth post
A projected portrait inside the Convento da Saudação performance space

Archive · June 23, 2013 · English / Italiano

Montemor-o-Novo: Brainstorming [Phase #3]

Residency notes from Portugal and the questions behind “Original Copy”. Read the fifth post
Performers and collaborators working in a dark theatre auditorium

Archive · August 17, 2012 · English / Italiano

Antwerp: Brainstorming [Phase #2]

A reflection on instinct, awareness and the act of performing. Read the fourth post
Two people sitting at a counter in a stylised painterly interior

Archive · August 13, 2012 · English / Italiano

Antwerp: Brainstorming [Phase #1]

Ideas, memories and the beginning of a new international collaboration. Read the third post
Gab Stifani in the foreground while another performer lies on a rehearsal floor

Archive · August 6, 2012 · English / Italiano

Between Antwerp and Düsseldorf: Performing “How About You?”

Ten days of rehearsals in Antwerp before the upcoming performance in Düsseldorf. Read the second post
A graphic of the Stifani twins silhouetted against a red and orange background

Archive · April 1, 2012 · English / Italiano

Hello, and welcome to our blog!

Why we started writing—and why there was no coming back. Read the first post