Speed Glue

National ping pong champions play the game not to beat the opponent, but to play. For the beauty of the game. An intriguing ballet where everyone wins. A table, a net. A game of ping pong. Two young professional players hit the ball back and forth in strong consistent volleys The artists Simon Grenier-Poirier and Dorian Nuskind-Oder reinvent the rules and invite national ping pong champions to play, the goal being not to beat the opponent but to play. For the beauty of the game. What if the sport once again became playful, full of amazing prowess and rhythmic and spatial variations? What if the purpose was not to recreate a competitive model that is aimed, ever faster and faster, at eliminating the other? The two artists call into question the omnipresent capitalist mindset in our society, the persistent idea that every exchange requires a winner and a loser. In this choreography between two high level players, a transformation takes place. The spectator, freed of competitive expectations, savours an intriguing ballet by seasoned pros. Everyone wins.