Artist Bios

A black and white photo of Maria, a white woman with straightened black hair and wide eyes. She is seated, her head tilted, arms behind her back, staring at the camera, a white top loosely hanging. She looks crazy and pretty.
A black and white photo of Maria, a white woman with straightened black hair and wide eyes. She is seated, her head tilted, arms behind her back, staring at the camera, a white top loosely hanging. She looks crazy and pretty.

Maria Susan Guarino (she/her) is the author, co-producer, and model of Body Tricks. She also sings the a cappella notes in the second half of the film.

She currently lives in New York City. She likes Oreos and hates small talk.

A color photo of Dominique, an older white male. He has swooshy dark hair, glasses, and a flowered shirt, against a brick backdrop. He smiles.
A color photo of Dominique, an older white male. He has swooshy dark hair, glasses, and a flowered shirt, against a brick backdrop. He smiles.

Dominique Thiébaut (he/him) is the artist for Body Tricks. He collaborated with Maria to create what they call “epileptic gesture poses.” They worked together in-person and remotely (collaborating while he was in Europe, sketching on a train).

He is a long time resident of the Pioneer Valley and currently makes his home in Northampton, Massachusetts. After first studying figure drawing and watercolor techniques for several years with many talented local teacher artists, including Brooke Schnabel, Paula Gottlieb, and Susan Halls, Dominique switched to digital painting on tablets a few years ago, and is exhibiting some of this work for the first time at the Anchor House.   When painting, Dominique uses  a stylus and an iPad Pro. http://dominiquethiebaut.com/painting/

A color photo of Ian, a white male. He has blonde hair, black-framed glasses, and smirks at the camera. He wears a purple button-down shirt, and stands in front of trees with his arms crossed.
A color photo of Ian, a white male. He has blonde hair, black-framed glasses, and smirks at the camera. He wears a purple button-down shirt, and stands in front of trees with his arms crossed.

Ian Bauer (he/him) is the musician for the first half of Body Tricks.

He is a photographer and musician in Northampton. His website is
ianbauerphoto.com.

A color photo of Noah, a brown male. He smiles over a plate of chicken tenders in a restaurant. He has black hair and wears a black sweatshirt.
A color photo of Noah, a brown male with brown eyes and a large smile. He smiles over a plate of chicken tenders with honey mustard in a restaurant. He has black hair and wears a black sweatshirt.

Noah Luke (he/him) is the co-producer of Body Tricks. Apart from producing and editing Body Tricks, he worked with Maria through many other ideas on the way to this film. As he said in a panel: “[She] had a lot of bad ideas.”

He grew up in a small town named Dudley, Massachusetts. He is currently a Communications major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A film lover at heart, he enjoys spending his days in a movie theater with a nice large popcorn. He hopes to eventually write his own film one day, and currently devotes time to writing different short screenplays.