Jeannel – Horses

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Horses, official Music Video for JEANNEL

The music video for Horses by JEANNEL is a visually compelling piece that blends music, movement, and emotion, brought to life through the choreography and movement direction of Marie Zechiel. Directed by Esteban and Chris Zimmermann, and produced by BWGTBLD, this project is a testament to the power of collaboration in creating a profound artistic expression. Marie Zechiel played a crucial role in shaping the overall aesthetic and emotional impact of the video. Her choreography was not just about the physical movements but about embodying the song’s themes and the emotions that JEANNEL conveys through her music. The dance sequences, carefully crafted by Marie, reflect the raw, unfiltered emotions that Horses explores, making each movement a reflection of the song’s deeper meaning. In addition to her role as the choreographer and movement director, Marie also served as a performance coach for JEANNEL. Recognizing that JEANNEL is an artist who might not have extensive dance training, Marie’s coaching was instrumental in helping her connect with the choreography on a personal level. Through her guidance, JEANNEL was able to express herself authentically, bringing a genuine vulnerability to her performance that resonates throughout the video. Marie worked closely with directors Esteban and Chris Zimmermann to ensure that the movement direction aligned with their vision. Her ability to translate the directors‘ conceptual ideas into physical movement was key to the success of the project. The result is a music video that is not only visually stunning but also deeply moving, with choreography that enhances the narrative and emotional depth of the song. The collaboration between Marie Zechiel and JEANNEL in Horses highlights Marie Zechiel s versatility as a movement director and performance coach. Her ability to fuse choreography with emotion, and to guide artists in expressing their inner worlds through movement, made this music video a powerful and memorable piece of art.

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.