Modet Dance Collected and Shmib Dance are pleased to present Collected and Conscious, June 12-14 at Links Hall in Chicago, IL.
Collected and Conscious will be presented in two parts: The first portion of the program will be presented by the Modet Dance Collective, and will be centered around the theme of the things in life that torture or burden us, and when we have control of those things and when we don't. These dances will be performed to popular music and choreographed and performed by the members of the Modet Dance Collective: Miranda Baldwin, Amy Dahlem, Dina Katz, Erica Reid, Lily Ryan-Lozon, Melissa Talleda, Laura Wagner and Anna Zordan.
The second portion of the program will be presented by Shmib Dance, and will center around the concept of Exponential Growth. Shmib Dance is directed by Melissa Talleda, and will be performed to original music by the band Teach Me Equals, who will be performing live.
Modet Dance Collective was founded in 2013 by a group of dancers who wanted a stress-free place to dance and choreograph, with a focus on the blending of Modern and Ballet. Pieces are created by the members of the collective, and all are welcome to participate. Modet's debut performance was at the Bridgeport Art Center as a part of the opening celebration for the Artemisia After 40 art exhibit on May 2, 2014. Modet partnered with the Living Room Playmakers for their first full-length performance, Future Perfect Tension, June 15th at Stage773. The dance "White Flash" from Future Perfect Tension is an official selection for Links Hall's annual benefit gala THAW 2015.
Shmib Dance is a modern dance company founded in Baltimore in 2009, and formed in Chicago in Fall 2014. Shmib seeks to provide engaging works of dance that build curiosity within the viewer while exhibiting the diversities and strengths of the performers. Shmib investigates the details of the individual human experience while relating these experiences to a greater environment. Shmib Dance runs under the direction of Melissa Talleda, GL-CMA.
