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Poussin and the Dance: Contemporary Dance Films

In conjunction with the exhibition Poussin and the Dance, on view February 15–May 8, 2022, Getty commissioned Los Angeles-based dance companies to create works in dialogue with the French artist’s paintings. Poussin’s scenes feature intricate compositions of bodies in motion, at times in celebration or despair. Each commissioned work responds to elements of Poussin’s powerful depictions.

hbny (pronounced eh-boh-nee) is a dance film by Chris Emile. Here a new narrative is imagined for the mythic tribe of the Sabines, of whom little is known outside of their victimization by Roman conquerors, famously depicted in Poussin’s masterwork The Abduction of the Sabine Women. Filmed in the urban wasteland of L.A.’s Devil’s Gate, Emile’s Sabines inhabit a landscape that appears ancient and contemporary at once, in which they interact with fierceness, tenderness, shared sorrow, and unbridled joy, exuding a sense of freedom and agency over their own bodies and minds.

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Directed, Produced, Choreographed, Written, and Edited by Chris Emile
chrisemile.com

Costumes by #marquetklee w/ asst of @kristjanabjorgreynisdottir and @lizmontecastro

Hair&Makeup: @ladysoulfly w/ @anthonyrenecrane

ft. @emaraneyj @caileighk@marcella_thecosmicmirror @bmvthis@karenmcdonald_dance @sammypmc@marleymakingmemories@__mal_a_chi__ Cairo Paysinger @tiilderz @reinshort @jayslaff@amaria_nicole @maleek_washington

DP: @Saullopez

Music&Score: @akuajustina @bapari_Anthony Calonico @leavesgrowtreesAlex Talan

Color: @lanestewart
1st AC: Jake O’Connor
Gaffer: Francisco De La Mora
PA/BTS: Jessica Rubio, Juan Torres, Israel Avila Barajas