HYPE

HYPE is performed by four women and accompanied by a sound score of multiple television, radio, and news sound bytes; HYPE is a tongue-in-cheek look at the ways in which women misconstrue images of beauty and success. Falling prey to the influences of media in our society, three young women are caught in the perils of anorexic beauty, the mayhem of plastic surgery, and various late-night entanglements with random rich men who can’t see their inner worth. One lone woman, idolizing the media driven “success” of her compatriots, tries to follow in their footsteps only to discover that their shoes do not fit or feel genuine. Funny and physical, HYPE blends contemporary, modern, and jazz dance with witty sex appeal.