Futurewomen is an alternate reality series about the creation of black superheroines! The first episode, Origins, introduces viewers to Honey Pot Performance with footage from the rehearsal and first performance of Ma(s)king Her at REVIVAL, held at Chicago's Pritzker Pavilion in January 2015. Futurewomen chronicles the development of Ma(s)king Her, a dance theater work about empowered journeywomen who must survive oppressive environs. Ma(s)king Her is the newest work by Honey Pot Performance (HPP), a woman-focused collaborative creative community committed to chronicling and interrogating Afro-diasporic feminist and fringe subjectivities amidst the pressures of contemporary global life. HPP has been working together in Chicago since 2001, most recently at the University of Chicago as part of its Crossing Boundaries Residency. // CAST // Meida McNeal // Artistic Director, Honey Pot Performance Felicia Holman // Communications/PR Director, Honey Pot Performance Abra M. Johnson // Member, Honey Pot Performance // CREW // Aymar Jean Christian // Director and Executive Producer Khadijah White // Producer Dru Montague // Director of Photography (interviews) David Weathersby/SubVerse Studios // Videography (Ladies Ring Shout Performance) IAMKIAM Studios // Videography (REVIVAL performance) Evan Rindler // Editor Sarah McClain // Post-production assistant Jason Tompkins // Production assistant and Boom Operator Co-produced by Under the Spell Productions // TEAM @WeAreOpenTV // Aymar Jean Christian // Head of Development Stephanie Jeter // Head of Production Elijah McKinnon // Head of Communication and Design

Futurewomen is an alternate reality series about the creation of black superheroines! In this episode we get a first look into the characters in Honey Pot Performance's Ma(s)king Her, a dance-theater work of speculative fiction about empowered future beings and journeywomen. Ma(s)king Her is the newest work by Honey Pot Performance (HPP), a woman-focused collaborative creative community committed to chronicling and interrogating Afro-diasporic feminist and fringe subjectivities amidst the pressures of contemporary global life. HPP has been working together in Chicago since 2001, most recently at the University of Chicago as part of its Crossing Boundaries Residency. // CAST // Felicia Holman // Communications/PR Director, Honey Pot Performance Aisha Jean-Baptiste // Member, Honey Pot Performance Abra M. Johnson // Member, Honey Pot Performance Meida McNeal // Artistic Director, Honey Pot Performance // CREW // Aymar Jean Christian // Director and Executive Producer Sarah Turner // Producer Dru Montague // Director of Photography (interviews) David Weathersby/SubVerse Studios // Videography (Ladies Ring Shout Performance) IAMKIAM Studios // Videography (REVIVAL performance) Evan Rindler // Editor Sarah McClain // Post-production assistant Jason Tompkins // Production assistant and Boom Operator Co-produced by Under the Spell Productions // TEAM @WeAreOpenTV // Aymar Jean Christian // Head of Development Stephanie Jeter // Head of Production Elijah McKinnon // Head of Communication and Design

Futurewomen is an alternate reality series about the creation of black superheroines! In this episode we explore the stories of the characters in Honey Pot Performance's Ma(s)king Her, a dance-theater work of speculative fiction about empowered future beings and journeywomen. Ma(s)king Her is the newest work by Honey Pot Performance (HPP), a woman-focused collaborative creative community committed to chronicling and interrogating Afro-diasporic feminist and fringe subjectivities amidst the pressures of contemporary global life. HPP has been working together in Chicago since 2001, most recently at the University of Chicago as part of its Crossing Boundaries Residency. // CAST // Felicia Holman // Communications/PR Director, Honey Pot Performance Aisha Jean-Baptiste // Member, Honey Pot Performance Abra M. Johnson // Member, Honey Pot Performance Meida McNeal // Artistic Director, Honey Pot Performance // CREW // Aymar Jean Christian // Director, Producer, Editor Renee Baker & Chicago Modern Orchestra Project // Original Score Jo de Presser & Zo/Ra // Additional music Evan Rindler // Editor Tonika Johnson // Videography Jon Rizik // Camera Co-produced by Under the Spell Productions // TEAM @WeAreOpenTV // Aymar Jean Christian // Head of Development Stephanie Jeter // Head of Production Elijah McKinnon // Head of Communication and Design

Honey Pot Performance presents their tribute to Chicago's rich House Music history - JUKE CRY HAND CLAP. Merging theater, dance, song, poetry and interactive performance, Honey Pot celebrates the DJ's and the dancers that created a social movement through music in Chicago. Performed at High Concept Laboratories at MANA Contemporary Chicago. The show opens Oct. 3rd and runs through Oct. 12th, 2014. Video by On The Real Film.

As part of our 2014 HCL artist residency, HPP hosts this FREE monthly interactive/music-themed event which celebrates the social and sonic roots of Chicago's house music scene. The sessions are designed as interactive experiences combining music, storytelling, dance, and YOU!

As part of our 2014 HCL artist residency, HPP hosts this FREE monthly interactive/music-themed event which celebrates the social and sonic roots of Chicago's house music scene. The sessions are designed as interactive experiences combining music, storytelling, dance, and YOU!

The Ladies Ring Shout: Black Betty

Ladies Ring Shout: Perry's Canon?

The Ladies Ring Shout: I Rally

The Ladies Ring Shout: "Love in Memoriam"

Ladies Ring Shout : "A Suspect Politic"

Price Point devised and performed by the ensemble of Honey Pot Performance. The Green Line for Collaboraction's Sketchbook 13: Destination. Price Point explores notions of fairness and balance, or the lack thereof, in today's economic landscape through a mixture of the tragic and comic.

The Sweet Goddess Project: NU Feb 3-4 2012