Mal de Mer / August 2009, Dancing on the Edge (Vancouver, BC)

Susan Elliott, dancer and Artistic Director of Anatomica (Vancouver) pairs with Tanya Marquardt to create mal de mer. During the initial creation period of mal de mer, both dancers had recently spent time at sea but then experienced motion sickness in the studio. Susan and Tanya decided to use their sea legs in order to create a duet – a dance that dives into the physicality of being unsteady, off balance and slightly askew in an attempt to figure out their shared love of the sea, even if sometimes it just made them sick to the stomach.

Performed and created by Susan Elliott and Tanya Marquardt. Set Design by Barnaby Killam and Jesse Garlick, Sound Design by Emma Hendrix, Costume Design by Nita Bowerman, and dramaturgy by Heidi Taylor.

mal de mer was developed in New York City in the summer of 2008 and is made possible through the support of the BC Arts Council, Canada Council, proximity arts, and Caravan Farm Theatre Residency Program.