Christine Marie | Cinematic Artist | Los Angeles

CINEMATIC ARTS | STEREOSCOPIC INNOVATION | ANIMATED PERFORMANCE

"Marie’s work reminds all visitors of the power in exploring all manners of reality modification."
–COOL HUNTING

"Dancers inhabit an immersive 3D world brought to life through refreshingly analog means."

–HYPERALLERGIC

Still holding onto her cardboard 3-D glasses, Marie said she began experimenting with the technique long before"Avatar."

"I'm way ahead of James Cameron," she said with a laugh.

–LA TIMES

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AUGMENTED REALITY

(antiquated) Augmented Reality (Director: Christine Marie, Producer: Nion McEvoy) — Visual intimacy, ontological form, in real-time 3D. Pioneering the use of a non-digital, reinvented, pre-cinematic stereo imaging technique, the exquisite ensemble of dancers seems to do the impossible — reach out. The vivid choreography and score leave a lasting impression created by giant 30-foot tall, stunning figures. Cast: Taylor Unwin, Sandra Ruiz, Melissa Ferrari.

Sundance audience reaction to (a)AR

Segment of interview from Arte Tracks.

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ORIGINAL WORK & COLLABORATIONS

4 TRAINS

Working behind the screen and on-stage, Christine Marie and her ensemble construct a live experimental film from shadows (sans computers or projectors).

Reminiscent of silent-era cinema and enhanced by hand-built stereoscopic 3D technologies. 4TRAINS is poetic, visual storytelling exploring 19th-century American industrialization through the eyes of a young couple. This wordless fable reveals a nation forging full-steam into an unknowable future, one in which notions of time and toil are changing, and rail lines fuel an expansive transformation of the collective imagination. The expressionist story, while set in the past, explores the modern relevance of living with dignity in a rapidly changing world in which one feels little control over external events.

TUNNELS, MUSIC VIDEO

Directed, designed and edited by Christine Marie for Meklit and Quinn.

"Like a Paleolithic IMAX, Marie's shows are cinematic in scope and scale."

–SF WEEKLY

"One of the most visually exciting moments of theatre I've seen."

–NY THEATER REVIEW

“Christine Marie’s Shadow Design conjures a literal ocean of surprise.”
–Charles McNulty, LA TIMES

“Halfway through, you're prompted to put on your glasses. And somehow—and I have no idea how—Marie uses a special lighting instrument to make the shadows become three-dimensional.

Honestly, I have never seen a more stunning 3D effect (and, yes, I saw Avatar)."
–NY THEATER REVIEW

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