STOMPING GROUNDS - Garfield Park Conservatory

Event Type
Performance
Event Description

STOMPING GROUNDS is a free and affordable two-month citywide celebration of authentic, rhythmic dance companies from a variety of world cultures, including American tap, Spanish, Mexican, African, Indian, Native American, Urban Hip Hop, and Irish dance. The series culminates with the grand finale at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Thursday, June 7.

The series visits Chicago's west side neighborhood on Wednesday, May 23rd at the Garfield Park Conservatory. This event will feature the Chicago Dance Crash and Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater alongside Natya Dance Theatre and the Chicago Human Rhythm Project's "Stone Soup Rhythms." Our events offer a mix of free and affordable seats for the entire family. Reservations for free seats will be honored on a first come, first serve basis starting 30 minutes prior to each event's starting time. The $5 seats are held until each event starts. Unclaimed reservations are released to people on the waiting list. 

Each STOMPING GROUNDS event, known as a "Performalogue," features the performers and Artistic Directors of selected companies in a narrated performance and Q&A with the audience. And each event features a different lineup! For a list of locations and lineups, please see below.

The featured Chicago companies are:

NOTE:

Free Tickets: Reservations for free seats will be honored on a first come, first served basis starting 30 minutes prior to each event’s starting time. At 10 minutes before showtime, all unclaimed free reservations will be released to people on the waiting list.

$5 Supporter Tickets: $5 Supporter seats will be held until showtime. Supporter seats will not be guaranteed after the show has begun.

Seating capacity is limited and guests and patrons will be seated in the order in which they arrive. The box office will open one hour before showtime; the auditorium will open for general admission seating approximately 30 minutes before showtime.


Locations and Lineups for STOMPING GROUNDS events:

Monday, April 2 - 6:00 PM
     Chicago Cultural Center (Kick-Off!) -- SOLD OUT! WAIT LIST AVAILABLE
     featuring all Chicago companies

Saturday, April 14 - 7:30 PM -- FREE TICKETS SOLD OUT! $5 SUPPORTER TICKETS AVAILABLE
     Beverly Arts Center
     featuring Chicago Human Rhythm Project's "Stone Soup Rhythms" and more

Saturday, April 21 - 7:30 PM
     Irish American Heritage Center
     featuring Trinity Irish Dance Company and more

Saturday, April 28 - 7:30 PM -- FREE TICKETS SOLD OUT! $5 SUPPORTER TICKETS AVAILABLE
     National Museum of Mexican Art
     featuring Mexican Folk Dance Company of Chicago and more

Saturday, May 5 - 7:30 PM
     DuSable Museum of African American History
     featuring Muntu Dance Theatre and more

Wednesday, May 23 - 6:00 PM
     Garfield Park Conservatory
     featuring Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater, Chicago Dance Crash, and more

Thursday, June 7 - 6:30 PM (Time Subject to Change)
     Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park (Grand Finale!)
     featuring all Chicago companies

For a complete list of Eventbrite registration links, please click here!

To support world-class, free and affordable cultural programs throughout Chicago throughout the year, please visit https://chicagotap.org/support/donate-now/.


STOMPING GROUNDS is Supported By:

STOMPING GROUNDS 2018 FUNDERS

STOMPING GROUNDS Partner Companies:
STOMPING GROUNDS 2018 COMPANIES

STOMPING GROUNDS Partner Venues:

STOMPING GROUNDS 2018 VENUES

Dance Styles
Tap / Rhythm
Traditional/Indigenous Dance
Family
Hip Hop

Location

The Garfield Park Conservatory

300 N. Central Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60624
(312) 746-5100