FLOCK: The Designer (US Premiere)

Overview

Dancemakers. Rulebreakers. Artistic soulmates. German co-choreographers Alice Klock and Florian Lochner create work of striking physicality and emotional depth — “like watching an agave bloom in the fluctuating luminescence of a desert sky” (Chicago Reader).

Following the New York premiere of their first ensemble touring show at 92NY in 2023 and a Summer Intensive in 2026, FLOCK returns with a mesmerizing US premiere where lush partnering and visionary costumes trace a fashion designer's spiral from artistry into obsession.

In The Designer, a fashion designer conjures a world where his creations come to life, each garment embodying an archetype of the Tarot’s Major Arcana, from the innocence of The Fool to the shadow of Death, to the yearning of The Lovers. What begins in beauty and control spirals into obsession, as the designer confronts whether he shapes his creations, or is consumed by them. Featuring FLOCK’s signature partnering and theatrical storytelling, the work comes to vivid life through visionary costumes by Hogan McLaughlin, transforming each dancer into a living embodiment of the cards.

Part of the Home season, FLOCK’s return marks an ongoing artistic exchange; an international company crossing borders and deepening roots, finding their creative home at 92NY. They return for a screening of their film Holy Grail at the Dance On Film Festival, June 18.