Three dance visionaries show us the shape of dance to come in new works specially made for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, which makes its eagerly awaited return to the MCA’s Edlis Neeson Theater. Three North American treasures in contemporary dance, all recipients of the prestigious Princess Grace Award, share their bright, distinctive styles, which are shaping the dance of today and tomorrow.
The Dance Center of Columbia College’s first ever Afro-Latin@ Summer Dance Intensive wrapped up this past week with performances featuring the fusion of African, Latin, and contemporary concert dance forms. Choreographers from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela joined Latin dance-based U.S. artists in four performances.
Deep, seductive and utterly uncompromising, this iconic dance by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is “a mesmerizing exploration.” —New York Times.
Over the years, DFL has presented 31 Chicago-based professional dance companies and numerous choreographers, providing its audience with a wide array of dance styles. This is the only such event in which these incredibly talented, world-class Chicago dancers unite artistically to help those who are affected by HIV/AIDS. The dancers, companies, and choreographers involved donate their time and efforts to this cause.
Dance as a vehicle for social change across the globe fuels The JOMBA! Initiative, blossoming this summer in its second year of a three-year collaboration between Chicago’s Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT) and South Africa’s Flatfoot Dance Company (FDC), in residence here for DRDT’s Summer Intensive (July 4-20).
We hope you enjoy Audience Architects' new series, "Dance is...what YOU make of it." REAL audience members share REAL opinions on watching dance.
"Dance Is...", is part of Engaging Dance Audiences, administered by Dance/USA and made possible with generous funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. This video series is part of a year long campaign called "Dance: A Moving Canvas" that seeks to build dance audiences and explore new exciting ways to view dance.
We hope you enjoy Audience Architects' new series, "Dance is...what YOU make of it." REAL audience members share REAL opinions on watching dance.
"Dance Is...", is part of Engaging Dance Audiences, administered by Dance/USA and made possible with generous funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. This video series is part of a year long campaign called "Dance: A Moving Canvas" that seeks to build dance audiences and explore new exciting ways to view dance.