A Peep Show Turns Violent in Stefana Fratila's Lynchian "Dancing" Video

After a handful of experimental releases over the years—including a debut cassette on Vancouver label Genero Sound—Romania-born, Toronto-based artist Stefana Fratila wanted to address issues of rape culture and victim blaming, especially those prevalent in male-dominated electronic music scenes.

She wrote "Dancing" based on her own past experiences with gender-based violence, and today we're premiering the video for the hypnotic, self-produced electro-pop track. Drawing visual inspiration from cult classics like David Lynch's Twin Peaks and David Cronenburg's Videodrome, the Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers-directed revenge fantasy takes place in three peep booth scenes, with a man watching an unaware teenage girl in her bedroom and Fratila. The ending sees the latter turning the tables on the preying eyes, before cutting to a group of dancers swaying uninhibited.

The single is accompanied by a limited edition VHS tape, with all proceeds going to Intersessions, a series of DJ and production workshops curated for and by women, LGBT, and gender non-conforming individuals.

Watch the video above, and purchase the physical release via Fratila's Bandcamp.

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