a fair skinned woman wearing all white looks off into the distance

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Exploring a future race with differing evolutionary pathways for human beings: either becoming highly sensitized creatures violently responsive to stimulus or robots who are numb to the onslaught of images, sounds and tastes found in our man-made world.

Choreographer: Kate Hutter
Premiere Date: 2008
Run Time: 29 minutes

Credits

Choreographer: Kate Hutter

LACDC Artists:

Paolo Alcedo, Michael Crotty, Devin Fulton, Jamila Glass, Natalie Hurter, Marisa Jimenez, Nichol Mason, Tiffany Sweat

Collaborators Include:

Composer: Eric Mason
Music: Alarm Will Sound/Aphex Twin, Wendy Carlos/Bach, Phil Kline, David Lang, and Max Richter
Sound Design: Eric Mason
Costume Designers: Kate Hutter & Ryan Heffington
Production Manager: Casey Cowan Gale
Lighting Designer: Mike Mahlum
Photographer: Eric Mason

Info

“Exploring what we would evolve into as human beings, I kind of pictured the future. [The piece is] looking at human beings and how we will live a life that is overwhelmed by images and sound and multimedia—an onslaught sometimes of our senses.

And I feel that through time our senses will become more sensitized, will become more on the surface. Things will affect us more and more and more and we might take on…hypersensitivity to surroundings and the manufactured ideas of sound and light. Over time we may develop into these creatures or these monsters. [The piece is] "A Clockwork Orange" type of situation: fluorescent light installations, a lot of music that has synthesizers, coarse and industrial”. -Kate Hutter

a fair skinned woman wearing all white looks off into the distance

a figure wearing white jumps, assisted by another figure in white

two figures in white dance while a group of figures in white are in the background

a group of figures wearing white lunging while in silhouette

a figure wearing white in motion

a figure wearing white in motion

a figure wearing white hovers in a split with her arms thrown up in the air

a figure wearing colorful pieces of material hinges while another figure walks away carrying a white piece of clothing

After 20 years of artistic creation and community engagement, L.A. Contemporary Dance concludes its journey as an organization as of January 9, 2026.

Founded to showcase dance in Los Angeles, LACDC evolved into a home for collective artistry where performances were crafted by choreographers and dancers alongside playwrights, composers, designers, filmmakers, photographers, stage managers, technicians — an incredible team whose imaginative work gave shape and emotional depth to our repertory. These collaborations brought contemporary dance to life in ways that were bold, explorative, expressive, and accessible.

Through live events, digital experiences, and educational programming, LACDC cultivated environments rooted in curiosity, belonging, and learning without judgment. The organization consistently asked how contemporary dance might better reflect and serve the community around it, valuing discovery over mastery and process alongside performance.

This vision was made possible thanks to the creativity and leadership of our Artistic Directors, Executive Directors, Managing Directors, and Company Staff:

Artistic Leadership

Kate Hutter Mason — Artistic Director & Co-founder (2005–2015)
Genevieve Carson — Artistic Director (2016–2020)
Jamila Glass — Artistic Director (2021–2025)

Executive & Managing Leadership

Michelle Jolly — Executive Director & Co-founder (2005–2009)
Lauren Dragicevich — Managing Director (2009–2013)
Eva Angeloff — Managing Director (2013–2018)
Napoleon Gladney — Executive Director (2019–2025)

We are profoundly grateful to all who have left their fingerprints on the organization. This work would not have been possible without the support of our board members, donors, producers, presenters, community partners, volunteers, students, audiences, friends, and family — all who believed in this work. You made it possible.

While LACDC as an organization is closing, the values we cultivated continue forward through the relationships formed here and in all of you.

To anyone considering starting a company or pursuing a dream project — do it. Start now. Don’t wait for the opportunity; be the opportunity. We need your voice and creative work more than ever.

Thank you for being part of this extraordinary journey.

L.A. Contemporary Dance
(2005–2025)