gimp gait
about
GIMP GAIT is a solo for two. We worked to develop something that explores our private and public lives - how the perspective of the viewer may attempt to control or shape or have some sort of power over who we are. We have approached the work as a challenge to each other by devising benchmarks and directives that will allow for our bodies to interact naturally and without shame. We explored from the beginning how our fleshy bodies operate in tandem (surrogates to one another) without aid from a power wheelchair to facilitate gesture and the mechanics of movement. The title of this work discloses its origin: 'gimp', a slur meant to mark a weak or handicapped person and 'gait', the manner or style of a person's walk. We do not hide these from you - do you have a good view? Can you notice every part of our bodies - both the similarities and differences? This is Marjorie, and she wants you to witness her. This is Pioneer, and he is performing Marjorie's power.
GIMP GAIT was commissioned by Karen Peterson and Dancers, as an original work to be presented alongside their Miami-Lisbon Cultural Exchange.
film adaptation - video
Length: 00:05:06
Direction and Choreography: Pioneer Winter
Director of Photography: Tabatha Mudra
Editor: Jacqueline Romano
Sound: ABI-L-ITY, soundFORMovement, the performers
Performers: Marjorie Burnett and Pioneer Winter
live performance documentation
U.S. Premiere: May 12-13, 2016 at Miami Dade County Auditorium On.Stage Black Box
Artistic direction and choreography: Pioneer Winter
Dancers: Marjorie Burnett and Pioneer Winter
Music: soundFORMovement, the performers
Production/Set Design: Special thanks to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts for the mirrors used in this project.
Lighting Design: Gary Lund
Still Images
Festival History & Awards
2016 — Cucalorus Film Festival — Wilmington, North Carolina
2017 — ScreenDance Miami — Miami, Florida
2017 — LA Dance Film Festival — Jury Award
2017 — Corvallis Queer Film Festival — Oregon
2017 — Chicago Feminist Film Festival — Illinois
2017 — Miami Film Festival — Miami, Florida
2017 — FICAE: International Short Film and Art Festival about Diseases — Valencia, Spain
2017 — Tiny Dance Film Festival — San Francisco, California
2017 — Jacksonville Dance Film Festival — Best Dance Film (Short)
2017 — backup_festival — Weimar, Germany
2017 — Toronto Queer Film Festival — Toronto, Canada
2017 — American Dance Festival's Movies by Movers — Official Selection
2017 — Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema — Official Selection
2017 — San Francisco Transgender Film Festival — California
2017 — Leeds International Film Festival — United Kingdom
2018 — In/Motion Chicago International Dance Film Festival — Chicago, Illinois
2018 — 305 & Havana International Improv Fest — Miami, Florida
2018 — Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival — Seattle, Washington
2018 — Fågelbo Film Festival — Sweden
2022 — Moving Body–Moving Image Festival — New York
2024 — ScreenDance Miami: 10 Years of ScreenDance Miami — Miami, Florida
2024 — Cinedans Festival — Amsterdam, Netherlands
2026 — På Tværs Festival / Festival (A)CROSS — Copenhagen, Denmark
2026 — ScreenDance RoadShow, Season 9 — Motion State Arts, New England
2026 — Cucalorus Film Festival, 32nd Edition — Wilmington, North Carolina
2027 — JOLT! Performing Arts Festival — South Carolina
selected Laurels
