Chicago’s own Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre and The Dance Center of Columbia College proudly present the second annual Chicago Latinx/e Contemporary Movement Festival – uplifting a multiplicity of Latinx/e perspectives, creating a mosaic of stories shaped by heritage, migration, gender, queerness, resilience and joy. The Festival highlights socially conscious emerging Latinx artists’ lines of inquiry addressing immigration, colonialism, multinationalism, bi-racial and/or multi-generational identities.

“More than a performance, this is a gathering. It’s a celebration of Chicago’s Latinx/e dance artistry and a community-driven event, a much-needed space where artists and audiences come together to witness, reflect and celebrate our identities in motion,” says Cerqua Rivera Co-Founder and Artistic Director Wilfredo Rivera.  

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Saturday, Oct. 3 from 12 – 1:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion Registration: Free, registration encouraged

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The 2026 Chicago Latinx/e Contemporary Movement Festival at the Dance Center of Columbia College also includes:

Friday, Oct. 2 from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Q&A to immediately follow the program.

Concert tickets are general admission, $30; senior/industry, $20; non-Columbia student/child, $10 and free to Columbia College Chicago students, faculty and staff.

This concert performance kicks off the 2026 festival with performances from 

• > Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre – an excerpt of work-in-progress “Torcer el Horizonte,” by Omar Román de Jesús (Jacob’s Pillow, Buca Toya), to be premiered by CRDT at its spring 2028 performance
• > Ruben Andrés Castillo Gomez – “Los Immigrantes”
• > Tori Cristi – “Te Dejo Ir”
• > Anniela Huidobro Castro – “CHINELA, la que brinca y brama” 
• > Anise Fernández and Amanda Ramirez –  “De La Mia…”
• > Paula Sousa – “One of Us Is”
• > Mark Travis Rivera, The Professional Storyteller – “soy libre”
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We are grateful to presenting sponsor The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation