Hedwig Dances Circling the Square

Circling the Square AN EVENING OF TWO DANCE WORKS CHOREOGRAPHED

BY HEDWIG DANCES’ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JAN BARTOSZEK

FRIDAY - SATURDAY | APRIL 8 - 9 I 7:30 PM ATHENAEUM THEATRE | 2936 NORTH SOUTHPORT CHICAGO | 773.935.6875 | AthenaeumTheatre.org

Program

Trio M CHOREOGRAPHER MOVEMENT DEVELOPMENT

Jan Bartoszek

Dancers

Zachary Bird, Edson Cabrera, Jesse Hoisington DANCERS MUSIC

LIGHTING

Composed & played by Peter Whitehead* Megan Wines

Bryan Saner and Cameron

BENCH CONSTRUCTION

Borders

Trio M is based on the geometry of the triangle and the numerical and metaphorical references to the number “three.” Utilizing a simple red bench as a prop, Trio M explores male energy as played out in the relationship of three men. Trio M is the first installation of a new work. *From the CD “The Brightness Of The Day Is Bigger Than The Bed” (Out of Round Records)

intermission

ASCENDance CHOREOGRAPHER DANCERS

SCULPTOR

2013

Jan Bartoszek Odbayar Batsuuri, Zachary Bird, Edson Cabrera, Jessie Gutierrez, Zoe Lindner, Alanna Nielsen Barbara Cooper

VIDEO

Petra Bachmaier

COMPOSER

Matthew Ferraro

COSTUMES

Vin Reed

LIGHTING

Ken Bowen

FOLDING ASSISTANTS

Nagia Nakayama, Regina Weithop

RIGGING

Michael Reed of Reed Rigging.

ASCENDance is an interdisciplinary dance theater work exploring the themes of renewal and transformation in a chaotic world. This multi-media collaboration was such that each component -- movement, sculpture, video, lighting, and music -- influenced the direction of the created art, and was, in turn affected by it.

ASCENDance began by developing the depth, complexity, and movement capability of flat planes of paper using folding processes based on origami, an ancient Japanese ceremonial folding practice, to create largescale structures. The structures are a metaphor for the information inundation experienced in the 24/7 news cycle world. Just as information is folded into smaller and smaller bits, compressed into increasingly smaller technological devices, the origami folds contain information about the original unfolded paper that, in its folded state, remain concealed. The dancers use the structures to embody movements of ritual and its antithesis, expressing the dichotomy between personal sanctuary and the kaleidoscopic nature of the contemporary world.

Post-Show Discussion Friday, April 8 | Pre-Show Origami Workshop: Saturday, April 9 | 6-7 PM SPECIAL THANKS to Jeffrey and Sophia Usow; Kay Burnett and the Hedwig Dances Board of Directors; Michael Reed of Reed Rigging; Rachel Molinaro; Maray Gutierrez; Michael Stults and Bread and Roses; Jeff DeLong, Allan Chambers, Jerry Kennedy and the staff at the Athenaeum Theatre; Barbara Cooper; Petra Bachmaier, Sean Gallero of luftwerk; Matthew Ferraro; Liviu Pasare; Ken Bowen; Vin Reed; Bryan Saner and Cameron Borders; Hedwig Dances’ Ensemble; Regina Weithop, Keli Campbell, Nagi Nakayama, Amy Leners, Allison Svoboda, Vicki Egonopoulos, Dennis Burke, Barbara Blacharczyk, Matthew Robinson, Heather Buechler, Barbara Hashimoto, Saki Ogushi, and Azusa Nakatani.

Thanks to the dancers in the original ASCENDance cast for their work in developing the movement.

Dance floor generously provided by Dance Chicago, courtesy of a grant to Emergence Dance Theatre by the Saints, Volunteers for the Performing Arts.

Crew: Bread & Roses

Photos: William Frederking and Vin Reed

“...fluid, elegantly arranged, modern dance works...recognizable for their organic grace and unaffected virtuosity.” Time Out Chicago

Hedwig Dances creates, performs, and cultivates contemporary dance theater within communities of audiences, dancers, and artists with the goal of provoking human connection and wonder.

To achieve this, Hedwig works in collaboration with prominent artists from a variety of mediums and cultural backgrounds, trains and mentors dance artists, and creates corporeal works of emotional insight and beauty—engaging its communities in a process of artistic creation and reflection.

Hedwig Dances is funded in part by the Chicago Dancemakers Forum; Bloomberg Philanthropies; The Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development, a donor advised fund of the Chicago Community Foundation; The MacArthur Funds for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; the National Performance Network Creation Fund and Residency Program; The Forth Fund; The John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur International Connections Fund; the Illionis Arts Council Agency; Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; The Dolores Kohl Education Fund from the Morris & Dolores Kohl Kaplan Fund; The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund; The Aon Foundation; and, many generous individuals.

Hedwig Dances gratefully acknowledges the assistance of McDermott, Will & Emery LLP and the contributions of Copperbridge Foundation, Art Encounter, and the capacity building support of the Arts & Business Council of Chicago.

JAN BARTOSZEK – Artistic Statement My goal as a dance artist is to explore essential aspects and mysteries of everyday life and the human experience through movement and to create dances that that transform and illuminate my explorations for audiences. Most of my works are in the half-evening to full evening length range and unfold in a series of episodes. The work addresses such themes as the relationship of the individual to community; the effect on the living by those who have come before; the transient nature of memory; aging/ loss; sensuality/sexuality; and, metamorphoses/transformation.

What is most meaningful to me is working with inquisitive and reflective dancers who share my passion for the exchange of ideas, movement experimentation and theatrical discovery---the serendipitous magic that occurs when minds and bodies are focused on a common purpose. Throughout my career I have had a sustained interest in creating rich visual and aural environments on stage that cast the dancers in a specific time/space. I continue to be engaged by the intersection of movement and objects. Movement transforms objects, animating the inanimate; and, objects lend poetic imagery to movement. To this end, I have collaborated with scores of artists--including sculptors, video artists, painters, photographers, costume designers, landscape architects, and composers---to create sublime immersive landscapes that transport movement into a new realm.

Hedwig Dances is a contemporary dance theater ensemble celebrating its 31st year under the artistic direction of its founder, Jan Bartoszek. Named after Ms. Bartoszek’s paternal grandmother, Hedwig Dances’ bold, interdisciplinary collaborations combine poetic choreography with sculptural artifacts, projected images and haunting original music.

Hedwig Dances has performed more than 1,500 times, including international tours to Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Honduras and Mexico; and performances in the United States at numerous festivals, theaters and colleges, such as Yes, Virginia Dance Invitational (Richmond, Virginia); Spring to Dance® Festival (St. Louis, Missouri); and two exclusive engagements at Joyce SoHo (NYC). For three decades, Hedwig Dances has performed at venues throughout Chicago, including the Ravinia Festival, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Athenaeum Theatre, and has been spotlighted at noteworthy events, such as the grand openings of Millennium Park and Navy Pier. From 1992-2011 under the administration of Commissioner Lois Weisberg, Hedwig Dances served as the Dance Company In-Residence at the Chicago Cultural Center, showcasing the Company’s choreography and establishing an extensive program of dance performance and education. Hedwig Dances is currently an Artist-In-Residence at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts and a partner in FlySpace, a think tank for contemporary movement practice and performance. The Company has received two Ruth Page Awards and a Chicago Dance Award.

Hedwig Dances Profiles Jan Bartoszek. Hedwig Dances’ Founder/ Artistic Director /Choreographer Ms. Bartoszek has choreographed over 65 dances in her career, presenting these works in national and international performance venues. She has garnered numerous choreography fellowships including one from the National Endowment for the Arts and eight from the Illinois Arts Council. The Chicago Dance Coalition granted her a Ruth Page Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Dance Community for “keeping the spirit and vision of MoMing alive through her work at the Chicago Cultural Center, serving as an educator, mentor, presenter, administrator, and promoter of dance in the city with inspirational excellence.” Her choreography credits include work in theater for Steppenwolf, Northlight, Live Bait, Court, as well as choreographing and assisting in work by director Ping Chong; and, opera (Dead Birds: A War Ritual) with composer William Harper and director D.W. Moffet. She has written, directed and choreographed four dance shows (with Charlie Vernon and Michelle Banks) specifically designed for young audiences that have been performed in schools, museums and cultural centers throughout the Midwest. Ms. Bartoszek received a 2008 Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artist to research the dance film genre, a synthesis between the two artistic genres of choreography and cinematography; and, to choreograph, direct, and produce a dance film, Arch of Repose, with the video production company Bitter Jester Creative. In 2014, she received a National Performance Network Creation Fund Grant to develop and tour Trade Winds, an international dance collaboration between Hedwig Dances and the Havana-based contemporary dance company DanzAbierta.

As a dancer, Jan Bartoszek toured nationally and internationally with Ping Chong & Company performing in BAM’s Next Wave Festival; Montreal’s Festival TransAmeriques; and at the Teatro Goldoni for the Venice Carnivale Festival: and, with the Charlie Vernon Performance Company at the American Dance Festival; Dance Theater Workshop (NYC); and, the Walker Arts Center (Minneapolis), among many others. Ms. Bartoszek has served on the Advisory Board of the Arts & Business Council of Chicago, the Board of the Chicago Dance Coalition, and dance panels for the Illinois Arts Council and the Oregon Arts Commission. She has taught dance at Northwestern University, the School of the Art Institute/Chicago, Roosevelt University, and the University of Chicago. Ms. Bartoszek has led four dance tours to Cuba (2012-2015) and one to Germany (2014).

Maray Gutierrez, Artistic Associate, is a native of Havana, Cuba where she trained at the National School of Dance. She was a principal dancer for Danza Contemporanea de Cuba for 10 years and worked with esteemed choreographers Giovanni de Cicco, Donald McKayle, Joaquin Sabaté, Jan Linkens, and Marianela Boan, among others. She has performed throughout Europe, the U.S., and the Caribbean, as well as for British television and the Venice Opera.

Maray has participated in the American Dance Festival; The International Dance Festival in Berlin, Germany; The Holland Dance Festival; and the International Ballet Festival in Genoa, Italy. Since relocating to the U.S., she has danced with Hedwig Dances for 11 years, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Concert Dance Inc; the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Houston Grand Opera. She was an Emmy-nominated dancer in 2008 performing “Billy Sunday” (Ruth Page Foundation). Maray has choreographed three works for Hedwig Dances, and was featured in the film Arch of Repose produced by Hedwig Dances in 2009. Maray was selected by “See Chicago Dance” as one of the 10 Top Women in 2006 for her choreography, Eterno Despertar

for Luna Negra Dance Theater. She has choreographed for Ballet Hispanico of New York (2010) and Milwaukee Ballet II (2013). Maray has taught at Hedwig Dances; Faubourg School of Ballet; School of DanceWest Ballet; Southeast Missouri State University; Kansas State University; and, the Milwaukee Ballet School.

Ken Bowen, Lighting Designer, has served as Teacher, Designer, and Technical Director at Latin School of Chicago for the past 17 years. He designed and built 75 major productions in that time, managed all other lectures and events in the school theatre, and taught Stagecraft and Computer Drafting. For the previous 15 years he was a freelance designer, stage manager, and touring road manager, primarily for Dance. He worked with Hedwig, Mordine & Company, Joel Hall, and a host of other dance organizations which have since slipped into memory, designing over 500 new works. He was honored three times by the Chicago Dance Coalition with Ruth Page Awards, and later served on their board of directors. He is sincerely honored and delighted to be designing dance in Chicago again.

Barbara Cooper, Sculptor, Barbara Cooper works fluidly between sculpture and drawing. The opportunity to work on a large scale with a focus on flow and movement is what lies at the heart of this second collaboration with Hedwig Dances. One-person exhibitions include the Bellevue Arts Museum, Washington, (color catalogue), Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, the Chicago Cultural Center, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. While working primarily with wood, residencies at Pilchuck, the Kohler Arts/Industry Program, and the Johnson Atelier gave opportunities to explore glass, cast iron and bronze, extending her vocabulary into diverse media. Public art commissions in the Chicago area include the Avalon Branch Library, the Paulina stop of the Brown Line, and the Hinsdale Public Library. Other public works include the Rhode Island Airport in Providence, and the Florida Gulf Coast University Library, Fort Meyers. A Chicago resident, Cooper has received three Illinois Arts Council Fellowships. www.barbaracooperartist.com Matthew Ferraro, Composer, is a unique artist who has the ability to live between worlds.

As a composer for media, his musical skills have been used in everything from BBC Radio 4 productions to video games such as “Medal of Honor,” the acclaimed television series, “Futurama” and Academy Award-winning films “The Insider,” “The Incredibles,” and many more. As a commissioned composer, Ferraro’s work focuses on two things, multi-culturalism and the human experience. His commissioned choral hymn A.M.D.G. is published by Boosey & Hawkes and is performed by choirs worldwide. His multi-media work “The Tension of Opposites” was deemed a new art form, “Orchestral Journalism,” by the California Arts Council.

It opened to standing ovations at the Barbican in London in 2009. He is currently setting Pope John Paul II’s prayers to music using contemporary artists from around the world. Ferraro lives and works between London, Los Angeles and Rome.

Luftwerk creates experiences of spaces and sites, blends history and contemporary media to open a new aesthetic conversation. With immersive light art installations at landmarks such as Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Illinois, Tampa’s Kiley Garden and most recently at the Garfield Park Conservatory, their installations invite viewers to perceive the environment, histories and concepts surrounding them with a heightened awareness for meaning and place. Luftwerk is the artistic vision of Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero. Petra Bachmaier holds an MA from the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg, Germany. She also holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and spent an academic semester at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. Sean Gallero, originally from the Bronx, studied art and humanities at Lehman College - City University of New York. With a focus on applied arts, he continued studying at the School of the

Hedwig Dances Art Institute of Chicago. Bachmaier and Gallero met during Performance Art studies at SAIC (1999), where they discovered a shared sensibility towards creating art. The artist duo formed Luftwerk in 2007.

Vin Reed, Costume and Graphic Designer, is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Art, Architecture & Planning, Vin Reed is grateful to combine his skills in graphic design, photography, illustration, and fashion in dance partnerships with companies including; Chicago Dancing Festival, DanceWorks Chicago, Hedwig Dances, Piel Morena, and Same Planet Different World. Vin’s work has been featured on the NBC morning show, and in Time Out Chicago. Vin is an adjunct professor in the fashion department at the College of DuPage.

Megan Wines Lighting Designer, recently graduated from Northwestern University. She holds a degree in Theatre (with a concentration in lighting design) and Religious Studies. While an undergraduate student, she was an active member of the student theatre community, designing numerous shows. In addition, she designed one ImagineU production, and assisted on three mainstage productions at Northwestern. She had the pleasure and privilege of studying with Marcus Doshi.

Odbayar Batsuuri Dancer, graduated from the Music and Dance College of Mongolia in 2004 and was a member of the Tumen Ekh National Song and Dance Ensemble, with which he toured to the Seattle International Children’s Festival, Toronto International Children’s Festival and the Alberta International Children Festival, as well as to Korea’s Ulaanbaatar Cultural Day and Japan’s Mask Dance International Festival. Batsuuri then followed his interest in contemporary dance to intensive training during the American Dance Festival’s satellite programs in Mongolia in 2005 and 2006, and in the U.S. with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, the Chicago Moving Company, Joel Hall Dancers & Center and the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina. In 2009, he was awarded an Honor Certificate from Mongolia’s Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. Batsuuri apprenticed with Hubbard Street 2 in 2013. He has danced with Hedwig Dances since 2015.

Zachary Bird, Dancer, graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.F.A. in Dance and has been living in Chicago since 2014. He had a blast working with choreographers Jennifer Kayle, Charlotte Adams, and Jessica Anthony while at Iowa, and is thankful for his time with Mordine and Co. here in Chicago. He is excited to be dancing with Hedwig Dances this year and can’t wait to bust some moves with the amazing artists within Hedwig!

Edson Cabrera, Dancer, was born in Cuba and graduated from Escuela Nacional de Arte in Dance in 2005. There he participated in the ITS Festival in the Netherlands under the direction of Feri de Geus and Noortje Bijvoets. After his graduation he joined the dance company Ballet Rakatan based in Havana, dancing as a soloist. In 2007, he became a member of Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, participating in several international tours to England, Mexico, Hungary, Poland, Spain, Netherlands, Australia and the USA. He has also performed in the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona, Brisbane Festival, Manchester International Festival, The Bydgoszcz Opera Festival and Virginia Arts Festival. Cabrera was made Principal Dancer in 2010. During his time in Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, Edson worked with choreographers Rafael Bonachela, Carlos Acosta, George Cespedes, Julio C. Iglesias, Juan Kruz, Mats Ek, Itzik Galili and Pedro Ruiz, and performed works by Jan Linkens and Kenneth Kvarstrom.

Profiles Jessie Gutierrez, Dancer, is native of Havana, Cuba. She studied at the National School of Art in Havana, during which time she participated in Holland’s International Theater School Festival. In 2002 she performed with Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, touring to England, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Italy, Hong Kong, Mexico, Austria and Hungary. She became a principal dancer in 2006 and worked with internationally recognized choreographers Jan Linkens, Cathy Marston, Rafael Bonachela, Carlos Junior Acosta, Samir Akika, Luca Bruni and Kenneth Kvarnstrom. She moved to Chicago in 2008 and started working with Hedwig Dances.

Jesse Hoisington, Dancer, first started dancing at the age of four in Milford, MI. In 2006, he was accepted into Interlochen Arts Academy under the tutelage of Mark Borchelt, and had the honor of working with guest artists Earl Mosely, Mari Jo Irbe, and Jennifer Mabus. In 2014, Jesse graduated from Western Michigan University’s Department of Dance, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts. While attending WMU, Jesse performed in works by Gerald Arpino, Alonzo King, Peter Chu, Nelly van Bommel, Lauren Edson, and KT Nelson. Since moving to Chicago, Jesse has had the privilege of performing with Winifred Haun & Dancers, Dance in the Parks, and Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre. Jesse is thrilled to be joining the Hedwig family, and to have the opportunity to work with so many talented artists.

Zoe Lindner, Dancer, began dancing at the Chicago Academy for the Arts in 2008 under the direction of Randy Duncan. Upon graduation, she attended the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College, and then transferred to the dance program at Loyola University Chicago under the tutelage of program director Sandra Kauffman. After two years of training under Sandra Kauffman, Sarah Cullen Fuller, Amy Wilkinson and Randy Newsom, Zoe acquired her BA in dance with a minor in psychology. She has participated in scholarship programs at Visceral Dance Chicago, and has attended programs and workshops at the Ailey School, the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Ms. Lindner joined Hedwig Dances in Fall 2015, and she could not be more excited to start this new journey!

Alanna Nielsen, Dancer, is a 2013 scholarship recipient at Chicago’s Visceral Dance Center, Nielsen has also trained at the Lou Conte Dance Studio (2010-15) as well as at Northern Illinois University, where she received the Dance Service Award and earned her B. F. A. in theater with a concentration in dance in 2013. During her time at Northern Illinois University she studied immensely under Autumn Eckman, Judith Chitwood, and Paula Frasz. Post graduation she has been seen with Paul Christiano’s “Hungry Ghosts” for Dance Chicago, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, DanszLoop Chicago, and has participated in multiple freelance dance shows. She has also performed with Winifred & Haun Dancers “Open Rehearsal”, DanceWorks Chicago “DanceBytes”, and in a wide repertoire with Northern Dance Theatre in DeKalb, Illinois. Alanna is also a current choreographer around the Chicago area. This is Alanna’s first year with Hedwig Dances and she’s excited for all the opportunities to come.

SPECIAL THANKS TO

The soundtrack for ASCENDance is available for purchase on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Ascendance-Matthew-Ferraro/

HEDWIG DANCES’

Partnering & Performance SUMMER WORKSHOP

Hedwig Dances’ new immersive summer program offers professional and advanced dancers the opportunity to develop and hone their partnering skills. Led by Artistic Director Jan Bartoszek, Hedwig Dances’ company members will engage dancers in physically rigorous methods that are built on weight-sharing techniques. This creative process will challenge participants to interact and connect in unique, compelling ways. Read more at HedwigDances.Org.

Monday - Friday, August 15—19 | 10 AM – 2 PM

Ruth Page Center for the Arts 1016 N. Dearborn I Chicago, IL 60610

Please email Hedwig@hedwigdances.com for more information.

Donors HEDWIG DANCES WISHES TO THANK OUR DONORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS! Abby Anderegg

Marc Neuman and Seth Goldberg

Dan and Mary Miller

Michael and Jean Banasiak

Robert Gordon and JoAnn Shrier

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Carolyn Hadesman

Karel Bekker and Debbie Olk

Marc O. Beem and Susan A. Berkowitz

Nancy Haggerty

Charles Osgood

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Lisa Jenks Diane McKeever and Eric Jensen Anna Johnson Ivan and Kathy Kane Maggie Kast Alvin and Liz Katz Myrna Knepler Michelle Kranicke

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Karen Prena David Sinski and Julio Rodriguez Karan and George Ruhlen Susan Rossen Jan Rubenstein Lester Savit Georgina and Paul Scholl Janet Carl-Smith and Mel Smith Nancy Tom Jeffrey Usow and Jan Bartoszek Karen Vander Linde MaryBeth Schroeder and Charles Vernon Gray Vogelmann Kathrene Wales Daniel Weathersby Nike Whitcomb Vince and Jennifer Williams Keith and Jan Willner Karen Yan Nancy Young Amanda and Kent Zinn

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Dancers Odbayar Batsuuri Zachary Bird Edson Cabrera Jessie Gutierrez Jesse Hoisington Zoe Lindner Alanna Nielsen Administrative Staff Jan Bartoszek, Artistic Director/Founder Maray Gutierrez, Artistic Associate Rachel Molinaro, Production Associate Chris Frerichs, Development Consultant Nike Whitcomb & Associates, Fundraising Consultants Vin Reed, Graphic Design Sherezade Soriano, Intern Caroline Gibbons, Volunteer Upcoming Performances June 17, COCA, St. Louis, Missouri October 20-22, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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