Frances d'Ath

bitches 婊子

Artists

Dancers — Ding Yi Zhong Congbin
Lighting & Costumes — Frances d’Ath
Sound — Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Assistant — Shanshan
Residence — Park19 Artists Studio

Background

bitches took place in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China as part of an artist residence at Park19 Artists Studios on June 4th, 2005.
The residency and performance/installation was assisted by dancers from the Guangdong Modern Dance Company, Long Yunna, and the Australia-China Council.

Details

pretty girls with too much money, rapists with murder on their minds, prostitutes, lepers, hanged men, witches, demons, corpses.
capricious little bitches.
bitches is not a work of dance. it is the absence of dance.
highly choreographed shop window-dressing.
beautiful dancers being beautiful.
fashion sex and death.
30 second satanic death metal demonic invocation.

bitches was blogged on supernaut