Nomi Dance presents INSTRUMENTAL

Opening Nomi’s 9th season, Instrumental will showcase our creative and innovative talents from within. This show will premiere the works of the Nomi dancers and Artistic Staff. Staying true to Nomi’s mission that there is a unique connection in many genres of dance, we now delve into the beautiful marriage between music and dance. 

Launching Pad: Thodos Dance Chicago’s “New Dances”

Jul 24, 2015 | By Lynn Colburn Shapiro

 

 

It’s not often that dance company members are invited to explore their nascent choreographic impulses under the watchful eyes of career mentors, and in collaboration with seasoned professional designers, composers and technicians, but that’s just what Thodos Dance Chicago’s (TDC) “New Dances” program has been doing for the past 15 years.

 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

“(Artistic Director Robert Battle) has already put his stamp on the company, having essentially taken it into the 21st century,” says the Chicago Tribune.  Wheeldon.  Dove.  Naharin.  McGregor.  And of course – Ailey himself. Since Battle took over the company in 2011, these are just a few of the choreographers Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has presented during their annual residency on our historic stage.

Twyla Tharp - 50th Anniversary Tour

The Auditorium Theatre is proud to be one of five co-commissioners, along withThe Ravinia Festival, of Twyla Tharp’s 50th Anniversary Tour. The program presentstwo world premieres that commemorates Tharp’s five decades of dance-making for both modern dance and ballet companies, television, the Broadway stage, and Hollywood films. The group of performers is comprised of 12 dancers, many of whom have worked with Tharp over the years, with music by J.S. Bach, Henry Butler, Steve Bernstein, and John Zorn.

Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez

“A captivating spectacle… a brilliant visual and theatrical sense,” raves the New York Times about Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández. The Chicago Sun-Times says “it is far more than a world-renowned dance company. For the past 60 years it has served as a cultural ambassador of Mexico and become an imaginative repository of the country’s multi-layered history and rich anthropology.” Experience the colorful sights and enchanting sounds of Mexico for one weekend only!

Thank Dance It's Friday!

“Thank Dance Its Friday! (TDIF!),” a FREE dance concert series hosted by Audience Architects in partnership with the Chicago Loop Alliance at 4pm every Friday from August 7 - September 4. TDIF! will feature three to five diverse dance companies at Pritzker Park, located at 310 S. State Street during rush hour. Come see Chicago's top dance artists performing Ballet to Bollywood, and all styles in between. These performances will be sure to kick your weekend off right!

Line up:

AUGUST 7, 4PM

4:00-4:40pm - Joanna Furnans