move: the company
Beauty Machine is a kinetic meditation on the physical, social and political implications of women’s bodies in our modern day world. Inspired by the three graces of Botticelli's masterpiece, La Primavera, the work explores the power of the female form, it’s incredible visceral beauty juxtapositioned by the irony of its exploitation.
Running Time: 24 minutes
Choreography: Cornelius Fischer-Credo
Music: Bran Van 3000
Videoscape: John Hugh Murray
Set design/construction: Emil Schlee
Original Costume: Heather Young
Dancers: Heather Dotto, Erica Trivett, Jeannie Vanderkerkhove
Apprentice: Lexi Vajda
Original dancers/Dancers appearing on film: Cori Caulfield, Kathleen McDonagh and Caroline Farquhar.
Company Premiere: Feb 4th & 6th, 2010 at the Chutzpah Festival, Vancouver
Original Premiere: Nov 1999, Astrid Dance Company, Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver, BC
Creation made possible by the generous support of The Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and BC Gaming and The City of Vancouver.
Current presentation made possible by the generous support of the Norman Rosthein Theatre, the Scotiabank Dance Centre and the Canada Council for the Arts.
