These two performances celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Ruth Page Dance Series, and honors Artistic Director Venetia Stifler's retirement from the NEIU Department of Music & Dance Program. Both evenings will feature live musical accompaniment and will highlight five of Ms. Stifler's favorite works, ranging from her earliest choreography "The Chicago Project" to last summer's stunning Ravinia Festival commission "Fly Me To The Moon" as part of the Frank Sinatra Centennial Celebration.

Also on the program will be guest artist Ruth Page Civic Ballet with a preview of their world premiere dance created as part of the 2015 cultural exchange with Cuba's Escuela Nacional de Ballet and partially funded by The MacArthur Foundation's International Connections Fund.