Pas de Deux is a choreography for two Dutch right-wing politicians, or better, for their hands. For this 'videographic animation', eddie d, in his own typical way, has manipulated footage that everyone must have seen once or twice on TV. These are the both funny and embarrassing, interchangeable moments where political leaders have arrived at a pathetic, faltering cul de sac of language and movement. Their words, sounds and gestures lead a life of their own.
'Pas de Deux' represents a duet or duel in the Dutch House of Representatives: a debate about double nationality, both participants competing for the favour of the right-wing electorate. The opponents are the right-wing liberal politician Marc Rutte, regarded as slightly too anxious and leftist by some members of his own party, and the controversial right-wing populist Geert Wilders. The intended discourse and dialogue degenerates into stuttering and stammering, 'supported' by a dance of hands that are fruitlessly trying to invigorate the meaningless words. In an audiovisual act, eddie d pushes this grotesque spectacle to an extreme.