Imprints is a delicate and well thought out production that subtly addresses a serious disease while gracefully demonstrating its damage on a strong and loving relationship.Over the length of the piece, a couple repeatedly perform their end-of-the-day wind down routine at home. Through this journey, the partner-work reveals lovely moments of intimacy between the couple and effectively displays their tenderness and compassion for each other completely. As the wife starts to show symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, the routine slowly deteriorates. She skips from one section to the other, mixing up the order and eventually even forgetting to acknowledge her husband when he arrives home.The production uses a simple storyline to play with the strength of the relationship of the couple, slowly unravelling their fate. Peppered with nuances, the choreography progressively loses its subtlety and becomes less about the interaction between the two and more about the husband aiding the wife back into routine. Maite Delafin (wife) moves effortlessly as she exemplifies her character’s assurance in her own home. She excels in showing the struggle to cope with the loss of her identity, demonstrated by her physical embodiment of the wife’s restless mind through impressively fast and precise movements.The set is well planned and picks out three main areas of a home where the status of a couple’s relationship can be judged: in the kitchen, at the dining table, and on the living room sofa. These act as a forum for the couple to display the breakdown of their bond clearly. With aid from the beautiful musical composition that highlights the pair’s stilted and fragmented choreography, they are left behind by the metronome-like steady pace of routine. The sound design also mirrors the choreography's high standard and is slickly in time with the dancers. Several times the wife uses the kettle, chinks the cups and pours boiled water; this leads to a well-executed instance when she doesn’t repeat these movements yet the sounds go on without her. An eerie and disturbing moment of the realisation of her decreasing condition is created.Nux has developed a great dance piece that doesn’t just rely on the choreography but provides a high standard from the music composition and sound design. Imprints is a delicate production that holds sensitivity in its approach.
