"A set of incendiary, life-size wings designed by Iris Van Herpen in partnership with NYCB Director of Costumes Marc Happel almost appeared to breathe with every jaunt of their dancer. The body of each wing was stitched three-dimensionally in the form of a honeycomb, a technique Van Herpen developed for her most recent couture show in Paris. The Dutch designer, known for her technical innovation and gravity-defying work in the world of couture, sourced a specialized organza from Japan to craft the costumes."
"As the dancers jeteed, plieed, and pirouetted, the wings, rendered in the color progression of flames, reacted in tandem, creating a dance of their own. Then suddenly, everything shifted. The soft, meditative music by Arca evolved into synthetic, choppy beats, ushering in dancers dressed almost like aliens. This new clan wore a futuristic second-skin fabric, blanketed in scale-like metallic mylar and reflective rubber, which was laser-cut into patterns and then heat-set onto tulle and stretch net."
The New York City Ballet premiered Foreseeable Future at its Fall Fashion Gala, featuring choreography by Jamar Roberts and costumes by Iris Van Herpen in collaboration with Marc Happel. Van Herpen created life-size honeycomb-stitched wings from specialized Japanese organza that expanded from a tight weave into cloud-like ripples, responding dynamically to dancers' movements. A musical shift by Arca introduced synthetic beats and a second group wearing metallic, scale-like mylar and reflective rubber applied to tulle and stretch net, producing a futuristic second-skin. The production juxtaposed ethereal, flame-colored wings and alien-like industrial garments to dramatize the divergence between nature and industry.
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