Touch Cuba

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Our Touch Cuba Tour Team:

Jan Bartoszek is Founder and Artistic Director of Hedwig Dances, a 27 year-old contemporary dance ensemble creating and performing bold, interdisciplinary collaborations that combine poetic choreography with sculptural artifacts, projected images, and haunting original music. Her artistic credentials include fellowships from the NEA and Illinois Arts Council, mentoring of numerous artists and leadership roles in making dance a vital force at the Chicago Cultural Center. She has choreographed over 55 dances in her career that critics have described as “intelligent, accomplished, moving” (Chicago Tribune) and “poignantly human” (Chicago Reader). She is the co-founder and co-curator of the annual Dance for Camera program at the Chicago Cultural Center.

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

Victor Alexander is a native of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. He trained at the National Dance School in Havana and was a principal dancer for the National Contemporary Dance Company of Cuba for ten years. He has studied with distinguished teachers such as Donald McKayle, Chuck Davis and Jeffrey Bullock from the United States. Victor has toured and danced throughout Europe, the United States and the Caribbean and has participated in dance festivals such as the American Dance Festival at Duke University, the Holland Dance Festival in Amsterdam and the International Dance Festival in Germany.

Daniel Kullman, as Director of Photography works on the technical side of each production. During the beginning stages of a project he works with coworkers to determine how best to tell our particular story and what tools are needed to make it happen. On set he can be found adjusting the lights, operating a camera, or conferring with the other members of the crew on how to make the project look its absolute best. Daniel loves the process of creating with a team of energetic and like-minded people. Apart from video production, Dan enjoys working on personal photo projects and is currently photographing the food and people surrounding Chicago's Community Sustainable Agriculture, a collective of local farmers who grow organic food.