Jan Bartoszek (Founder and Artistic Director, Hedwig Dances) is an American choreographer. Through her interdisciplinary dance work, she fosters a spirit of collaboration with other artists;merging choreography, objects, media, text, and music to create dances that resonate with complexity and depth. Ms. Bartoszek has choreographed over 65 dances, presenting them in Chicago’s vibrant theaters, national performance venues, and internationally in Cuba, Germany, Honduras,Mexico, Brazil and Canada.  Her dance work has garnered numerous accolades including an Emmy-nomination for her film “Arch of Repose” and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Performance Network, NEFA/RDDI, Chicago Dancemakers Forum, the MacArthur International Connections Fund, and the Illinois Arts Council, among others. The Chicago Dance Coalition granted her a Ruth Page Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Dance Community for “her work at the Chicago Cultural Center, serving as an educator, mentor, presenter, administrator, and promoter of dance in the city with inspirational excellence.”  In 2014, she and her company Hedwig Dances collaborated on Trade Winds/Aires de Cambio, an international choreographic partnership, with DanzAbierta under the direction of Susana Pous.Ms. Bartoszek has led five tours to Cuba.