Marie Chouinard is a Canadian Dancer/Choreographer/artist who has been putting together provocative pieces since the late 70's. I recently came across her Body Remix piece and, because I have been wearing an immobilizer on my leg now for 8 weeks, was captivated by the use of the various aids that were used for the piece - crutches, prostheses, horizontal bars, and harnesses. These devices seemed to liberate the dancers movements and at other times stifle them. The use of these aids create bizarre, almost alien bodily shapes and opens the audience up to a universe of dark, wacky and playful explorations that echo the human condition.
