Choreography by David Middendorp
Facemachine
Our face has become a symbol for the person we show all over social media, it has become a sign of who you are, or who you want to be
Premiere
Choreography
Assistant choreographer
Technical producer
Dancers
Rehearsal director
Animation and stage design
Marketing & publicity
Costumes
Music
Facemachine was inspired by the now indispensable phenomenon of the selfie. Our faces have become a symbol for the person we share on social media: an advertisement of who you are of who you want to be.
Fascinated by the omnipresence of the face, and the link between face and identity, Middendorp created a choreography specifically for the face. Immense projections of different dancers are projected on the floor, making it seem as if the dancers are dancing, rolling and walking across the changing faces.
A combination of faces and dancers is created, and in the interaction between them themes such as communication, publicity, power(lessness) and control are addressed. This sometimes leads to hilarious scenes, such as the large, projected face licking the body of a reclining dancer like a lollipop.
"This is a real crazy face machine!"
Credits
Premiere (Resumed in) 2020, Introdans Choreography David Middendorp Assistant choreographer Antonino Milazzo Technical producer Stefan Bandalac Dancers Introdans Rehearsal director Marlena Wolfe Animation and stage design David Middendorp Marketing & publicity Dieke van der Spek and Leonie Poot Costumes Karisma Costumes Music Genevieve Murphy – People, Awolnation – Sail and Skrillex – Bangarang (acapella by choir Dario Fo)
Facemachine
Choreography by David Middendorp. Our faces have become a symbol for the person we share on social media: an advertisement of who you are of who you want to be
Date:
January 17, 2015