TOWELISM

What if we could use a towel to indicate states of mind, overcome fears or adopt desired attitudes? TOWELISM is a short film-ballet that takes the phrase "throwing in the towel" literally and further. In the style of a dance workout, the film explores communication and power relations using 50 specially designed towels as a physical language. The queen, the loser, the money-maker disturb the synchronised fitness fanaticism. A submissive cat becomes sexy and a fox appears on the shore. Attitudes come and go, power is gained and lost, and as the towel factory churns out more and more towels, a twisted, colourful society unfolds to the beat. Disclaimer: TOWELISM is a choreographic and audiovisual experience. The short film uses movement and towels as a language. The above narrative is never expressed in words.