Futura is ” visual metaphor for Bauhaus’s revolutionary ideology” (Chicago Reader); an eye-popping spectacle of bold geometry, rich theatrical movement, and a rousing musical score. Inspired by the Bauhaus modernists, Hedwig founder Jan Bartoszek’s newest collaborative work is a colorful exploration of how dance shapes and is shaped by society, art, architecture, and design in the 21st century.
COLLABORATORS:
Composer: Richard Woodbury
Video Design: Jason White
Costume Design: Sanja Mankoski
Lighting Design: Alexander Ridgers
Assistant Choreographer: Maray Gutierrez
Prologue Designed an Developed by: Torsten Blume (Bauhaus Dessau), Jeffery Mau of IIT Institute of Design (ID), Jason White (Leviathan) in collaboration with ID graduate students.
Jacob Buerger
Olivia Gonzalez
Crystal Gurrola
Oksana Kuzma
Taimy Ramos
Rigoberto Fernandez Saura
Yariana Baralt Torres (guest artist)
Premiered November 1-3, 2018
Dance Center of Columbia College, 1306 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
German Premiere, September 2019
Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau, Germany
Futura is supported by a professional development grant from The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, 3Arts and donors to 3AP (3Arts Projects), and a sponsorship from High Concept Labs.
Special thanks to Dean Denis Weil (IIT Institute of Design), Torsten Blume (Bauhaus Dessau), Jason White (Leviathan), Jeffery Mau (IIT Institute of Design)
Photos by William Frederking