Garden Secret
HD Video, 40 seconds , colour, 2012
I was introduced to the famous 19th century dancer Lolie Fuller by Regina dancer/choreographer Robin Poitras years ago. I was unfamiliar with Fuller at the time, but searched for clips of her performances, which were done in her signature giant white silken dress. I did some rotoscoping (using the filmstrip function in Adobe suite 3) and found that when I was tracing her, it seemed like I was tracing a flower. Therefore, I decided to put this bit of animation into a garden. This references Robin's performances with a black silk dress (which references Fuller) as well as the fundraising events "Secret Garden Tour" which are hosted by Robin's company, the New Dance Horizons in Regina every year. VIDEO