Walter Dundervill
Necropolis

April 2027

$15-275

image from a performance by Walter Dundervill during an AUNTS event at The Chocolate Factory Theater in 2022. In the foreground of The Chocolate Factory's raw industrial space, a performer stands facing right, wearing a red patterned blouse, purple stockings and red shoes. A beige patterned cloth covers their head and face.
image from a performance by Walter Dundervill during an AUNTS event at The Chocolate Factory Theater in 2022. In the foreground of The Chocolate Factory's raw industrial space, a performer stands facing right, wearing a red patterned blouse, purple stockings and red shoes. A beige patterned cloth covers their head and face.

Performances will take place at The Chocolate Factory Theater, 38-33 24th Street, Long Island City.

Necropolis is a ceremonial ritual for the death of America. An installation of hexagrams and magic symbols line the perimeter of the installation space. A durational performance of ritualized actions and choreography inspired by 1930’s musicals, YouTube videos, and modern dance history act as an arena for exploring antiquity, the natural sciences, fashion, and metaphysics. The concept of a necropolis is a collection of objects from the present and the past that are preserved for an anticipated future. The performance is an activation of how these materials might be utilized. For what futures are they intended?