RACHEL HELTEN
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      • INNER LIGHT
      • AS WITHIN, SO WITHOUT, AS ABOVE, SO BELOW
      • OUR VEINS LIKE HER BRANCHES
      • THE CLARITY OF ALL THAT IS
      • THE PLACE OF HER SIGHS
      • WE ENDURE
      • HISTORIAS DESENTERRADAS
      • PROMETHEAN >
        • PROMETHEAN, SPECTRE
        • PROMETHEAN, GENESIS
      • SYZYGY
      • THE CLOAK OF OUR SHADOWS
    • FILM >
      • SIRENS - CHAOS EMBLEMATIC
      • LUNA SOLA - KOFI
      • DRACULA'S GARDEN RISING
      • LET'S FIND OUT - ELLE WOLF
      • UNBELIEVE - AURORA'S
      • VERDE70 - ME PIERDO FEAT. GONZALO ALORAS
    • UPCOMING >
      • POST-TRUTH, OKAMS RACER
      • SIRENS - CHAOS EMBLEMATIC RESIDENCY
    • FOR THE WILD
    • HEART-LED RESOURCES
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The Graeae | Dracula's Garden Series. 

A Commissioned work by Voirelia: Psychology, Philosophy and Dance Hub
A part of The Dracula's Garden Series  Original Concept by Alina Sotskova
The Dance Centre
Choreographer: Rachel Helten in collaboration with performers.
Performed by: Alina Sotskova, Kestrel Paton + Rachel Helten. 
Previous collaborators: Samantha Presley + Sophie Brassard.
Music: “Careful With That Axe, Eugene,” Pinkfloyd / "Last Requiem", Rival (Jeremy Helten)
 + “Trip Thru Hell, Pt. 1,” C.A. Quintet.
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C.A. QUINTET MUSIC CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/CAQuintet
 
Costumes: Alina Sotskova 

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Three sisters gather. In the distance, soft whispers and screams guide their wake. Their ritual begins. Possessed by the moonlight and figures of beauty. They transform into creatures of the night. Three heads upon their vessels. Dread, horror, and alarm are their names. Colliding and abiding by the rhythm of their shadows. Their desire grows thicker and deranged. The time has come to pass. Escaping the pyre of their ghastly pasts. Their breath slips away as they seek the life of the moon once again.

This work has been inspired by the works of Oscar Wilde & Edgar Allan Poe. Bless their powerful influence and the opportunity to find catharsis through their understanding of the light and the darkness.
All Photos by: Jason Kirkness (Voirelia)
MORE ABOUT THE DRACULA'S GARDEN SERIES 
"Dracula’s Garden contemporary dance series explores Gothic literature: its stories, creatures, and themes. The show will include several brief contemporary dance works. We think of each of these works as a dance poem – each is unique, exploring a different theme and new characters. During the show, three dancers work with pointe shoes to re-imagine the relationship between ballet, bodies, beauty, movement, and pointe shoes. We use the pointe shoes in different ways on the body and anything can happen: hands can become feet, human arms can become scorpion legs. Original poetry, music, and dance film created specifically for Dracula’s Garden series will be integrated into the evening and will immerse you in a world of night creatures, the uncanny, and the supernatural. We are excited to share a variety of dance works this evening: some in progress, some improvised live, and some that are completed after many hours of choreography and research.

We are interested in how Gothic literature and its themes evoke a range of emotions, from love to horror. Curiosity, excitement, exploration of something dark or dangerous, adventure, loss, deformation, search for humanity – the themes reflected in these stories that continue to appeal to us many decades after they were written. In this series, artists explore the personal, cultural, and historical symbolism of pointe shoes in the context of ballet, and re-imagine and re-invent their meaning, use, and symbolism." (Description by Alina Sotskova, Founder + Artistic Director of Voirelia: Psychology, Philosophy + Dance Hub). 
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  • ABOUT
  • WORKS
    • SELECT WORKS >
      • LIVE WIRES
      • THE GRAEAE | DRACULA'S GARDEN SERIES
      • INNER LIGHT
      • AS WITHIN, SO WITHOUT, AS ABOVE, SO BELOW
      • OUR VEINS LIKE HER BRANCHES
      • THE CLARITY OF ALL THAT IS
      • THE PLACE OF HER SIGHS
      • WE ENDURE
      • HISTORIAS DESENTERRADAS
      • PROMETHEAN >
        • PROMETHEAN, SPECTRE
        • PROMETHEAN, GENESIS
      • SYZYGY
      • THE CLOAK OF OUR SHADOWS
    • FILM >
      • SIRENS - CHAOS EMBLEMATIC
      • LUNA SOLA - KOFI
      • DRACULA'S GARDEN RISING
      • LET'S FIND OUT - ELLE WOLF
      • UNBELIEVE - AURORA'S
      • VERDE70 - ME PIERDO FEAT. GONZALO ALORAS
    • UPCOMING >
      • POST-TRUTH, OKAMS RACER
      • SIRENS - CHAOS EMBLEMATIC RESIDENCY
    • FOR THE WILD
    • HEART-LED RESOURCES
  • GALLERY
  • CONTACT