LONGINES – La Grande Classique

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La Grande Classique for Longines

La Grande Classiques is an elegant campaign for Longines, the renowned luxury watch label, that celebrates the timeless sophistication of their designs. The campaign’s visual centerpiece is a choreography crafted by Movement Director Marie Zechiel, who was entrusted with the task of highlighting the beauty of the Longines watches through the art of dance. Marie Zechiels role was crucial in shaping the visual narrative of the campaign. She choreographed movements for three dancers, focusing on gestures that would naturally draw attention to the wrist area, where the Longines watches are showcased. Her choreography was designed to be fluid and graceful, reflecting the precision and elegance of the timepieces themselves. Working closely with the dancers, Marie meticulously crafted each movement to ensure that the watches remained the focal point throughout the performance. The challenge was to create choreography that not only looked beautiful but also served the practical purpose of emphasizing the watches. Marie achieved this by incorporating subtle yet deliberate movements that showcased the watches from various angles, allowing their design and craftsmanship to be fully appreciated by the audience. Maries expertise in movement direction was key to ensuring that the dancers performances were in perfect harmony with the campaign’s aesthetic. Her ability to blend artistry with the specific needs of a luxury brand made the campaign both visually stunning and commercially effective. The result of Marie Zechiel’s work is a campaign that elegantly intertwines dance and product showcase, creating a sophisticated visual experience that resonates with the Longines brand identity. Through her choreography, the La Grande Classiques campaign not only highlights the watches but also elevates them as pieces of art, much like the dance itself. This project once again underscores Marie’s exceptional talent as a movement director, capable of seamlessly merging creativity with brand storytelling.

As a movement director Marie Zechiel researches, develops and instructs sophisticated movement and body languages for a project aiming to create a suitable and unique physical narrative that raises production quality and authenticity.
In exchange with the director and team she proposes a motion vocabulary and choreography which fits best to the project’s vision, before she develops specific training methods and teaches all necessary skills to the performers (e.g. actors, singers, dancers, models, extras).
Especially on set with the production Marie Zechiel is a valuable motion supervisor to translate last-minute improvements as a movement director. Her skill-set includes underwater movement, cross-gendered movements and chorus work as well as doing choreographies in different dance styles.
Her field of work is specialised in camera productions such as commercials, music videos, photo shootings but also fashion shows and gallery spaces and the movement mentoring for artists. As a Choreographer and Movement Director Marie Zechiel has been involved in many music videos, commercial shoots and fashion shows. Clients include: VOGUECalvin Klein, Longines, Heidi Klum, Rammstein, Herbert Grönemeyer, Mercedes Benz.

Read more about Marie Zechiel´s Movement Director work HERE.