Floating in a chaotic and cacaphonous world of movement, video and sound, the four characters in Future of Memory swirl in and out of reality as they attempt to regain the memories that define who they are.

The technology for this work acts as a metaphor for memory. During the piece, onstage video cameras record the actions of the performers into an offstage computer. The performers are haunted by these video segments as they return again and again, becoming fuzzier and more distorted as time passes.

The dancers perform with MidiDancer, an interactive costume developed by Troika Ranch that uses sensors, a micro-computer and radio transmitter to measure and respond to a dancer’s movements, allowing them to manipulate sound, video and light as they perform.

In Future of Memory, the dancers create electronic soundscapes that compliment live music performed by a violin, 'cello, and marimba trio. The performers also influence the presentation of the video segments via their gestures.