Dance For Life has been one of the highest-praised and most looked-forward-to day of dance in Chicago since 1992, when founding Directors Keith Elliott and Todd Kiech sought a meaningful way to raise funds for medical care and life assistance for dancers suffering from HIV/AIDS.
With a generous virtual premiere available to online goers for nearly one week July 15-25th, Ballet 5:8’s “Four Seasons of the Soul” opened us to a world ripe with change.
On October 16th, join us from 1:00-4:30pm for 6 FREE classes a collaborative performance by South Chicago Dance Theatre(Contemporary, Horton) and Chicago Dance Crash(Contemporary Hip Hop) as well as an open rehearsal by Deeply Rooted Dance Theater(modern, classical, American, and African-American traditions in dance and storytelling).
Dance with us on the Chicago Riverwalk!
We’re celebrating the Year of Chicago Dance with FREE performances and community workshops on the Riverwalk! Movers, makers, musicians (and perhaps a flash mob or two!) showcase the city’s dynamic dance scene. All are invited to take their turn on the “dance floor” at pre-show classes for all ages and abilities.
We’ll have two opportunities for you to join us on August 13th and September 10th!
For “Soul Remedy,” dancer and choreographer Monique Haley and composer and trumpeter Pharez Whitted have been taking the long-term approach to creation. In the dance world, funding can be scarce, and even when it is not there is usually a time limit attached. “Soul Remedy,” on the other hand, has been in development for nearly two years, with a near-final version planned to premiere in the Spring of 2023
The incredible Sarah Lombardi will be leading the convening through what Financial Literacy means and looks like for independent/gigging artists, company based artists, and administrators. Want to know more? Want to register? (psst click here) Find out more about the workshop and Sarah below:
Join us for a dance concert featuring eight thrilling Chicago-based companies, including Ayodele Drum and Dance, Chicago Multicultural Dance Center, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Forward Momentum Chicago, Joel Hall Dancers & Center, Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago, Najwa Dance Corps, and Red Clay Dance Company.
This Saturday (Aug. 6), over 15 dance companies will take the stage at the Elpis Dance Fest, a multidisciplinary dance festival performed outside across from Café Brauer near the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Trailblazing, living history returns to Chicago with an abundance of stunning new programs, as well as beloved classics including Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece Revelations. Continuing its long legacy, this is truly a must-see event!
“Continues to grip audiences 60 years on… Ailey’s is a story of deliverance through dancing” —Boston Globe
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Fall in love with the world’s leading all-male ballet company as they showcase a playful parody of traditional ballet. No one can do it like the Trocks, who continue to prove that men can, indeed, dance en pointe.
“Poetry within the parody, depth beneath the dalliances” —Broadway World