“Sanya Malnar and Marianne Raynal’s brain(s) is a considered, carefully curated work. Switching between blackout and spot-lit tableau, the two repeatedly reset their physical positions, their movement imbued with a twisting, lethargic quality that gives the effect their bodies are somehow disconnected from their personal being. An abstract contemplation on existential perception, brain(s) doesn’t prescribe what you might take from it, but the sensations conveyed are strong. That attention to detail is echoed throughout, particularly in the quirky, playful aesthetic of make-up and costume and the synchronicity between the two dancers - despite their movement being predominantly independent of each other. It’s an engaging, curiously atmospheric piece.”

“Sanya Malnar and Marianne Raynal perform an atmospheric exploration of existential perception. I appreciate how the two performers carve their individual experiences within the world they create, to the point where I questioned if they were even in the same world. Eccentric multi-plaid costumes and playful makeup are well-displayed as they pose intensely between punctuated black-outs. An effective motif of body-doubling, literally matching up their body parts, combined with well-placed unison syncs them together in their intentional, committed movement. One question remains: how can you end a piece when the world and the experience keeps on going?”