Kaleidoscope Choreographers Festival

Alliance Dance Company presents our 2nd Annual Choreographers Festival - Kaleidoscope.

Last year was a big success with the final show a sellout.  This year is even bigger.

If a Kaleidoscope operates on the principle of multiple reflection,
then this dance festival is truly such!

You will not want to miss a chance to see one of the most diverse dance festivals
in Chicago with works created by 25 choreographers from the Midwest region.

Over 60 pieces were submitted for consideration by committee to bring you
a different show each night!

Review: “Up Again, down again, UPAGAIN” at Neocortex Dance Theatre Company

Dancer and choreographer Juan Enrique Roque Irizarry Jr. has been a mainstay on the Chicago dance scene for many years, performing in such companies as Identity Performing Arts and Movement Revolution Dance Crew; but now he steps into the role of Artistic Director of Neocortex Dance Theatre Company, which made its debut with “Up Again, down again, UPAGAIN: My Bipolar Experience” at Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble theater on Feb. 1.

Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández

Celebrate the stunning and visually opulent history, culture, music, and dance of Mexico with one of the most famous dance companies in the world featuring the renowned choreography of Amalia Hernández and be moved by the live music creating a “whirling, kaleidoscopic splendor” (Boston Globe). Founded in 1952 by dancer and choreographer Amalia Hernández, Ballet Folklórico brings together the music, dance and costume of Mexican folklore from pre-Colombian civilizations through the modern era.

"Knockout" at Steppenwolf begins LookOut series with a bang!

 

There is something undeniably special about intimate relationships—the ones where you tell the other person everything and anything, where it feels like no physical or emotional boundary exists, where the line between lover and friend is blurred. Erin Kilmurray (she/they) and Kara Brody (she/her) beautifully capture and explore this unguarded, unapologetic affection in their captivating new work, “Knockout.”

Winter Community Convening

Join members of the Chicago dance community as See Chicago Dance shares exciting Chicago Dance Month updates and gives a first-time look at the brand-new See Chicago Dance website! In addition to these exciting See Chicago Dance updates there will also be time to connect and network with members of the Chicago Dance Community!

Anne Collod, Moving alter-natives

Where is the line between cultural appropriation and celebration? How has the blurriness between these two concepts affected the legacy of American modern dance? In Moving alter-natives, Bessie Award–winning choreographer Anne Collod takes a look at the foundations of modern dance, including the gender roles and colonialist perspectives that inspired two of our most well-known dance icons.

Elisa Harkins, Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ

Artist and composer Elisa Harkins (Cherokee/Muscogee) created Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ as an expression of Indigenous Futurism, blending electronic dance music with Indigenous languages to revitalize and celebrate them through live performance. Produced in collaboration with the Center for Native Futures, this innovative performance features Harkins singing in a combination of Cherokee, English, and Muscogee (Creek). Back-up dancers move rhythmically to electronic dance tracks inspired by Indigenous music.

GIVE 2024

See Chicago Dance is excited to launch our year-end giving campaign: GIVE 2024. Our goal is to raise $20,000 by December 31st, and with your help, we know we can do it!

It’s time to put your support behind a cause that keeps Chicago moving!