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Nora Raine Thompson

Nora Raine Thompson is a writer, dance artist, and arts administrator.

VESSEL: Seeing Double

By Noa Weiss and Nora Raine Thompson

Two writers wade into the hazy environment of David Thomson’s new work to grapple with opacity and transparency, the magical and mundane. Where one sees an M, the other sees a W, yet both come away with a sense of intimacy in the unknown.

David Thomson's <em>VESSEL</em> at The Chocolate Factory, October 26-29, 2022. Photo: Ian Douglas.

In Conversation

Audre Wirtanen with Nora Raine Thompson

One year after the premiere, Audre Wirtanen discusses her work DX ME FIX ME with Nora Raine Thompson. In conversation, the two laugh about bad doctors, consider the fetishization of pain in dance, and imagine healthcare that actually cares.

Audre Wirtanen performing <em>DX ME FIX ME</em>, Gibney Dance, 2020. Photo: Scott Shaw.<br><em>Audre, a thin white hypermobile femme, lies on her back, balancing on a medical office stool and folding chair. Her shins press against the back of the chair while her hands rest on her ribcage. Pink light bathes her entire body while a blurry easel collaged with pictures of doctors, a drawing, and text is lit bright white in the background. The easel says THE MEN WHO FUCKED ME. Audre is in her underwear with ECG electrodes stuck to her breasts like medical pasties. Her expression is heavy and silent.</em>
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