SuperStrip premiered at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago in 2016. As part of the process, director Julia Rhoads taught an initial phrase that each ensemble member changed to be “in the style of” their superhero character, which came out of a writing prompt about their character’s backstories and imagined powers (or “super techniques”). This duet with Professor Visionné (Elizabeth Luse) and Rapid Glitch (Daniel Gibson) didn’t end up in the show, but the movement qualities were definitely part of the show’s DNA.
Making-It Monday: SuperStrip 2016
