machine variation

machine variation

MACHINE _ VARIATION is a project created by the artists Martin Messier and Nicolas Bernier. Key to this duo’s work is the human body as an aspect of digital creation: on stage the two performers’ bodies operate and control the creative process by forging direct connections with what we see and hear. The central piece to the performance is a gigantic physical structure built with the artist Jonathan Villeneuve.

Artistic direction, performance, music
Martin Messier et Nicolas Bernier

Structure
Jonathan Villeneuve

Lighting
Karine Gauthier

Technical help
Jean-François Piché

Photo
Julie Artacho

Camera
François Laflamme

Production
14 lieux

Support
Festival Sonar, Festival Maintenant, Conseil des arts et des lettres du
Québec et Conseil des arts de Montréal, Conseil des Arts du Canada, Cirque du Soleil