Poetry in motion

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And in Barret's eyes, the Hermes woman is "elegant, sophisticated in movement, minimal in taste, wearing clothes that are well manufactured using beautiful fabrics".

Barret, who saw a Childs dance two years ago in Paris, says: "I was obsessed with her, especially her approach of mixing film and live performance.

"It was very interesting－mixing reality and virtuality."

After the show, Barret called Childs and asked whether she would be interested in working with Hermes.