Category: Alumni Spotlight
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum’s Dance Company Honored at 20th Annual Black Excellence Awards Nov. 10
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago congratulates Red Clay Dance Company and its founding artistic director, Columbia College alum Vershawn Sanders-Ward ’02, a graduate of Columbia College’s Dance BFA program, on being honored by the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago at the 20th annual Black Excellence Awards. Sanders-Ward and Red Clay Dance Company…
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(VIDEO) Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alumni and Students Featured in ‘New Dances 2020’
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumni Mariterese Altosino ’15, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BA Program in Dance, and Jacob Buerger ’17, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BFA Program in Dance, and Dance Center student Hanna Swartz are all company members of New Dances 2020, an incubation program for new work featuring…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums Featured in Links Hall’s Co-MISSION Series Jan. 29
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Marceia Scruggs ’17, a graduate of the Dance Center’s BA Program in Dance, and Dedrick Gray ’15, a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Business and Entrepreneurship Department‘s BA Program in Marketing, are featured in the January 2020 installment of Links Hall‘s Co-MISSION Works-in-Progress Series, scheduled for Wednesday,…
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Columbia College Dance and Theatre Alumni and Faculty Highlighted in Chicago Tribune’s ‘Top 10 for Dance This Fall’ Feature
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumni are among the artists highlighted in the Chicago Tribune‘s “Top 10 for Dance This Fall” feature published September 6, 2019. The Tribune‘s dance critic, Columbia College alum Lauren Warnecke ’03, predicts that “2019 will be a landmark to remember in the Chicago dance scene” and says that “the…
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(VIDEO) Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alum’s ‘Fly Honey Show’ Returns for 10th Summer Aug. 8-Sept. 7
The Fly Honey Show, a summertime performance series created and directed by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumna Erin Kilmurray ’08, presents its tenth annual edition August 8 through September 7 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Founded in 2009 by Kilmurray, a graduate of the Dance Center’s…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums Present SET FREE on June 30
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alums Keyierra Collins ’16 and Brianna Alexis Heath ’17, both graduates of the Dance Center’s BA Program in Dance, will present SET FREE, a program of collaborative site-specific exploration and movement research, on Sunday, June 30, at 7 PM on the tennis court of Sherman Park, located at 1301…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums Showcase New Work in Alluvion Dance Chicago’s ‘Emergence’ June 14-15 at Edge Theatre
Alluvion Dance Chicago — a contemporary dance company founded and led by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alum Johnny Huntoon ’16 — presents Emergence, a summer festival of work by emerging choreographers, on Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15, at the Edge Theatre, located at 5451 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District.…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums and Faculty Honored by Chicago Dancemakers Forum
Congratulations to the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alums and faculty members who have been selected by Chicago Dancemakers Forum for its 2019 Greenhouse Awards and 2019 Lab Artists Program. The Greenhouse Program promotes artistic growth in emerging Chicago dancemakers with financial support for the research or development of new work with mentorship from…
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Pivot Arts Fest Highlights Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Faculty and Alumni Talent May 31-June 9
The seventh annual Pivot Arts Festival, running May 31 through June 9 at various locations in Chicago’s Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods, features the talents of Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumni and faculty. This showcase of multidisciplinary performance opens with the world premiere of The Rosina Project, a contemporary “hip-hopera” adaptation of Rossini’s opera The…
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Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Alums Perform Emma Draves’ ‘Quiet Hours’ May 24-25
The Quiet Hours, a new work by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago faculty member Emma Draves, will premiere Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25, at Dovetail Studios, 2853 W. Montrose, Chicago. Performances start at 7:30 PM both nights. The ensemble includes Columbia College alums Noelle Awadallah ’18 and Chloe Grace Michels ’15, both…