Holy Body Tattoo
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The Holy Body Tattoo is an award-winning Canadian contemporary dance troupe based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was formed in 1993 by co-artistic directors and choreographers Noam Gagnon and Dana Gingras who had performed together since 1987. They have performed throughout Canada, Europe, Asia, and the United States, and received international critical acclaim.
Their works often comment on modern life through repetitive and strenuous physical movement that pushes performers to the point of exhaustion. This techninque is based on the idea that the secrets locked within the body will be revealed when pushed to its limit.
Their performances have included collaborations with musical, visual, and literary artists including author William Gibson, UK bands Tindersticks and The Tiger Lillies, visual artist Jenny Holzer, and musician Jean-Yves Theriault (of the rock group Voivod).
Their repertoire includes the works White Riot and Poetry & Apocalypse (1994); our brief eternity (1996); Circa (2000), a tango-influenced pas de deux; Running Wild (2004); and monumental (2005), which explored modern anxiety in urban corporate culture.
Poetry & Apocalypse was adapted into a film in 1997 by William Morrison.
