Month: June 2021
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Faculty Perform in Lucky Plush’s ‘Map of Now’ Digital Festival June 25-26
Lucky Plush Productions, a Chicago-based dance-theatre ensemble whose members include Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago faculty member Meghann Wilkinson and former faculty member Michel Rodriguez Cintra, presents The Map of Now, an interactive digital festival, on Friday and Saturday, June 25 and 26. This interdisciplinary digital festival — presented by Lucky Plush in…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums Showcase New Work in Alluvion Dance Chicago’s ‘Emergence’ June 25-26
Alluvion Dance Chicago — a contemporary dance company led by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alums Johnny Huntoon ’16, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BA Program in Dance, and Morgan Cutler ’19, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BFA Program in Dance — presents Emergence, a virtual festival of work by emerging choreographers,…
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‘Chicago Takes 10’ Features Virtual Performances by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums and Faculty June 24-July 22
Chicago Takes 10 — a free virtual series featuring performing artists from across the city — will showcase the work of several Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alums and faculty members between June 24 and July 22. On Thursday, June 24, the series continues with a presentation featuring former Columbia College Dance Center student…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum Dee Alaba: ‘The celebration of authentic self is Pride’
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Dee Alaba ’17, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BFA Program in Dance, is profiled in the Chicago Reader‘s 2021 Pride Issue, published June 9, 2021. In an article headlined “Dee Alaba celebrates her authentic self: Dancer seeks collaborators who respect identity,” Alaba reflects on her experiences as a…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum Featured in ‘Chicago Takes 10’ Virtual Performance June 10
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Keyierra Collins ’16, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BA Program in Dance, performs in Chicago Takes 10 — a free virtual series featuring performing artists from across the city — on Thursday, June 10, at 6 PM. Collins will be performing under the auspices of Chicago’s leading…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum Heads to Alabama School of Fine Arts
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumna Margi Cole ’90, founder and artistic director of The Dance COLEctive (TDC), is relocating to Birmingham, Alabama, where she will become Instructor of Modern and Contemporary Dance at the Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA), a 7th–to-12th-grade public magnet school. Cole, a graduate of Columbia College’s Dance BA…