When we first meet the 3 Horsewomen, they are hanging out in the heavens, amongst the stars, writhing and riding in and around each other almost like cells merging and dividing. As the music shifts, the 3 Horsewomen begin their journey, becoming more agitated as they ride through the cosmos. Flying past the moon and finally descending, the 3 Horsewomen arrive at sunrise to bring pestilence to Earth.

Inspired by the opening scene from F.W. Murnau’s 1926 silent film Faust, featuring the four horsemen of the apocalypse, and with movement references from the dances of Oyá, the Yoruba Orisha of violent storms and the dead, 3 Horsewomen is set to a commissioned score and danced on mechanical silver-leaf covered horses. 3 Horsewomen is the first in a series of dance films created during and about the Covid-19 pandemic but with whimsy, beauty and a sense of humour.